Białostocki: Hotels for Cultural Routes and Palace Gardens

Białostocki comprises Powiat Białostocki, Powiat Sokólski and the city of Białystok. When looking for a hotel, you can first decide whether your main focus is on the visitor routes and the Branicki complex in Białystok, or whether you also want to plan routes further afield in the region. The destinations differ both in theme and scale: alongside city routes, there are longer trails through landscapes and forests.

Themed Routes and History in Białystok

Białystok’s existing visitor routes include trails with a variety of themes:

• Szlak rodu Branickich, the Branicki family trail
• Szlak białostockich fabrykantów, the Białystok industrialists’ trail
• Szlak białostockich świątyń, the Białystok churches and temples trail
• Szlak architektury drewnianej, the wooden architecture trail
• Szlak esperanto i wielu kultur, the Esperanto and many cultures trail
• Szlak Bojar

The Szlak rodu Branickich takes visitors in Białystok to places connected with the lives and work of three historical figures: Stefan Mikołaj Branicki, Voivode of Podlachia; Jan Klemens Branicki, Grand Hetman of the Crown; and his wife, Izabela Poniatowska. This gives the trail its own historical focus among the city’s visitor routes.

Branicki Palace and Garden

The second tour of Branicki Palace includes the Museum of the History of Medicine and Pharmacy at the Medical University of Białystok, as well as the palace’s representative rooms. Another tour, “WALK INTO THE PAST – HISTORICAL TRAIL,” combines a multimedia exhibition in the palace cellars with the representative rooms and the museum. Check the current tour arrangements before your visit. In 2026, a short, two-hour walk through the palace and garden complex and the area around the market square is also being offered to visitors and tourists in Białystok.

Branicki Garden is open year-round and admission is free. Flowers bloom there in summer. From the palace terrace, you can see the ornamental flowerbed patterns; the terrace itself is open during the tourist season. This lets you plan a garden visit and the seasonally accessible terrace as separate parts of your stay.

Trails Further Afield in the Region

The blue-marked Białystok–Czarna Białostocka–Janów landscape trail is 92 km long and passes through parts of Puszcza Knyszyńska Landscape Park. The points mentioned along the trail include Wzgórza Świętojańskie and the Budzisko nature reserve. The route description starts in Białystok, goes through Królowy Most to Supraśl, then continues along forest paths to Czarna Białostocka. The trail thus extends beyond the city’s themed routes.

In the municipality of Supraśl, the yellow-marked Szlak Supraski passes through forest areas and is 17 km long. Another option further afield is the blue water route “Kresowe Wędrówki.” It runs through the middle of Puszcza Knyszyńska, passing through Supraśl and Wasilków, among other places, before reaching Złotoria at its confluence with the Narew. It is about 80 km long. The approximate distance is a guide to the scale of this route.

The yellow-marked Szlak Łukasza Górnickiego is 20 km long. Via Tykocin, it connects Narwiański National Park with Biebrzański National Park. Together, these regional trails illustrate different scales: a 17 km route in the municipality of Supraśl, a water route about 80 km long, and a link between two national parks. The route descriptions can help you consider city visits and trails further afield as different focuses for your trip.

Discover more destinations: Księżyno, Białystok, Tykocin, Wasilków, Łapy, Supraśl, Kleosin, Piećki, Choroszcz, Porosły, Sokołda, Jeżewo Nowe, Woronicze, Poświętne, Czarna Białostocka, Suraż, Doktorce, Stelmachowo-Kolonia, Klewinowo, Zaścianki, Zamczysk, Łaźnie, Grzybowce, Szymki, Jeżewo Stare, Zabłudów, Oliszki, Barszczewo, Uhowo, Grabówka, Niewodnica Kościelna, Mińce.

See the main travel overview: Podlachia.