Easy hikes and walks around powiat siedlecki

The Church of St. Nicholas is an Orthodox parish church in Drohiczyn. It belongs to the Siemiatycze deanery of the Warsaw-Bielsko diocese of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church. The church is located on the market square – Tadeusz Kościuszko Square. The church represents a classicist style. Built in 1792, funded by Konstancja née Kuczyńska and Jakub Ciecierski, it was dedicated to St. Nicholas, a Uniate church for the Basilian monastery. After the Uniate parish church (also dedicated to St. Nicholas) burned down in 1806, services were moved here. In 1826, it was handed over to the Uniate secular clergy. In 1839, following the Synod of Polotsk, the church was seized from the Uniates and placed under the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church by the Russian partitioning authorities. After the fall of the January Uprising, the church was rebuilt around 1870 to give it a more Orthodox appearance. As a result, the exterior was topped with three additional onion-shaped bell towers, while the interior was modified and a new interior was created, including by removing the side altars, organs, and pulpit.

The ferry crossing on the Bug River connects its northern bank below Drohiczyn with the southern bank near the village of Bużyska, Korczew commune

One of Drohiczyn's tourist attractions is the "May Island," which covers several hectares. Several years ago, the island was developed with nature trails, nature observation platforms, and nature listening tubes. Access to the island is via a footbridge.

A viewing point overlooking the Bug River and the monastery. A ferry crossing the river is located next to the tower.

Benedictine Church in Drohiczyn, dedicated to All Saints – a church belonging to the Benedictine Sisters. In 1621, Wojciech Niemira brought Benedictine Sisters from Toruń to the church dedicated to All Saints, which had existed since 1560. The building was built between 1734 and 1738, funded by Wiktoryn Kuczyński. The Benedictines taught girls from the nobility. Despite restrictions, the Benedictines of Drohiczyn continued their educational activities until the order was dissolved in 1865. By the end of the 19th century, the monastery and church had fallen into serious disrepair. It was then that Krystyn Ostrowski, the owner of the neighboring village of Korczew, began efforts to rebuild the Benedictine church and convent. In 1919, the Committee for the Reconstruction of the Church and Monastery of the Benedictine Sisters was established. Thanks to its efforts, the vaults were renovated, windows were installed, and floors were laid during the interwar period. During the interwar period, the prefect of the Drohicze high school, Father Kazimierz Dobrzycki, took charge of the reconstruction. During this time, the church served as a school church. The building features a Rococo façade.

The Tuscan Column in Siedlce is a late Baroque monument erected in 1783 on the initiative of Princess Aleksandra Ogińska, commemorating the planned visit of King Stanisław August Poniatowski. Located at Mieczysława Asłanowicza Street, it served as a signpost showing the royal procession the way to the Ogiński Palace. Thanks to the appropriate slope of the terrain and the use of perspective, the people guarding the palace could see the approaching guests from a distance of one verst (approx. 1077 m). For road cyclists, it is an excellent landmark in the city center, with convenient access by asphalt roads and the possibility of combining sightseeing with a visit to the nearby palace park.

I recommend this historic place is worth visiting, nice bicycle and walking paths👍 great beach for the whole family with children.

Four educational trails on the island, with lengths of: 380 m, 680 m, 820 m, 1140 m. I cycled the longest one. At first we travel between trees and tall bushes, then we get out to meadows with a view of the Bug River. On the route there are viewing platforms and here and there tables with benches where you can rest. The educational trail was mostly passable. Unfortunately, every now and then we come across sand "puddles" with sand like in a sandbox, which supposedly turn into mud puddles after rainfall.