Find your ideal home in Podlaskie Voivodeship
Relevant information about Podlaskie Voivodeship
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Podlaskie Voivodeship is a very beautiful region with amazing rivers and lakes and it is the least urbanized part of the country. The province has paradisiac landscapes, charming cities and resorts, four national parks: Bilowiezkiy, Biebzanskiy, Narwiazkiy, Vigersky. It's logical that having a lot of natural resources Podlaskie Voivodeship industry will be focused on producing ecological agricultural and animal derived products. A half of the production of butter that you can find in Polish supermarkets was produced in the Podlaskie region. The brand and Mlekovita, Mlekpol, Piatnica - are leading in the dairy industry and their origin is in Podlaskie Voivodeship. The producers emphasize that high quality of their products depends not only on high level technology but also on pure nature in combination with traditions that allow them to get very good milk and later use it for production of other milk products. Due to its ecological purity the region is associated with pure nature and air and it gave place for development for 2500 bio certificated food production companies. Other branches which should be mentioned in Voivodeship are woodworking and furniture production, car engineering and IT industry. Taking into consideration all facts above mentioned, Podlaskie Voivodeship is a perfect place just to visit and enjoy its beauty or live and work there for a longer period and in both cases you will need real estate for rent or buy in Podlaskie Voivodeship.
Real State
To buy real estate in Podlaskie Voivodeship as in other Polish regions it is possible by paying all quantities at the same moment or asking for credit in a local bank. In both cases you need to formalize this deal with notarius. It gives you guarantees that your rights for real estate are executed according to the law and none can question it later. The price for buying a flat in Bialostok is not the highest but neither lower. If you want to save money speculating with a flat location you can buy a flat in the outskirts of Bialostok and save 20%-30% of your budget. Among local people it is very popular to have your own house with a perfectly decorated garden.
Transport
The region does not have its own airport, so if you need to take national or international flights the closest airport is Frederic Chopin Airport in Warsaw (218 km from Belostok). In order to get to this airport you can take a car or train. Generally speaking, the Polish railway connects Belostok with other Polish cities. There are a lot of trains during the day and you can choose one which matches your schedule and financial expectations. If we are speaking about traveling inside Belostok here you can move by your own car (probably it's not needed because the city is not so big) or use a public bus which will take you comfortably to your destination. For sure you can not forget about ecological means of transportation such as bikes and scooters which you can find in many points of the city and rent them fast using the mobile application.
Attractions
Podlaskie Voivodeship will surprise you in every step you make through it. And you can make sure of it just by seeing the most important attractions it offers to the visitors. First it should be mentioned Bielowiezka Puscza. Zubrs - the kings of the forest, live here in the wild. During your trip to Podlaskie Voivodeship don't forget about its capital Belostok and spend some days there. Bialystok has almost 300000 people living there but it is the city where you can breathe freely. In the market Kostush you can taste the dishes of local cuisine. The castle Branskih will surprise you with baroque architecture and gardens in french style. Don't miss the famous “girl with watering pot” and other famous Belostok street graffiti. The next stop in your trib by region can be the Old monastery of Kamalduly in Vigry. The walk in the monastery area gives an impression that you have traveled in time. Here you can get to know how Kamalduls lived, to enjoy views from the clock tower and taste dishes of local cuisine. Following destinations on your trip by Podlaskie Voivodeship can be Tartar villages Krushyniany and Bohoniki. There, near the Polish-Belarus border several generations of polish tartar live. The place you can start visiting these villages is the wooden Mosque in Kruszyniany, where for many years catholic christians, orthodox cristians and muslems coexisted peacefully. During your stay in Podlaskie region do not forget to visit Suvalki landscape park. The unique landscape park was formed by glaciers 10 thousands years ago. There is the deepest lake in Poland - Hancha, here. And to add a little bit of mistic to your trip you can visit the Mountain of Crosses - Grabarka. It's a heart of polish ortodox christianism and a destination for many pilgrims during the years. At the time of the cholera epidemic many people were hiding here. They were praying and drinking water from the local source hoping it would help them to recover. Close to the main square you can find the museum of the Polish army, the place which almost every man would be happy to visit. The museum is divided into different halls where you can see the evolution of Polish belic thematic starting from knightly times till nowadays. If you are interested in science don't miss the local palace of medicine. Museum has a very rich collection of original objects. Here you can see alcoholized parts of the brain, the dentist gabinet of the beginning of 20 th century, first x-ray machines and first machines for diagnostication and treatment of vision. As a matter of fact that the majority of objects are not under the glass and are not protected by anything, the visit to the museum is possible only with a guide. The guide for sure will tell you a lot of interesting facts about the exposition. Another interesting museum is the Museum of sculpture of Alfonso Karni. Alfonso Karni is a famous polish sculptor and painter who was born in Bialystok. His works were exhibited in Poland and in other countries, he was distinguished in some Paris expositions. His main artistic line were the busts of famous people, among them Szopen, Pilsudski, Kopernik, Rubinstein.
Summing up, Podlaskie Voivodeship has enormous potential to show you interesting sides of Polish culture, history and nature.