Rent a holiday home in Czaplinek – lakes, trails and history

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday home in Czaplinek, find a holiday apartment or book a hotel should choose their accommodation based on the activities planned for their stay. Czaplinek is surrounded by lakes, giving it an island-like setting. If water, trails, nature or local history are your main focus, first compare the current offers by the location that best suits your itinerary.

Key facts

• A hiking route of around 40 kilometres crosses the Czaplinek area and can also be used by cyclists.
• Czaplinek was granted town rights in 1291. From 1407 until the beginning of the second half of the 17th century, Drahim Castle served as Poland’s northernmost fortress.
• A kayaking route begins in Czaplinek and is associated with a route once travelled by Pope John Paul II.

Cycling, hiking and kayaking as factors in your travel decision

Cycling routes also begin in Czaplinek and lead to lakes, Stare Drawsko, Drawski Landscape Park and nearby nature reserves. This gives the town a clear starting point for planning active days. If cycling, hiking or kayaking is to be your main focus, determine this activity focus before searching for accommodation and compare holiday homes, holiday apartments and hotels according to the location that suits your plans.

The approximately 40-kilometre hiking route and the kayaking route beginning in Czaplinek appeal to different types of plans. First look for the accommodation location that suits the programme you are actually planning, rather than considering the type of accommodation in isolation.

Lakeside landscape and geographical location

Lake Drawsko covers 1,781.5 hectares, reaches a depth of 79.7 metres and has twelve islands, including Bielawa. Together with Czaplinek’s island-like setting, this lake shapes the town’s geographical character. If the lakeside landscape is important for your trip, make geographical location a separate search criterion and compare the current offers according to your planned stay.

History and sights in the town

Czaplinek was granted town rights in 1291. From 1407 until the beginning of the second half of the 17th century, Drahim Castle served as Poland’s northernmost fortress. Sights in Czaplinek include the Church of the Holy Trinity, the Church of the Holy Cross, Sławogród, the Municipal Museum Chamber, as well as monuments to the Pope and a fisherman. If you would like to include this history and the sights mentioned in your stay, plan a separate item on your itinerary for them.

Include the wider municipality

There are more than 30 lakes in the municipality of Czaplinek. Forests cover 40 percent of the area, and just under one-third of the municipality lies within Drawski Landscape Park. If your stay is to include not only Czaplinek itself but also the wider municipality, focus your search on whether you plan to spend more of your days in the town or in this landscape of lakes, forests and parkland.

Your search for accommodation in Czaplinek

This results in a logical order for choosing your accommodation: first determine whether cycling, hiking, kayaking, the lakeside landscape or local history is your main focus. Then take the desired geographical setting into account. After that, you can compare holiday homes, holiday apartments and hotels based on the location that suits your personal travel plans.

For general orientation, you can also visit Dramburg. If you would like to compare other destination pages, you can also find Łabędzie, Borne, Stare Kaleńsko, Kalisz Pomorski, Warniłęg, Psie Głowy, Lubieszewo and Broczyno.