Things to do in Skała
Skała is one of the oldest towns in Lesser Poland, founded in 1267 on the initiative of Blessed Salomea, about 20 km north of Kraków. Its market square keeps its medieval layout and holds a bronze monument to the town's founding and a statue of St Florian from 1800; the Baroque Church of St Nicholas is a few steps away. The town lies on the edge of Ojców National Park: 2 km away is the Hermitage of Blessed Salomea in Grodzisko, and the Łamańce rocks and the Petrified Wanderer rise by the road to Ojców. Skała is a handy start for a trip into the Jura uplands, reachable by bus from Kraków – good for walkers, cyclists and families.
Map of attractions in Skała
All 4 places on one map: see what is close together and plan your route.
All attractions (4)
Churches & monasteries
St Nicholas Church in Skała
Skała
St Nicholas Church in Skała (pronounced "SKAH-wah") is the historic parish church of a small town about 25 km north of Kraków, on the doorstep of Ojców National Park. Behind its Baroque appearance stand 14th-century Gothic walls, and besid…
Churches & monasteries
Hermitage of Blessed Salomea in Grodzisko
Skała
The Hermitage of Blessed Salomea in Grodzisko (roughly "groh-JEES-koh") is a small Baroque hilltop sanctuary in Ojców National Park, about 25 km (15 miles) north of Kraków. On a limestone spur above the Prądnik Valley you will find a churc…
Old towns & squares
Market Square in Skała
Skała
In the middle of the square stands an unusual monument: a bronze group – a duke, nuns, a mounted retinue – frozen at the moment the town was born. Skała is one of the oldest towns in Lesser Poland, and its market square with radiating stre…
20–40 min
Nature
Skamieniały Wędrowiec and Łamańce Rocks
Skała
Where road 773 meets the road to Ojców, limestone crags rise from the left side of the Prądnik valley. Seen from the opposite bank of the stream, one of them looks like a walking man – hence its name, Skamieniały Wędrowiec, the Petrified W…
15–60 min