Discover Pułtusk

The town combines specific historical landmarks with described routes and seasonal activities. The details below will help you put these highlights in context for your trip.

Market Square, Basilica and Castle

The cobbled Market Square in Pułtusk is 400 metres long and is considered the longest cobbled market square in Europe. In the wider destination of Pułtuski, the square is surrounded by townhouses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. The townscape is therefore defined by the market square’s exceptional length and its historic buildings.

The Collegiate Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a monument of particular importance to Polish cultural heritage. Its basilica has fifteen Baroque side altars. In the wider destination of Pułtuski, it is also considered the best-preserved and most complete example of the so-called Pułtusk group of Masovian Renaissance architecture. Those interested in architectural history will find both Baroque furnishings and a connection to the Renaissance architecture of Masovia.

Dom Polonii stands at one end of the Market Square and is the former castle of the Bishops of Płock. In the wider destination of Pułtuski, the castle stands on a hill on the banks of the Narew. It was once the residence of the Bishops of Płock and is now Dom Polonii, a conference and hotel centre. The Market Square thus brings together a historic castle building and a long cobbled square; the details about the castle also broaden the picture of Pułtusk in its wider regional context.

Museum and seasonal visits

The Regional Museum in Pułtusk has several visitor locations: the Town Hall tower, the 18th-century cellars of the Town Hall, and the building at 36 Market Square. In the wider destination of Pułtuski, the museum has been housed in the Town Hall tower at 43 Market Square since 1964. The exhibition “Medieval Proto-Town in Pułtusk” presents the town’s earliest history in its oldest urban brick building.

Another place to visit is the former Jesuit storage cellars at Wzgórze Abrahama. An exhibition is open there from May to September on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is at 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm; tickets are available at the museum at 43 Market Square. As these visitor details are seasonal, check the times before your visit. In the wider destination of Pułtuski, the Chapel of St Mary Magdalene also continues to serve as a place of worship; historical and art exhibitions are held there.

Walking trails, a cycle route and trips on the Narew

Two trails with different descriptions are suitable for walking. The Szlak Wielkiej Przygody runs through the Pułtusk Forest District and leads from Pułtusk via Popławy, the Wielgolas Nature Reserve, Obryte and Sadykierz to Komorowo. The Szlak Borów Nadnarwiańskich begins on Bartodziejska Street in Pułtusk, leads to the edge of the forest and passes the Popławy Nature Reserve. It ends at the bus stop in Zatory. The routes differ mainly in their course and the stated endpoints; check local trail conditions before setting out.

A described cycle route begins at the fountain in the Market Square. It follows Słowackiego Street towards the footbridge over the Narew. This gives you a starting point in the town centre for planning, while the two walking trails describe their own routes outside the cycle route.

Trips on the river are also among the activities described. The operator of Hotel Zamek Pułtusk, Dom Polonii, describes gondola and catamaran trips on the Narew as a seasonal offer from May to October. It lists pedal boats, kayaks, boats and gondolas for hire, also specifying the period from May to October for these rentals. It also lists sightseeing and leisure trips on the Narew. Check in advance which activities are available for your travel dates.

Pułtusk in the destination of Pułtuski

In the wider destination of Pułtuski, Pułtusk is the seat of the county administration. The town lies in the Narew Valley, at the transition between the Wysoczyzna Ciechanowska and the Nizina Kurpiowska, and on the western edge of the Puszcza Biała. This geographical context complements the town’s cultural sites and the routes described above with the region’s landscape setting.

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