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We present the first results of a project aiming to trace the spatialstructure of the Milky Way using detached eclipsing binaries (DEBs) as distanceindicators. A sample of DEBs from the OGLE-II catalogue was selected and theirnear infrared photometry was taken from the Vista Variables in the Via Lactea(VVV) survey. The I band OGLE-II light curves are used to create models of theDEBs, which together with the VVV photometry are compared with a set oftheoretical isochrones. After correcting for stellar reddening, we find a setof absolute physical parameters of components of a given binary, includingabsolute magnitudes and distances.  With this approach we can calculate the distances with the precision betterthan 5 per cent. Even though we have a few systems, the distribution is nothomogeneous along the line of sight, and appears to follow the overallstructure of the Galaxy - several spiral arms and the Bulge aredistinguishable. A number of systems can be seen behind the Bulge, reachingeven the distance to the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy.

Tracing the structure of the Milky Way with detached eclipsing binaries from the VVV survey - I. The method and initial results