Tripto Guide
Discover places worth seeing — from historic sites to mountain trails.
344 places
Czerna
The Eliaszówka Valley lies between Czerna and Paczółtowice, near Krzeszowice in the Kraków–Częstochowa Upland. Its most wooded section is protected as a nature reserve created in 1989 and lies within the Kraków Valleys Landscape Park. The…
Korzkiew
The Kluczwoda Valley, also known as the Wierzchówka Valley, lies between Bolechowice, Zelków and Wierzchowie on the Olkusz Upland, about 15 km north-west of Kraków. The Kluczwoda stream runs through it, and its winding course gives the val…
Jerzmanowice
The Kobylańska Valley, also known as the Karniowska Valley, stretches between Kobylany and Karniowice, about 20 km north-west of Kraków. It is one of the most distinctive valleys near Kraków: the Kobylanka stream runs along the floor, whil…
Ojców
The Sąspowska Valley is a quiet, almost undeveloped branch of the Prądnik Valley in Ojców National Park. The Sąspówka flows through it, the park’s only permanent tributary of the Prądnik, while wooded slopes hide limestone rocks and caves.…
Jerzmanowice
The Szklarka Valley lies about 30 km from Kraków, inside the Kraków Valleys Landscape Park. The Szklarka stream runs through a valley about 9 km long, from Jerzmanowice through Szklary to Dubie, where its mouth meets the Racławka Valley. #…
Jerzmanowice
The Kraków Valleys Landscape Park is a protected area west and north-west of Kraków, between Kraków, Trzebinia and Olkusz. It protects more than 23,000 hectares of Jurassic landscape across parts of nine municipalities. It is not one trail…
Kraków
Horse-drawn carriages on Kraków’s Main Market Square are one of the city’s most recognisable sightseeing experiences. They usually use a designated stand and offer rides through the centre, often towards Wawel. This is a service from diffe…
Ochotnica Górna
In Łopuszna in the Podhale region, a few dozen metres from the Tetmajer manor house, stands the wooden church of the Holy Trinity and St. Anthony Abbot. The temple was consecrated in **1504**, and its architecture belongs to the Gothic — o…
Kraków
## Key information The Royal Road is a historic route through central Kraków, running from Matejki Square to Wawel Hill. It commemorates the former route of royal coronation entries, funeral processions and ceremonial parades. Along the wa…
Zator
## Key information Graboszyce Manor, about 6 km from Zator, is a Renaissance defensive manor built around 1575 on the initiative of Dionizy (Dziwisz) Brandys. The brick building stands on a rise with a deep moat, and older elements survive…
Jerzmanowice
## Key information Karniowice Manor is a late-Baroque, single-storey historic building from the 18th century, at Rycerska Street, about 20 km north-west of Kraków. Its mansard roof, tall porch and octagonal corner alcoves give it the appea…
Ochotnica Górna
## Key information Łopuszna Manor is a larch noble manor built around 1790 at the foot of the Gorce Mountains, at 2 Gorczańska Street. Since 1978 it has been a branch of the Tatra Museum in Zakopane and part of the Lesser Poland Wooden Arc…
Korzkiew
## Key information Modlnica Manor is a Baroque-Classical residence built in 1784–1787 and remodelled in the first half of the 19th century. It stands at 62 St Wojciech Street, about 11 km north-west of Kraków. The complex includes the mano…
Sromowce Niżne
## The Pieniny salon in Upper Park Dworek Gościnny, also known as the Guest Railway Station or Kursalon, is one of historic Szczawnica’s most distinctive buildings. Its first foundations were laid in 1875 on the initiative of Józef Szalay,…
Lanckorona
Anioł w Miasteczku is a winter festival that brings Lanckorona to life each year. On the first weekend after Saint Nicholas Day, the market square fills with angels, crafts, music and a pre-Christmas atmosphere. The 23rd edition will take…
Kraków
On Kraków’s Main Square, at the junction of St Anne and Wiślna streets, lies a monumental bronze head with empty eye sockets and leather straps. This is **Eros Bendato** by Igor Mitoraj, a sculpture that has become one of the most recognis…
Dobczyce
Chełm Mountain above Myślenice is a popular destination for a short trip from Kraków and a base for active recreation. You can walk to the summit or take the chairlift from Zarabie. At the top, a 15-metre viewing tower offers views, in goo…
Ojców
Okopy Hill in Ojców National Park rises above the Prądnik Valley near Ciemna Cave. The limestone massif combines geological, natural and historical interest. Its most important historic feature is the surviving fragments of the ramparts of…
Jastrzębik
Parkowa Hill in Krynica-Zdrój rises directly above the spa promenade. The summit is about **741–742 m above sea level**, and the first funicular railway in Poland, opened in 1937, runs to the top. Its route is 642 m long and retains its pr…
Jerzmanowice
Grodzisko, also known as Skała 502, Wzgórze 502 or Wyjrzoł, is a limestone outcrop in Jerzmanowice on the Olkusz Upland. Recent measurements give it an elevation of 512.8 metres, although the name recalls older surveys. From the summit, vi…
Olkusz
Stary Olkusz Stronghold is an archaeological site on a small hill west of today’s Olkusz. A circular courtyard about 80 metres across is surrounded by a moat and two rings of earthen ramparts. The appeal lies in the terrain, church ruins a…
Zakopane
Gubałówka (1,123 m) is a ridge in the Gubałówka Range, directly above Zakopane, with one of the best-known viewpoints of the Tatras. The lower funicular station stands by Plac pod Gubałówką, next to the market. At the top, visitors find vi…
Zakopane
The broad flattening in the upper part of the Gąsienicowa Valley is one of the busiest trail junctions in the Polish Tatras. Two routes lead here from Kuźnice — the blue trail via Boczań and Skupniów Upłaz or the yellow one through the Jaw…
Ojców
In the Prądnik Valley, between the Maiden Rocks and the Bachelors' Rocks, a slender limestone needle shoots upward. The Deotyma Needle is one of many oddly shaped formations in Ojców National Park, but its silhouette and the story behind i…