A week in Białystok, Poland

Seven days in Białystok, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at The Ludwik Zamenhof Centre. 33 stops in all.

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Day 1

  1. The Ludwik Zamenhof CentreMuseum · On the map
  2. Branicki PalacePalace · 0.5 km on from The Ludwik Zamenhof Centre · On the map
  3. Białystok CathedralTemple or shrine · 0.3 km on from Branicki Palace · On the map
  4. Great Synagogue, BiałystokSynagogue · 0.4 km on from Białystok Cathedral · On the map
  5. The Orthodox Cathedral of Saint NicolasCathedral · 0.3 km on from Great Synagogue, Białystok · On the map
  6. St. Roch's Church in BiałystokTemple or shrine · 0.7 km on from The Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Nicolas · On the map

6 stops, about 2.2 km between them in straight lines.

Day 2

  1. Tykocin CastleCastle · On the map
  2. Great Synagogue – TykocinSynagogue · 0.8 km on from Tykocin Castle · On the map
  3. Small Synagogue – TykocinLandmark · Next to Great Synagogue – Tykocin · On the map
  4. Jewish cemetery – TykocinLandmark · 0.6 km on from Small Synagogue – Tykocin · On the map

4 stops, about 1.4 km between them in straight lines.

Day 3

  1. Orthodox Holy Spirit church in BiałystokTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Monument to Orthodox inhabitants of Białystok who were killed and went missing in the years 1939–1956Monument · Next to Orthodox Holy Spirit church in Białystok · On the map
  3. Church of the Lord's Resurrection in BiałystokTemple or shrine · 1.3 km on from Monument to Orthodox inhabitants of Białystok who were killed and went missing in the years 1939–1956 · On the map

3 stops, about 1.3 km between them in straight lines.

Day 4

  1. Orthodox Mary Magdalene church in BiałystokTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Cytron SynagogueSynagogue · 0.8 km on from Orthodox Mary Magdalene church in Białystok · On the map
  3. Podlaskie Museum in BiałystokMuseum · 0.6 km on from Cytron Synagogue · On the map
  4. VI High School – King Sigismund AugustusLandmark · 0.6 km on from Podlaskie Museum in Białystok · On the map
  5. Guest Palace Branicki in BiałystokPalace · 0.2 km on from VI High School – King Sigismund Augustus · On the map
  6. Planty BiałystokGarden · 0.6 km on from Guest Palace Branicki in Białystok · On the map

6 stops, about 2.9 km between them in straight lines.

Day 5

  1. Jewish cemetery in Białystok, Wschodnia streetLandmark · On the map
  2. Orthodox cemetery in Białystok (Jaroszówka)Landmark · 0.7 km on from Jewish cemetery in Białystok, Wschodnia street · On the map
  3. Muzeum Pamięci SybiruMuseum · 1 km on from Orthodox cemetery in Białystok (Jaroszówka) · On the map
  4. 7 Warszawska Street in BiałystokPalace · 1.1 km on from Muzeum Pamięci Sybiru · On the map
  5. Old Park in BiałystokPark · 0.5 km on from 7 Warszawska Street in Białystok · On the map

5 stops, about 3.3 km between them in straight lines.

Day 6

  1. Nowik Palace in BiałystokPalace · On the map
  2. Branickich parkPark · 1 km on from Nowik Palace in Białystok · On the map
  3. Muzeum Wojska w BiałymstokuMuseum · 0.3 km on from Branickich park · On the map
  4. Historical Museum in BiałystokMuseum · 0.4 km on from Muzeum Wojska w Białymstoku · On the map
  5. Fabryka Towarzystwa Białostockiej Manufaktury „E.Becker i s-ka”Palace · 0.9 km on from Historical Museum in Białystok · On the map
  6. Park of the 3rd May Constitution in BiałystokPark · 0.5 km on from Fabryka Towarzystwa Białostockiej Manufaktury „E.Becker i s-ka” · On the map

6 stops, about 3.1 km between them in straight lines.

Day 7

  1. Dog Kawelin in BiałystokMonument · On the map
  2. Monument to the Heroes of the Earth BiałystokMonument · 0.5 km on from Dog Kawelin in Białystok · On the map
  3. Bust Ludwik Zamenhof of BiałystokMonument · 0.4 km on from Monument to the Heroes of the Earth Białystok · On the map

3 stops, about 0.9 km between them in straight lines.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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