Green Velo

The heart of the Biebrza Valley is Goniądz – a town situated on a high slope, the history of which dates back to 1358. Because of its strategic location, it was often subject to disputes and fights between Masovian dukes and Lithuania.

The town functioned as a river port for a long time. After the Swedish Deluge, its importance sharply declined; only the construction of the Brest–Grajewo railway line revived its economy. If you visit the town, we recommend seeing the original urban arrangement of the town with a four-sided market square with diverging six streets, a parish church, a neo-Gothic cemetery chapel and a shrine built on the highest hill of Goniądz in 1864. The beautiful marshes of Biebrza and the birds living there can be admired from a view point situated on the high bank of the Biebrza River at ul. Majora Węgielnego.