LAKELAND TOWN OF GIZYCKO IN NORTHERN POLAND

The charismatic tourist town of Gizycko at the heart of Poland’s stunning lakeland region will host the hard-fought Miss World Sportswoman Event, when more than one hundred girls from around the globe will travel to Poland in September to take part in the World’s largest and most prestigious festival to celebrate the achievements of young women.

One of the first events in the four-week schedule will be a trip north to Gizycko, where the contestants will compete in the Miss World Sportswoman Event. As a Fast Track event, the winner of the Miss World Sportswoman Event will earn a valuable golden ticket through to the Miss World Final in Warsaw on September 30th.

Among others, the plucky sportswomen will tackle running, swimming and long jump activities to prove their athletic prowess and take the coveted trophy of Miss World 2006 Sportswoman.

Gizycko is the perfect location for this event, with many sites to marvel. Situated in the lake district of north-eastern Poland, it is a sub-region of outstanding natural beauty. Here, nature impresses with its richness and the clean water and unpolluted air invite everyone to spend free time in Gizycko.

Thanks to its picturesque location with vast areas of water, forests, meadows and hills, Gi?ycko is one of the biggest recreational centers in Poland and a centre of water tourism. Vast areas of water, forests, meadows and hills provide great scenery for leisure activities.

Gi?ycko and the whole of north-eastern Poland is a paradise for active tourists such as canoeists, cyclists and walkers. Nature lovers will also find several interesting reserves near the town.

When the Miss World contestants arrive in the autumn, the forests will be at their most colourful and packed with mushrooms, providing a perfect backdrop to the crystal blue lakes which abound with pike, eel, European whitefish, laveret, pike-perch, roach and other fish species.

With 30 thousand inhabitants, Gi?ycko is situated between two large lakes: Niegocin and Kisajno. The vast lake Niegocin, the seventh largest lake in Poland, is a real attraction for sailors, and Lake Kisajno abounds in small charming islands, most of which are nature reserves

Source: www.missworld.com