Jura Cuesta

Geopark of the Northern Jura

Silesian

Free entry

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The Geopark of the Northern Jura is a developing geotourism area in the northern Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. It covers seven municipalities: Mstów, Olsztyn, Przyrów, Janów, Poraj, Żarki and Niegowa. Limestone formed in a warm sea more than…

St Stanislaus Church in Żarki

Silesian

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On Laskowiec hill, a limestone ridge near the centre of Żarki in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, stands the tidied-up ruin of the church of St Stanislaus. The masonry church was built after **1763** of quarried limestone, on the site of a w…

"Babka" Linden Tree in Żarki

Silesian

0.3 km

At Kościuszki Street in Żarki, on road **792** leading to Jaworznik, stands a small-leaved lime called Babka — a natural monument more than **500 years old**. The tree has kept barely a third of its trunk and the wood is partly rotten, yet…

Barns in Żarki

Silesian

1.5 km

In the middle of Żarki, a town in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland with town rights from before **1382**, behind the parish church and the marketplace stands a complex of historic barns. The old townscape was so tight that farmers could not b…

Hokus Pokuss Candy Manufactory in Żarki

Silesian

1.5 km

In the centre of Żarki, at the foot of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, runs the Hokus Pokuss candy manufactory — a place where lollipops are made by hand and before the visitors' eyes. Piłsudskiego Street 17 hides a workshop where hot sugar…

Fairs in Żarki

Silesian

1.6 km

Żarki in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland keep up a fair tradition going back to the times of **King Sigismund Augustus**, who granted the town the right to hold **three fairs a year**, each lasting at least a week. For centuries the markets…

Stary Młyn – Museum of Old Crafts in Żarki

Silesian

1.6 km

In a historic electric mill, almost **100 years old**, at 5 Ofiar Katynia Street in Żarki operates the Museum of Old Crafts. The institution was created by the commune of Żarki and officially opened on **2 August 2015**. The name may sugge…

Church of St Simon in Żarki

Silesian

1.7 km

By the Old Market Square in Żarki stands the parish church built in **1518–1522** at the initiative of Marcin Myszkowski, castellan of Wieluń. Its full dedication reads: church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul and of Sts Simon and Jude…

EtnoJura in Żarki

Silesian

1.7 km

EtnoJura in Żarki is a handicraft workshop on the Kraków–Częstochowa Upland. During a session, you make your own toy or decoration from wood, hay, wicker and other natural materials. It is a good option for families, school groups and anyo…