One of the great joys of travel, at least in my mind, is just jumping on a bike, riding, and exploring.
Poland has such deep history. Such great landscapes. And such great trails, that allow you to get up close and personal with the land. Even riding through people’s farms on paths such as the Piast Route, which takes you through farmland, and connects you to the ancient towns of Poland.
It’s so good!!
“The Piast Route is the oldest cultural tourism trail in Poland, consisting of a wealth of medieval strongholds, churches and ruins of majestic stone and wood, each offering a glimpse into the days of early Poland. Traced through the region of Greater Poland (PL: Wielkopolska), the cradle of the Polish state, the Piast Route follows the well-trodden path of kings and armies, traders and religious missionaries, all of whom began the earliest chapter of the country’s dynamic history. The majority of these sites echo the days of the Piast dynasty, from a stunning 10th-century cathedral in Poznań to the fantastically-recreated fortifications at Pobiedziska, Kalisz, and Biskupin, the open-air museum of Ostrów Lednicki, all with the stunning geographical backdrop of the Greater Poland countryside. The route has two directions – north-south (from Wągrowiec to Kalisz) and east-west (from Kowal to Lubiń) – with both intersecting in Gniezno, the legendary first capital of Poland!”