Things to do in gmina Pilica
6 attractions in gmina Pilica, including Pilcza Castle in Smoleń, Church of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist in Pilica and Pilica Market…
Map of attractions in gmina Pilica
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All attractions (6)
Hidden gemCastles
Pilcza Castle in Smoleń
gmina Pilica
The tower of Smoleń Castle rises so clearly above the beech canopy that it has served as a landmark in this part of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland for centuries. This is Pilcza, the family seat of the Pilecki clan, which produced Elżbieta G…
Churches & monasteries
Church of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist in Pilica
gmina Pilica
The church above Pilica's market square has royal connections: when it was built, the town belonged to the Pilecki family, and Elżbieta of Pilcza, daughter of Otto and Jadwiga, became the third wife of King Władysław Jagiełło in 1417. Succ…
Old towns & squares
Pilica Market Square
gmina Pilica
The trapezoid-shaped square in Pilica keeps the layout laid out when the town was chartered at the end of the 14th century – streets still leave from its corners exactly where the old roads to Kraków, Lelów, Żarnowiec and Sławków began. In…
Free entry
Churches & monasteries
Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Pilica
gmina Pilica
The painting before which pilgrims pray in Pilica-Biskupice measures just 37.5 × 25 cm, and according to tradition it was found in a roadside inn by a bishop who stumbled upon two boards that together formed an image of the Virgin. Today t…
Lakes
Pilica Reservoir
gmina Pilica
A few steps from the market square in Pilica, right by the springs of the river of the same name, lies a small reservoir whose shore offers a view of the town's church towers. In summer it has a bathing area with marked swimming zones and…
Free entry
Nature
Zegarowe Skały (Clock Rocks) in the Wodąca Valley
gmina Pilica
The white walls of Zegarowe Skały (Clock Rocks) rise above the treetops on the left slope of the Wodąca Valley, between Smoleń, Złożeniec and Strzegowa. It is one of the most popular groups of climbing rocks in the Polish Jura, and also a…
Free entry