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Olsztyn  is a city in northeast Poland, on the Łyna river

Tourist attractions

Monuments of architecture

• The Old Town
• The gothic castle of Warmian Chapter built during the 14th century
• Cathedral of St. James
• Old city Hall on the Market Square - built in mid-14th c.
• House „Gazeta Olsztyńska” on Fish Market
• The city walls and The Upper gate (since mid 19th c. known as the High Gate)
• Semi-Gothic church of the Holly Heart of Jesus - built during the years 1901–1903
• The New city Hall
• The Railway Bridge over the Łyna river gorge near Artyleryjska and Wyzwolenia streets - built during the years 1872–1873
• The Jerusalem Chapel - built in 1565.
• Church of St. Lawrence - built during the late 14th c.

Other attractions

• The Planetarium
• The Astronomical Observatory - located on St. Andrew's Hill (143m), in a former water tower built in 1897
• Olsztyn Stefan Jaracz Theater
• Municipal Forest
• Lakes (beaches, bathing facilities, sailing boats, motorboats, kayaks etc)

Theaters

• Theatre of Stefan Jaracz (est. 1925)
• Puppet Theater