Nature
In the Prądnik Valley, between the Maiden Rocks and the Bachelors' Rocks, a slender limestone needle shoots upward. The Deotyma Needle is one of many oddly shaped formations in Ojców National Park, but its silhouette and the story behind its name make it a recognisable landmark of the park's main valley.
The "Deotyma" part is the literary pseudonym of Jadwiga Łuszczewska, a poet and novelist who visited Ojców in 1853. She is said to have stayed at the neighbouring villa "Pod Koroną" and wrote poems there — the rock commemorates that visit to this day.
The needle is overgrown with Virginia creeper, which turns intensely red in autumn and enlivens the grey limestone. Nearby grow the planted Ojców birches — a very rare tree, almost an endemic, found mainly in Ojców National Park.
The green trail runs through the valley — the main tourist artery of Ojców; the needle stands right beside the route, a few minutes' walk from the centre of Ojców. The rock — like the Hercules Club — is not open to climbers and can only be admired from below. It is worth combining the walk with Pieskowa Skała castle (6.1 km) and the Kraków Valleys.
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