To feel the overwhelming spirit of nature and its unstoppable force, you should start your visit to the forest at the Strict Protection Zone of the Białowieża National Park. Granted the World Heritage Site status in 1976, the zone remains the only such natural site in Poland. The huge, soaring 400-year-old oaks, lindens or elms and breathtaking spruces knocked down by wind revealing their meters wide, shallow roots create a majestic interior of this cathedral of nature.