Tripto Guide
Discover places worth seeing — from historic sites to mountain trails.
1746 places
Jałówka
Among the forests of the Knyszyn Forest (Puszcza Knyszyńska), on the outskirts of Czarna Białostocka, lies the Czapielówka reservoir — a small body of water that serves as a bathing spot in summer and a destination for walkers and anglers…
gmina Pilica
A few minutes' walk from the market square in Pilica, in the central part of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, spreads the Pilica reservoir — a small body of water that operates in summer as a swimming area guarded by WOPR lifeguards, and in…
Częstochowa
Between Poraj, Żarki-Letnisko and Masłońskie, in the eastern part of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, stretches the Poraj reservoir, also known as Lake Porajskie. Its surface of more than **5.5 km²**, nearly 5 km in length and about 15 km of…
Rudy
In the north-western part of Rybnik spreads the Rybnik reservoir, known as the **Rybnik Sea** — a seven-kilometre-long reservoir on the Ruda river, created for the Rybnik Power Plant. The plant turned out to be an unexpected blessing for t…
Częstochowa
Right by the bed of the Warta river, not far from the Rock of Love (Skała Miłości), lies the Tasarki reservoir — a small artificial pond in Mstów that turns into a municipal swimming area in summer and serves walkers the rest of the year.…
Siemiatycze
In the southern part of Podlachia, in the valley of the Kamionka river, stretch the Siemiatycze reservoirs — three artificial ponds built in the 1970s that now form the town's main recreation area. On one of them operates a municipal swimm…
gmina Stronie Śląskie
About 3 km from Stronie Śląskie, on the slope of Krzyżnik mountain in the Śnieżnik Massif, spreads the reservoir in Stara Morawa. Sitting at around **525 m above sea level**, it is one of the highest artificial water bodies in Poland, and…
Tarnowskie Góry
In Zielona, the eastern district of Kalety, the Mała Panew river spreads into two reservoirs linked by an embankment — the Zielona reservoir. The area, called the forest nook of Silesia, combines mining history with recreation: the smaller…
Wyry
On the edge of the Pszczyna Forest, on the south-western shore of Lake Paprocańskie in Kobiór near Tychy, stands the Promnice hunting lodge — a Neo-Gothic residence of the Dukes of Pszczyna, today a hotel with the Książęca restaurant. Desp…
Łęknica
On the Lusatian Neisse, on the Polish-German border, the New Castle stands in the Muskau Park — the heart of the largest English-style park in this part of Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The castle lies on the German side, in Bad…
Strzelce Opolskie
Above the Zamkowy square in Ujazd, in the heart of the Strzelce land, rise the raw walls of the former residence of the bishops of Wrocław — one of the oldest secular strongholds of the Opole region. The castle was built in the **mid-13th…
Poznań
On Przemysł Hill, just behind Poznań’s Old Market square, stands the oldest surviving royal residence in Poland. The Royal Castle was built in the **13th century** as a residential tower for Przemysł I; it was expanded by his son **Przemys…
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…
Trzebieszowice
Above the Biała Lądecka river, in the valley linking Kłodzko with Lądek-Zdrój, stands Zamek na Skale — today a luxury hotel, once one of the greatest attractions of the Kłodzko land. Its core is a 15th-century knightly residence whose ston…
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…
Świny
In a village between Świdnica and Jaworzyna Śląska hides the former summer residence of the Hochbergs — the family settled here first, before it took over Książ castle. A moated castle existed here as early as the **14th century**: in **13…
gmina Kosakowo
Above the calm waters of Puck Bay, in a Kashubian village between Reda and Puck, stands a palace that locals have called a castle for centuries. The site’s history reaches back to the **16th century**, when the manor of the **Wejher** fami…
Klimkówka
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…
Wrocław
Three kilometres from the city limits of Wrocław, in Ślęza, hides a castle with eight centuries of history. At the beginning of the **14th century** the Templars built a two-storey fortified residential tower on a rectangular plan, around…
Kętrzyn
In the village of Bezławki on the Dajna river, a dozen or so kilometres from Kętrzyn, stands a Gothic stronghold that turned into a church. The castle of the Teutonic procurator was built in the **second half of the 14th century**, and fro…
Bielsko-Biała
In the eastern part of the Old Town of Bielsko-Biała stands the oldest and largest historic building of the city: a castle whose foundations were laid by the **dukes of Cieszyn**. The stronghold was erected in the **second half of the 14th…
Niemodlin
On a hill rising 184 m above sea level, about 11 km west of Opole, stands one of the most valuable residences of Upper Silesia — the castle in Dąbrowa. Its hallmark are the unusual twisted chimneys, regarded as unique in Europe. The histor…
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…
Giżycko
On the Łuczański Canal, which links the Masurian lakes Niegocin and Kisajno, stands a former Teutonic stronghold from the second half of the 14th century. Giżycko Castle was built on the so-called Giżycko Island as the seat of a Teutonic p…