Things to do in Bolesławiec
Bolesławiec on the Bóbr river is a town of ceramics – the Ceramics Museum is the best place to discover its history and wares. The Old Town centres on the market square with its town hall and townhouses; a few steps away stands the Basilica of the Assumption with a 55-metre tower and Baroque interior. On the western edge of town a stone railway viaduct from 1846, 489 metres long, spans the valley. By the old walls stands Field Marshal Kutuzov's obelisk, designed by Schinkel. Bolesławiec makes a good day trip for lovers of crafts, architecture and engineering heritage.
Map of attractions in Bolesławiec
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All attractions (5)
Churches & monasteries
Basilica of the Assumption and St Nicholas, Bolesławiec
Bolesławiec
A slender 55-metre tower and a brick-and-white gable patterned with lozenges are Bolesławiec's landmark, visible from many streets in the Old Town. Inside the 15th-century Gothic hall lies a completely different world: Baroque altars, gild…
30–45 min
Museums
Museum of Ceramics in Bolesławiec
Bolesławiec
Since April 2024 the Museum of Ceramics in Bolesławiec has had a new home: the restored Pückler mansion at ul. Zgorzelecka 28/29, set in a revitalised historic park. It is the best place to understand how Bolesławiec stoneware became famou…
Monuments & mounds
Kutuzov Monument, Bolesławiec
Bolesławiec
A dark obelisk about 10 metres tall, guarded by four lions, stands by the old town walls of Bolesławiec. It commemorates the Russian field marshal Mikhail Kutuzov, Napoleon's nemesis, who died here in 1813. The monument was designed by Kar…
10–20 min
Old towns & squares
Market Square in Bolesławiec
Bolesławiec
In the Wedding Hall of Bolesławiec town hall, newlyweds stand beneath a vault that Wendel Roskopf modelled on the royal Vladislav Hall at Prague Castle. That is the best reason to look not only into the ceramic shop windows on Bolesławiec'…
Technical monuments
Bolesławiec Railway Viaduct
Bolesławiec
On the western edge of Bolesławiec the railway leaps across the Bóbr valley on 489 metres of stone arches. Built from pale sandstone and opened in 1846, the viaduct looks like a Roman aqueduct transplanted to Lower Silesia – and trains bet…
30–60 min