Auschwitz I Memorial

Auschwitz II-Birkenau

Lesser Poland

90–120 min · Free entry

1.8 km

Auschwitz II-Birkenau in Brzezinka is the largest and most haunting part of the complex of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp, where more than 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were murdered. Built from October 1941 onward…

Market Square in Oświęcim

Lesser Poland

1.9 km

A medieval trading square whose present look is the result of a modernisation completed in **May 2014** — a cobbled surface, a reconstructed well and a glass panel over the preserved fragments of the walls of the first town hall from the *…

Church of the Assumption in Oświęcim

Lesser Poland

1.9 km

By the market square of Oświęcim stands the church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose origins reach back to the **12th century**. The first, wooden church burned during the Mongol invasion of **1241**; a later brick one di…

Church of the Transfiguration in Libiąż

Lesser Poland

11 km

**The Church of the Transfiguration in Libiąż** is a powerful red-brick Neo-Gothic church completed in 1911. Its interior deliberately echoes St Mary’s Basilica in Kraków, giving the building a distinctive place among the monuments of west…

Bison Enclosure in Jankowice

Silesian

14 km

In Jankowice near Pszczyna, in the middle of the Pszczyna forests, the Bison Breeding and Forest Education Centre runs a demonstration enclosure open free of charge. On **10 hectares** — a pasture at the front and forest at the back — live…

Wooden Church in Stara Wieś

Silesian

Free entry

15 km

## Key information The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Stara Wieś, near Wilamowice, is one of the most valuable historic wooden churches in this part of the Beskids. The present church was built in 1522; dendrochronological r…

Energylandia

Lesser Poland

15 km

Energylandia in Zator is Poland’s largest amusement park, with 133 attractions across 90 hectares and seven themed zones. One admission ticket includes rides, shows, cinemas and the Water Park; food, games and selected services cost extra.…

St John of Kęty Chapel in Kęty

Lesser Poland

16 km

**St John of Kęty Chapel in Kęty** is a Baroque church and sanctuary connected with the cult of the town’s patron. It stands at 4 Adama Mickiewicza Street, next to the parish church of St Margaret and Catherine. Tradition places it on the…

Paprocany

Silesian

16 km

Lake Paprocańskie in the southern part of Tychy is an artificial reservoir of remarkable pedigree: it was created in **1796** for the needs of the **Paprocany ironworks** — it served to cool the furnace casing and to power the blowers and…