Działdowo County is located in the Masurian Lakeland, in the south-western part of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, nestled between two rivers: Wel and Wkra. Attractive places and picturesque landscapes are ideal for all forms of tourism. Forest and nature routes are perfect for walking, jogging and cycling trips. In addition, horse riding enthusiasts will find here several horse riding centres in Filipice, Kiełpiny, Kurojady, Malinów and Uzdów, abounding in a wide variety of services, for example, a ride on horseback, a ride on a carriage, even on a Gypsy carriage, and in the winter, unforgettable sleigh rides.
Canoeing amateurs will be impressed by a beautifully meandering river – Wel, which flows through 10 lakes and at some points is like a mountain stream. The canoeing trip on the river will surely provide many memorable experiences. Local lakes are perfect for windsurfing and fishing in any season because even in the winter they are a paradise for anglers – but under the ice.
Działdowo County offers ideal conditions for recreation and various forms of sports competition. For those of you who like different kinds of sport, Działdowo has prepared sports halls, football and volleyball stadiums, tennis courts, a spectator-sports hall and even a baseball pitch. What is more, there is a lot of sports events and competitions organized here. An interesting cultural offer is an additional encouragement. Especially in the summer season numerous events are organized, for example: folkloric events that are evidence of the region’s rich culture, family fests, knight’s tournaments and poetry meetings. Therefore, everybody will find here something interesting for himself/herself. A pleasant atmosphere, nearly all kinds of music that sound around and a delicious smell of fried fish will enable you to forget about work and problems of everyday life.
A wide range of attractively located hotels, holiday resorts, agrotourist farms, rooms for rent as well as camping sites – all these things tourists have at their disposal. On the other hand, to those of you who appreciate close contact with nature and like family picnics, bonfires, barbecuing and grilling, we offer campsites that are situated amidst forests and lakes. Diversified landscape, a great number of lakes, extensive woodlands, numerous reserves, nature monuments, a rich and colourful history, valuable monuments of architecture and museums make the area of Działdowo County one of the most attractive and desirable destinations in our country. Local monuments of material culture and spiritual heritage are important evidence of the past. In Działdowo there is many objects worth seeing like, for example, the town hall, traditional tenement houses dating from the turn of the 18th and 19th century and the post Teutonic castle that was erected in 1344-1391 as one of the southern watchtowers of the Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights. The characteristic element of Masurian architecture are local churches. Some churches are worthy of special notice: Gothic
temples of stone and brick dating from the 15th century in Narzym and Płośnica, the church of St. Adalbert in Lidzbark, the church in Uzdów from the 14th century and the wooden church in Rumian with a beautiful Baroque altar dating back to the 18th century. Apart from this, a rich history of this region is still reminded by roadside shrines, numerous monuments as well as small palaces and manors that are gradually coming back to their former glory, local museums that gather cultural and nature values of the county: the Ethnographic Museum and the Nature Museum in Jeleń and the Warmian-Masurian Museum of Firefighting in Lidzbark. The region has been included in “Zielone Płuca Polski” area [“the Green Lungs of Poland” ] which confirms high ecological and touristic values of the county. Nature shows all its beauty here while clean water and clear air encourage to spend here every free moment. The area of the Welsk and Górznień- Lidzbark Landscape Parks and a large number of nature reserves make it possible to get familiar with many rare species of plants and animals. Likewise, forests smelling of resin put everybody in a state of fantastic mental and physical relaxation. In addition, the forests are an ideal place for mushroom picking enthusiasts as well as for gourmets of blueberries, wild strawberries and nuts.
Information concerning accommodation and gastronomy base that operates on the area of Działdowo County and local events is available at the website:
www.powiatdzialdowski.pl
Canoeing amateurs will be impressed by a beautifully meandering river – Wel, which flows through 10 lakes and at some points is like a mountain stream. The canoeing trip on the river will surely provide many memorable experiences. Local lakes are perfect for windsurfing and fishing in any season because even in the winter they are a paradise for anglers – but under the ice.
Działdowo County offers ideal conditions for recreation and various forms of sports competition. For those of you who like different kinds of sport, Działdowo has prepared sports halls, football and volleyball stadiums, tennis courts, a spectator-sports hall and even a baseball pitch. What is more, there is a lot of sports events and competitions organized here. An interesting cultural offer is an additional encouragement. Especially in the summer season numerous events are organized, for example: folkloric events that are evidence of the region’s rich culture, family fests, knight’s tournaments and poetry meetings. Therefore, everybody will find here something interesting for himself/herself. A pleasant atmosphere, nearly all kinds of music that sound around and a delicious smell of fried fish will enable you to forget about work and problems of everyday life. 
temples of stone and brick dating from the 15th century in Narzym and Płośnica, the church of St. Adalbert in Lidzbark, the church in Uzdów from the 14th century and the wooden church in Rumian with a beautiful Baroque altar dating back to the 18th century. Apart from this, a rich history of this region is still reminded by roadside shrines, numerous monuments as well as small palaces and manors that are gradually coming back to their former glory, local museums that gather cultural and nature values of the county: the Ethnographic Museum and the Nature Museum in Jeleń and the Warmian-Masurian Museum of Firefighting in Lidzbark. The region has been included in “Zielone Płuca Polski” area [“the Green Lungs of Poland” ] which confirms high ecological and touristic values of the county. Nature shows all its beauty here while clean water and clear air encourage to spend here every free moment. The area of the Welsk and Górznień- Lidzbark Landscape Parks and a large number of nature reserves make it possible to get familiar with many rare species of plants and animals. Likewise, forests smelling of resin put everybody in a state of fantastic mental and physical relaxation. In addition, the forests are an ideal place for mushroom picking enthusiasts as well as for gourmets of blueberries, wild strawberries and nuts. 
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