ARTICLE • October 17, 2026
Lubusz without hurry — vineyards, bunkers and bird marshes
This is the region that falls out of memory between Poznań and Wrocław. Yet it has vineyards older than most Polish vineyards, bunkers inhabited by bats, and a park UNESCO recognised back in 2004.
Lubusz has no single obvious symbol. No mountains, no sea, no big city pulling crowds. What it has is a handful of places that together add up to a very specific kind of trip: slow, with wine, water and history that has not been smoothed over.
Zielona Góra and wine
Wine has been made in Zielona Góra since the Middle Ages — one of the oldest wine regions in Poland. Vineyards spread over the hills around the city, and the best moment to see them is September, during the Winobranie festival.
The city itself is pleasant for half a day: a pedestrian street, a palm house and old tenements. But the real pleasure is driving a little way out and looking at rows of vines against the forest.
Łagów — lakes and a castle
Łagów is called “the pearl of Lubusz”, and this time it is not an exaggeration. The small town lies between two lakes, and above one of them stands a castle of the Knights Hospitaller — small, but with a real history and a view that works better than many a viewpoint.
Around it the land rolls, with forests and water. It is a good base for two or three days if you want to explore the region without repacking every morning.
Muskau Park — UNESCO since 2004
Muskau Park lies on the Polish-German border, on both sides of the Lusatian Neisse. It was designed by Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau — one of the most famous garden designers of the nineteenth century. It is an English-style park with sight lines deliberately leading the eye towards the river and beyond, into the landscape.
The park was inscribed by UNESCO in 2004 as a cross-border property. Enter from Łęknica and walk slowly — here sightseeing is mostly looking.
Bunkers and bats
The Międzyrzecz Fortified Region is a system of German bunkers from the 1930s running for kilometres underground. Part of it can be visited with a guide — an experience that stays with you longer than most museums.
Bats winter in the tunnels. The Nietoperek reserve protects one of the largest bat hibernacula in Europe — which is why visiting is limited and guided.
Ujście Warty — a bird kingdom
Ujście Warty National Park is the marshland where the Warta meets the Oder — flat, wet and full of birds. It is one of the best places in Poland to watch waterfowl, especially in spring and autumn migration.
More about the place: Ujście Warty National Park.
When to go
The best season is May–September: vineyards green, lakes warm, parks open. September has an extra advantage — the Winobranie in Zielona Góra. Winter is quiet, but the bunkers and Muskau Park work all year.