About Suwalki
In Suwalki, at the crossroads of Belarus, Russia, Lithuania and Poland, a population of 70 thousand lives. The population in the city is composed Polish, Lithuanians, and Russians. Having witnessed the conflicts of the German and Russian armies in World War II due to its strategic location, the city was renovated with factories after the 1980s. Suwalki, which is a commercial crossing point as well as cultural center, is the center of highways that link Russia, Germany, Finland and Baltic countries. The city, which carries out local and international commercial activities, is also able to attract tourists with its natural beauties.
While the old monasteries, ruins, and monuments around the city attract tourists who are curious, Wigry Natural Park and Suwałki Landscape Park are inundated with nature lovers. The Suwalki Blues Festival, which the blues lovers have launched in the city in 2008, continues to be held regularly every year. Not only Europe’s, but also the world's most famous blues musicians participate in the festival, as well as open-air concerts and important clubs in the city are filled with blues lovers. Suwalki was also declared the "capital of blues" in Europe because of the festivals organized.
