Things to do in Kórnik
Kórnik, 20 kilometres from Poznań, is known for the Działyński family's neo-Gothic castle on the lakeshore and the legend of the White Lady. Around the castle grows Poland's oldest arboretum, founded in 1826, with more than 3,500 kinds of trees and shrubs and magnolias and azaleas in bloom in May. The Gothic All Saints' Church holds Renaissance tombs of the Górka family, and a promenade runs along Lake Kórnik. Kórnik is a classic day trip from Poznań for families and lovers of history and gardens.
Map of attractions in Kórnik
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All attractions (5)
Gardens
Kórnik Arboretum
Kórnik
Around Kórnik Castle grows the oldest and richest arboretum in Poland: more than 3,500 species and varieties of trees and shrubs on over 50 hectares. In 2026 the garden celebrates its 200th anniversary. People come in spring for the magnol…
90–180 min
Lakes
Lake Kórnik
Kórnik
Lake Kórnik is a narrow ribbon lake in the heart of Kórnik, part of the glacial Kórnik–Zaniemyśl Channel. It covers nearly 92 ha and is up to 6 m deep, and along its eastern shore runs a promenade of about 3 km leading to the castle, the a…
Churches & monasteries
All Saints' Church, Kórnik
Kórnik
All Saints' Church tells the second half of Kórnik's story of powerful families. The Górkas, Działyńskis and Zamoyskis lived in the castle, and here are their tombs: Renaissance monuments to the governors of Poznań and a Neoclassical tomb…
20–40 min
Other
The Promenade in Kórnik
Kórnik
The Kórnik Promenade (Kórnik is pronounced roughly "KOOR-neek") is a lakeside walking and cycling path along Lake Kórnik, a small town about 20 km southeast of Poznań in western Poland. Named after the Nobel Prize-winning poet Wisława Szym…
Castles
Kórnik Castle
Kórnik
Kórnik Castle (say "KOOR-neek") is a fairy-tale neo-Gothic residence surrounded by water, about 20 km southeast of Poznań in western Poland. Its walls have stood for almost 600 years without ever being destroyed, and today they hold a muse…