Green Velo

Described by many as the most beautiful landscape park in Poland in every season: spring, autumn and winter. It is also the oldest landscape park in the country. It was established in January 1976, and stretches out to the hollows of Szeszupa and the area surrounding the lake Hańcza. The landscape park includes more than twenty lakes with an area of more than one hectare.

The park’s entire area is an example of a young, post-glacial landscape. Many unique forms of terrain, such as moraines, kames, eskers and boulder areas, are concentrated within a small area. All of these are the result of the Scandinavian ice sheet activity. Suwalski Landscape Park is a land of lakes, hills and valleys. The most known and distinctive acclivity is Góra Cisowa (256 metres above sea level), referred to as ‚the Fuji of Suwalszczyzna,’ (the Suwałki region) offering a fairytale-like view of the park. When here, you should definitely see the deepest lake in Poland - Lake Hańcza (108.5 metres), and a complex of Szurpil and Kleszczów lakes. The latter are best enjoyed from the vantage point “U Pana Tadeusza”, in Smolniki. Also noteworthy is the early medieval castle mound in Szurpiły called Góra Zamkowa. In the ninth century, these lands were inhabited by the Yotvingians, who built a fortress here.

Suwalski Landscape Park is also a unique world of fauna and flora - more than 700 species of plants, various species of wetland and predatory birds as well as numerous otters and beavers. The rich network of education paths, hiking and bicycle trails will allow you to discover the most interesting attractions of the area.