Augustow
- lowland spa
- lowland, forest, lakeside climate
- height 130 m above sea level
- postal code 16-300 Augustów
- telephone area code +48-87
Tourist Information: ul. 3-go Maja 31, tel. +48 87 6432883 Main treatment areas: heart and rheumatic diseases, orthopaedic and posttraumatic
disorders. Available therapy: physiotherapy centre. Natural therapeutic resources: therapeutic mud, mineral water. Location: Augustow is a charming tourist destination, located where the river Netta flows into Lake Necko, surrounded by a 40 km belt of pine and spruce forests. The town gained the status of a spa a few years ago thanks to its climatic qualities, dynamically developing treatment services, and therapeutic-mud deposits. Treatment facilities: spa sanatoriums and holiday centres with 380 beds. Attractions and cultural events: flea markets, folk festivals, art exhibitions, jazz-blues concerts. Tourism and sports: The greatest tourist attraction is Augustowski Canal – a historical (1823-1839) complex of 14 locks and navigable waters about 80 km long. This picturesque route can be travelled on one of the cruise boats or in a canoe. Many yachting regattas are held around Augustow in summer, and in winter there is an ice-boat school and ice-boat races. In the town itself, it is worth visiting the Augustowski Canal Museum and the Regional Museum. Wigierski National Park is just 30 km away, which includes numerous lakes, a beaver and cormorant refuge, and the buildings of the former Camaldolite monastery on the peninsula, which today houses a well-known holiday centre. The canoe route down the river Czarna Hancza starts nearby – this is the most picturesque water route in Poland.
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