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Castles
Gołuchów
Gołuchów Castle (say: go-WOO-hoof) is a fairy-tale château in western Poland that has housed a branch of the National Museum in Poznań since 1951. Rebuilt in the 19th century by Princess Izabela Działyńska, née Czartoryska, in the spirit o…
Castles
Konin
Bishop Andrzej Łaskarz (1362–1426) built a brick castle and a Gothic church on the shore of Lake Gosławskie in 1418–1426. The castle survived as a ruin, served for years as a brewery or distillery and, after restoration in 1978–1986, becam…
Castles
Koło
On an artificial mound in a bend of the Warta river, just outside the town of Koło, stand the brick ruins of a royal castle from the time of Casimir the Great. Since 2026 there has been a viewing terrace on top of the surviving tower, and…
Castles
Kórnik
Kórnik Castle (say "KOOR-neek") is a fairy-tale neo-Gothic residence surrounded by water, about 20 km southeast of Poznań in western Poland. Its walls have stood for almost 600 years without ever being destroyed, and today they hold a muse…
Castles
Koźmin Wielkopolski
Koźmin Wielkopolski Castle is a Gothic stronghold from the second half of the 14th century that the Górka family turned into a Renaissance residence and that has housed a succession of schools since the 19th century. Above the plastered wi…
Castles
Osieczna
On the shore of Lake Łoniewskie in southern Greater Poland stands a castle whose Gothic walls hide beneath an eclectic costume from around 1900. It is first mentioned in 1472, and the whole complex is dominated by a 26-metre tower built in…
Palaces
Rokosowo
Corner towers with battlements, a dry moat and a coat of arms above the entrance – from a distance the residence in Rokosowo looks like a knight's stronghold. In fact it is a Romantic palace of the Mycielski family from the mid-19th centur…
Churches & monasteries
Poznań
The Golden Chapel in Poznań (pronounced "POZ-nan"), also called the Chapel of the Polish Kings, is a dazzling Byzantine-style mausoleum inside Poznań Cathedral, dedicated to Mieszko I and Bolesław the Brave, the first two rulers of Poland.…
Cities & towns
Złotów
Złotów is a small county town in the historical Krajna region, on the border of Greater Poland and Pomerania, set on the Głomia river and five lakes: Miejskie (Złotowskie), Baba, Burmistrzowskie, Proboszczowskie and Zaleskie. People come f…
Zoos
Nowy Tomyśl
Nowy Tomyśl Zoo (NO-vih TOH-mishl) is a small, leafy zoo in the town park of Nowy Tomyśl, a market town in western Poland between Poznań and the German border. Open since 1974, it keeps around 200 animals of 48 species, from camels and zeb…