Tripto Guide
Discover places worth seeing — from historic sites to mountain trails.
116 places
Chęciny
The ruins of a royal castle on a limestone hill (360 m above sea level), for years the calling card of the Swietokrzyskie Mountains. Raised at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, the stronghold has seen a royal treasury, a state priso…
Łęczyca
A brick stronghold raised by **Casimir the Great** shortly after **1345**, the Royal Castle in Leczyca is one of the most recognisable castles of central Poland. A residence of the Jagiellonians, the venue of four sejms and today home to t…
Legnica
Built at the end of the 12th century by Boleslaw I the Tall, this castle was — together with the stronghold in Wlen — **the first brick-and-stone castle on Polish soil**. The former principal residence of the Silesian dukes survived the Mo…
Jawor
The Piast castle in Jawor, built in the 13th century by **Bolko I the Strict**, was the seat of the Duchy of Jawor — and its most recent chapter unfolded as a prison, which operated here until **1956**. Survivors within the walls include t…
Kwidzyn
**The Gothic castle of the Pomesanian chapter, built in the 14th century and linked to the cathedral by a cloister walk, is crowned by the city's symbol — the largest gdanisko (latrine tower) in Europe. Since 2018 the castle-and-cathedral…
Lidzbark Warmiński
**One of Poland's most precious and best-preserved Gothic defensive residences and the main seat of the Warmian bishops until 1795. Built between 1350 and 1401 at the confluence of the Łyna and Symsarna rivers, it has been a Historic Monum…
Olsztyn
A white limestone crag crowned by a round tower and the square Staroscanska Tower forms one of the most recognizable silhouettes of the Trail of the Eagles' Nests. The ruins of Olsztyn Castle rise above a village near Czestochowa, and a vi…
Żywiec
The three-storey palace at Zamkowa 2 is the oldest building in Żywiec. Its story reaches back to a 15th-century stronghold, and over the centuries it grew from a Gothic fortified tower through a Renaissance courtyard to an eclectic remodel…
Zawiercie
Bąkowiec Castle in Zawiercie 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 vi…
Babice
Lipowiec Castle in Babice 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 visit…
Rabsztyn
Rabsztyn Castle is a picturesque ruin on a limestone hill near Olkusz, part of Poland’s Eagles’ Nests Trail. Today visitors can climb the lookout tower, cross bridges over the moat and visit Kocjan Cottage at the foot of the hill. ## Histo…
Korzkiew
The stone tower from **1352** rising over a bend of the Korzkiewka stream is the core of Korzkiew Castle, one of the strongholds of the Eagles' Nests line in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. After decades as a ruin, the castle has been rebui…
Otmuchów
For more than five centuries Otmuchów Castle was the residence of the Wrocław bishops — Henry IV Probus granted it to them in **1290**, ending a dispute with Bishop Thomas II. Standing by the lake, close to the dam of the Otmuchów reservoi…
Przemyśl
Przemyśl Castle in Przemyśl 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 vis…
Rydzyna
Rydzyna Castle is a Baroque residence of the Leszczyński and Sułkowski families, built on the walls of a Gothic castle from the early 15th century. Together with its moat, park, outbuildings and the town’s historic layout, it forms one of…
Siewierz
Castle of Bishops in Siewierz in Siewierz 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 deta…
Strzelce Opolskie
Strzelce Opolskie Castle in Strzelce Opolskie 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…
Toszek
Toszek Castle in Toszek 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 visitin…
Proszówka
Gryf Castle in Proszówka 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 visiti…
Świny
Świny Castle in Świny 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 visiting.
Bydlin
Bydlin Castle in Bydlin 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 visitin…
Dębno
Dębno Castle in Dębno 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 visiting.
Głogówek
Castle in Głogówek in Głogówek 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…
Janowiec
Janowiec Castle in Janowiec 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 vis…