Tripto Guide
Discover places worth seeing — from historic sites to mountain trails.
344 placesKlimkówka
In Grybów near Nowy Sącz stands a structure that recreates what once existed only in legend: a fortified stronghold founded by Bolesław called the Fierce, where — according to tradition — in **1287** the troops of the Tatar-Mongol invasion…
Korzkiew
On the rocky hill called Zamkowa Skała, or Zamczysko, near Biały Kościół, the remnants of a small knightly castle from the early 14th century have survived. The main element of the stronghold was a curtain wall running along the edge of th…
Czchów
Above a bend of the Dunajec, south of Tarnów near Zakliczyn, rise the ruins of Melsztyn Castle, the former seat of the powerful Melsztyński family of the Leliwa coat of arms. After more than 250 years in ruins, the reconstructed Gothic tow…
Wieliczka
In the centre of Niepołomice, less than 25 km from Kraków, stands the Gothic-Renaissance royal castle to which the town owes its nickname of the second Wawel. Built by Casimir the Great, it served the kings above all as a base for hunting…
Niedzica
Between the Spiš Pieniny and the main Pieniny range, the Gabriel Narutowicz Dam pools the Dunajec — an embankment **400 m** long and about **50 m** high that closes the Czorsztyn Lake. Ideas for damming the Dunajec date back to **1905**, b…
Wadowice
Between Wadowice and the hills of the Little Beskids, the Skawa river has been dammed by a gigantic concrete wall. The Świnna Poręba Reservoir, increasingly often called Lake Mucharskie, is one of the youngest large dam reservoirs in Polan…
Zakopane
In winter the Wielka Krokiew in Zakopane serves ski jumpers; in summer its inrun turns into a course described as the biggest slide in the world. The pontoon ride — for that is what it is — takes place without a jump, on special tubing mat…
Ojców
In the Prądnik Valley, just behind the Kraków Gate, a spring flows from the rock. At the bottom of its basin you can spot a small stone heart — hence the name, the Spring of Love. According to local legend, a couple who drink from it toget…