The best cycling routes around Pułtusk

After a while it becomes more and more the right road

Why this road is designated as a bike path remains a mystery to me. It's a highway without a large shoulder, and trucks roar past you at close quarters. It's better to turn north here and take the detour parallel to the river. Admittedly, the route is quite sandy, but unless you're on a racing bike, it's manageable.

The longest market square in Europe, whose main function is parking. A filter that cuts out cars from souvenir photos will come in handy in your camera :)

"The history of the town hall dates back to the early 15th century. Bishop Jakub of Płock is said to have funded the seat of the town authorities in 1405. The Gothic tower added to the town hall fulfilled both judicial and penitentiary functions as well as defense. Initially, it reached a height of 15 m and was built on a rectangular plan. During the 15th and 16th centuries, it was gradually raised, with additional storeys built on an octagonal plan. A new town hall was also built - lower, more modern - in the Renaissance style, topped with a crested attic. The 30-meter tower at that time gained a domed spire with a lantern, and a clock was also ordered for it. During the wars in the 17th and 18th centuries, the town hall burned down several times. In 1728, it was rebuilt with funds from Bishop Andrzej Stanisław Kostka Załuski. The two-bay building surrounded the tower in a horseshoe shape from the east. The entrance was located on the north and covered with a wooden arcade. The tower roof was changed to an octagonal one, and the clock was abandoned. In this form, the town hall survived until the end of the 19th century. At that time, in addition to the city authorities, the army was quartered here, and there was a prison and even warehouses for Pułtusk merchants. At the end of the 19th century, a shelter was organized in the ruined building, and from 1880, the ground floor and the tower were put into use by the Volunteer Fire Department. After 1902, a new, smaller building was erected on the site of the former building, in the neo-Gothic style, only for the use of the fire department. The tower was deprived of its roof, replacing it with an uncovered platform. It turned out to be completely non-functional and the original roof covering of the tower top was quickly restored. Also at that time, a clock was placed on the north side, on the seventh floor." Source: https://arch.pultusk.pl/wieza-dawnego-ratusza-gotycko-renesansowa/

Initially, the church had a single nave, now it has three naves. The greatest changes in the church took place in the 16th century after 1546, thanks to John the Baptist of Venice, who built, among other things, a vault decorated with polychrome, a burial chapel for the founder of the reconstruction, Bishop Andrzej Noskowski (currently the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament). The Renaissance polychromes on the vault, discovered in 1994, raised the rank of the basilica as a historic monument, and the phrase Pułtusk vault entered the history of art. More at the source: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazylika_kolegiacka_Zwiastowania_Naj%C5%9Bwi%C4%99tszej_Maryi_Panny_w_Pu%C5%82tusku

As shown by an old photo from over 100 years ago, taken during the Russian partition (the photo shows the word Pułtusk written in Cyrillic), originally Saint John of Nepomuk stood on the other side of the canal, closer to the bridge and at the edge of the then paved Świętojańska Street. Both the pedestal and the sculpture itself were significantly different from those exhibited 15 years ago. In addition, the approximately 3-meter high pedestal and the approximately 2-meter figure of the saint were surrounded by a metal fence. On the current pedestal there is a plaque with the following text: "MONUMENT DESTROYED BY THE GERMANS DURING WORLD WAR II RESTORED TO THE CITY AS A VOTE OF THE RESIDENTS OF PUŁTUSZ LAND IN THE JUBILEE YEAR OF 24 SEPTEMBER 2000" Near the city (a few kilometres from the market square) on the Narew River, people interested in the figures of St. John of Nepomuk will find four other sculptures depicting his image. They stand in the following villages near Pułtusk: Lipniki Stare (from 1906), Głodowo (from 1909), Grabówiec (figure in a chapel), Kacice (date not visible, covered by artificial flowers hanging at its base). Source: https://polska-org.pl/10209429,Pultusk,Figura_sw_Jana_Nepomucena_Pultusk.html

A bit of shade, a bit of sand, a bit of boats - all in all very nice :-)

Beach and pier, a good place for a break.