Tripto Guide
Discover places worth seeing — from historic sites to mountain trails.
167 places
Ozimek
The Pilgrimage Church of St Anne in Olesno, known as the “Olesno rose turned into wood”, is one of Opole Silesia’s most unusual monuments. On Gorzowska Street, about 1.5 km from the centre, stands a pilgrimage church whose plan resembles a…
Racibórz
The pilgrimage Church of the Holy Cross in Pietrowice Wielkie is a wooden church on the road to Gródczanki, about 1.5 km from the village centre. It was built in 1667 at a site associated with a spring and the veneration of the Crucified C…
Stara Wieś
## Key information The parish church of St. Leonard the Abbot in Wierzbie near Praszka is an example of wooden religious architecture in northern Opole Voivodeship. Despite later alterations, it preserves the traditional Late Gothic form o…
Głogówek
The pilgrimage Church of St Brice in Bryksy is a wooden church hidden among old trees between Gościęcin and Kózki in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County. It belongs to the parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gościęcin. ## History an…
gmina Ełk
The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Ostrykół is one of the most distinctive wooden monuments in Masuria. It stands in a village by the Ełk River, in Prostki commune near Ełk. The present church was built in 1667 after the ear…
Międzybrodzie Bialskie
## Key information The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Stara Wieś, near Wilamowice, is one of the most valuable historic wooden churches in this part of the Beskids. The present church was built in 1522; dendrochronological r…
Brenna
## Key information St. Anne’s Church in Ustroń-Nierodzim is a wooden monument of the Silesian Beskids. The present church was built in 1769 on the site of an older church. It stands on Zabytkowa Street, among trees beside a cemetery, on th…
Bugaj
The Church of St Erasmus in Barwałd Dolny stands on the road between Wadowice and Kalwaria Zebrzydowska. The present wooden church was built in 1782 and belongs to the Lesser Poland Wooden Architecture Trail. Its key feature is a 16th-cent…
Zabrze
## Key information St. Hedwig’s Church in Zabrze’s Poremba district is an unusual wooden church from the interwar period. It stands at 504 Wolności Street and remains an active parish church. Its oval, twelve-sided body with four towers co…
Racibórz
On the edge of Baborów, in the Głubczyce Plateau, stands the wooden Church of St Joseph and St Barbara. The larch church was built in 1700–1702 on the site of a pilgrimage chapel. Its distinctive features are a Greek-cross plan and rich Ba…
Szczyrzyc
## Key information The Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria in Wilkowisko, in the Jodłownik commune, is a wooden church at the foot of the Island Beskids. It stands in the village centre beside the parish cemetery. The present building wa…
Czchów
## Key information St. Leonard’s Church in Wojnicz is a small wooden filial church on St. Leonard Street. Its log construction, shingle roof and historic surroundings make it a worthwhile stop in Wojnicz. The interior is notable for its Re…
Klimkówka
The Church of St Michael the Archangel in Binarowa, about 5 km from Biecz, is one of Lesser Poland’s most valuable wooden monuments. Built around 1500, it joined the UNESCO list in 2003 as one of the six Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser…
Wieliczka
## Key information St. Sebastian’s Church at 23 Świętego Sebastiana Street is one of Wieliczka’s most valuable wooden monuments. This small larchwood church stands on a hill among old trees, close to the town centre and the salt mine. It i…
Wiślica
## Key information The Church of St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr in Świniary, in the Solec-Zdrój commune, is a wooden monument in the Ponidzie region. Built in 1716, it was funded by Michał Zieliński, dean of Liw. It is an oriented, singl…
Korzkiew
The Church of St Adalbert and Our Lady of Sorrows in Modlnica is one of the most valuable wooden monuments near Kraków. It stands at 81 Świętego Wojciecha Street, near the road to Olkusz, and belongs to the Wooden Architecture Trail of Mał…
gmina Pilica
## Key information The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wolbrom, locally called the Marian or Hospital Church, stands at the corner of Mariacka and Tadeusza Kościuszki streets. This early Baroque larch-wood…
Zamarski
The Museum of Saint John Sarkander is located at 2 Rynek in Skoczów, in a historic building next to the town hall. According to old tradition, John Sarkander — a priest and martyr from Skoczów, canonised in 1995 — was born here in 1576. A…
Szczyrk
## The hut and Fairy Tale Garden At the foot of Grabowa in Brenna stands the wooden cottage Chata Grabowa. The building has been restored and operates as a private mountain hut and a resting point on the trail. Its main advantage is the ri…
Sromowce Niżne
Villa “Nad Zdrojami”, also called Dom nad Zdrojami, stands by Dietl Square in the spa district of Szczawnica. The wooden building dates from 1863 and was designed as a spa house with a pump room. Today the ground floor serves six types of…
Podzamcze
Zamek Legend i Strachów in Podzamcze, next to the ruins of Ogrodzieniec Castle, is an indoor attraction based on legends from the Kraków-Częstochowa Jura. The route leads through a horror-themed set featuring characters such as the black d…
Podzamcze
Ogrodzieniec Castle is a monumental Renaissance ruin on Góra Janowskiego in Podzamcze, surrounded by the limestone outcrops of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. It is one of the best-known sites on the Trail of the Eagles’ Nests. ## From medi…
Gdańsk
The Crane over the Motława is one of Gdańsk’s best-known landmarks. Combining a city gate with a port crane, it recalls the period when the city was an important centre of maritime trade. The present brick-and-timber building houses an exh…