A spa town on the Lublin Upland with a spa park, a palace and mineral water. A quiet weekend of massage, walks through the ravines and good Lublin-region food.
Trip plan
Weekend plan
Saturday
- 11:00 — Arrive in Nałęczów and leave your bags at the hotel.
- 12:00 — Stroll through the Spa Park.
- 14:00 — Lunch at a cafe or restaurant along the promenade.
- 15:30 — Bolesław Prus Museum, devoted to the writer linked with the town.
- 18:00 — A treatment or massage, then dinner.
Sunday
- 9:30 — Breakfast and a cup of water at the pump room.
- 11:00 — Walk through the loess ravines around the town.
- 14:00 — Head back to Warsaw.
What to see
- Spa Park — the main park of the resort, with paths and ponds.
- Małachowski Palace — a historic palace in the middle of the park.
- Bolesław Prus Museum — the place where the author spent much time.
- Pump room — a chance to taste the local mineral water.
- Loess ravines — the characteristic landscape of the area.
Where to eat
Lublin-region cuisine: cebularz onion bread, buckwheat groats, pierogi and fish dishes. Nałęczów has plenty of cafes and pastry shops, and farms nearby serve home cooking.
Where to stay
- Hotels and sanatoria with spa treatments.
- Guesthouses and villas in the center, close to the park.
- Agritourism farms in nearby villages.
Photos: Henryk Bielamowicz, CC BY-SA 4.0; Henryk Bielamowicz, CC BY-SA 4.0; Pibwl, CC BY-SA 4.0; Grzegorz W. Tężycki, CC BY 4.0