Church of St. Nicholas and St. Francis Xavier in Otmuchów

Otmuchów Castle

Opole

0.1 km

For more than five centuries Otmuchów Castle was the residence of the Wrocław bishops — Henry IV Probus granted it to them in **1290**, ending a dispute with Bishop Thomas II. Standing by the lake, close to the dam of the Otmuchów reservoi…

Otmuchów Lake

Opole

90–300 min · Free entry

4.8 km

Otmuchów Lake is an artificial reservoir on the Nysa Kłodzka, between Otmuchów and Paczków. It combines flood storage, energy production, fishing and recreation, while its broad water surface and open shores create a distinctive landscape…

Defensive Walls in Nysa

Opole

11 km

Nysa, the residential city of the Wrocław bishops, was surrounded by brick fortifications **in the mid-14th century**, under Bishop Przecław of Pogorzela. The circuit comprised **four gates and twenty-eight bastions**; an outer second wall…

St Peter and Paul Church in Nysa

Opole

11 km

Less than two hundred metres from the market square of Nysa, on Bracka street, stands a church regarded as the finest Baroque temple in the city. St Peter and Paul Church was built in **1720–1727**, and its history is tied to the Canons Re…

Triton Fountain in Nysa

Opole

Free entry

12 km

The Triton Fountain in Nysa is one of the city’s best-known historic landmarks. It stands where the Market Square meets Bracka and Celna Streets. This Baroque sculpture is an easy stop on a walk through the “Silesian Rome”, for photographs…

Defensive Walls in Paczków

Opole

12 km

Paczków in Opole Silesia is called the **Polish Carcassonne** — and for good reason. Stone walls from the 14th century encircle the town in a regular oval **1,200 metres** long, rising in places to **7 metres**, and of the original **24 ba…

Market Square in Nysa

Opole

12 km

The market square in Nysa is a medieval marketplace measuring about **200 by 100 metres**, shaped like a rectangle rounded at the south-western corner. The heart of the city still sets the direction of first strolls: historic, beautifully…

The Beautiful Well in Nysa

Opole

12 km

A few steps from the market square of Nysa, at the start of Wrocławska Street, stands a work described as a masterpiece of Baroque blacksmithing. The **Beautiful Well** of **1686** is one of the oldest town wells in the country, commission…

Basilica of St James and St Agnes in Nysa

Opole

12 km

**The Basilica of St James and St Agnes in Nysa**, often referred to as the cathedral, is one of the largest and most valuable Gothic churches in Silesia. It stands on Cathedral Square near the market, and its hall interior, monumental bis…