Market Square in Pilica

Church of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist in Pilica

Silesian

0.1 km

Above the market square of Pilica rises the church of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist — a temple with royal connections. It was raised thanks to **Jadwiga Melsztyńska**, and after her death the care of the foundation was t…

Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Snows in Pilica

Silesian

0.4 km

North of the Pilica market square, in the Biskupice district, stands a monastic complex that has shaped the town's image for over **280 years**. The baroque, single-storey, quadrilateral Franciscan monastery with the church of the Most Hol…

Pilica Reservoir

Silesian

0.6 km

A few minutes' walk from the market square in Pilica, in the central part of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, spreads the Pilica reservoir — a small body of water that operates in summer as a swimming area guarded by WOPR lifeguards, and in…

Pilica Palace

Silesian

0.6 km

The palace in Pilica, also called the castle, is one of the most unusual residences of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland: a palazzo in fortezza, an Italian villa built into a bastion fortress. The late-Renaissance residence was begun shortly b…

St. Peter’s Hill in Pilica

Silesian

Free entry

0.9 km

St Peter’s Hill in Pilica is known as the cradle of the town. On the hill east of today’s centre, a historic wooden belfry survives from the church of St Peter and Paul. This small, quiet site combines the history of Old Pilica with views…

Smoleń Castle

Silesian

3.5 km

Smoleń Castle in gmina Pilica is an interesting stop connected with the area’s history, culture or landscape. Include it in a sightseeing plan and combine it with other nearby places. Check current opening hours and access details before v…

Romanesque Church in Giebło

Silesian

4.3 km

Near Ogrodzieniec, on a hill in the centre of Giebło, stands the oldest sacred monument of this part of the Jura: the single-nave church of St James the Apostle, built of dressed stone in the **mid-12th century**. It is one of the oldest r…

Zegarowe Skały Rocks in the Wodąca Valley

Silesian

4.6 km

Above the treetops of the Wodąca Valley rise the white walls of the Zegarowe Skały — one of the most distinctive groups of limestone rocks in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. The rocks lie between Smoleń and Złożeniec in the Pilica commune,…

Wodąca Valley

Silesian

Free entry

4.7 km

The Wodąca Valley lies between Smoleń and Domaniewice, on the border of Lesser Poland and Silesia. It is about 3 km long and is a dry karst valley: no permanent stream flows through it. Limestone outcrops, caves and traces of early settlem…