Tripto Guide
Discover places worth seeing — from historic sites to mountain trails.
452 places
Międzybrodzie Bialskie
Today the flooded workings and their surroundings are used for walking and cycling, subject to nature-protection rules. ## A ropeway and 200 tonnes of aggregate In the interwar period almost **200 tonnes of aggregate** were produced here,…
gmina Niegowa
In the village of Siedlec, in the municipality of Janów, at the top of a forested hill at about **374 m above sea level**, one of the most interesting exposures of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland comes to light. The quarry is disused and pri…
Radzionków
The seasonal MOSiR outdoor swimming complex is located in **Księża Góra Park** in Radzionków. It is a practical choice for swimming, a family day by the water or a combination of summer recreation and a walk in the park. The complex is at…
Koniaków
**St Anthony of Padua Chapel in Milówka** stands by the main road in the centre of the village and is one of the Beskid commune’s most important sacred heritage sites. The present masonry chapel was built in stages in the second half of th…
Istebna
**Kaskady Rodła** are a series of natural rapids and small waterfalls on the Biała Wisełka stream in Wisła-Czarne. The stream runs through the valley towards Lake Czerniańskie, and the cascades are one of the easiest walking destinations i…
Bielsko-Biała
**St Nicholas Cathedral in Bielsko-Biała** is one of the oldest and most important landmarks in the city centre. It stands on St Nicholas Square, close to the former ducal castle, and serves as the principal church of the Diocese of Bielsk…
Międzybrodzie Bialskie
**Kiczera in the Little Beskids** is an 831 m summit near Mount Żar and the Wielka Puszcza valley. It offers views of the Little, Silesian and Żywiec Beskids and, in clear weather, the Gorce and Tatra ranges. It is a quieter alternative to…
Cieszyn
**Cieszyn’s Jewish cemeteries** on Hażlaska Street form an unusual pair of necropolises facing one another. The old cemetery was established in 1647, while the new one opened in 1907 when the original burial ground could no longer serve th…
gmina Niegowa
**The Jewish cemetery in Żarki**, also known as the cemetery on Kierków Hill, lies on Polna Street in the north-western part of town. It was founded in 1821 as the third Jewish necropolis in Żarki. Covering about 1.5 hectares, it is one of…
Podzamcze
**The Jewish cemetery in Kromołów**, now within Zawiercie, stands on Piaskowa Street in the Kraków-Częstochowa Jura. It was established before 1730 and is one of the region’s oldest and best-preserved monuments of Jewish material culture.…
Częstochowa
**Mstów Monastery** is a fortified complex of Canons Regular on the Warta, near Częstochowa. Its origins reach back to the 12th century, while today’s appearance combines a late Baroque basilica, monastic buildings and former fortification…
Radzionków
**Kocie Górki** is a hilly walking area on the border of Piekary Śląskie and Radzionków, shaped in part by former mining. Pits, spoil heaps and hollows have been reclaimed by vegetation, creating a mosaic of habitats from damp depressions…
Brenna
**The Czantoria Chairlift** at Ustroń Polana is a convenient starting point for Czantoria Wielka in the Silesian Beskids. Its four-seat chairs cover about 1,640 m and climb 462 m, ending at the Stokłosica glade. One important detail: the u…
Bielsko-Biała
**The Szyndzielnia Gondola Lift** is one of the easiest gateways to the Silesian Beskids. The lower station is in Bielsko-Biała’s Olszówka district, while glazed six-person cabins cover roughly 1,810 m and reach an upper station at about 9…
Gliwice
**Kolejkowo Gliwice** is a large, highly detailed railway world in miniature, located in the Europa Centralna shopping centre at 315 Pszczyńska Street. The 1:25-scale layout covers about 900 m² and includes 460 m of track, 12 trains and hu…
Łęknica
**The Colourful Ponds of Pasieki**, also known as the flooded Bibiela mine, lie in woodland in the municipality of Miasteczko Śląskie. This is a small, quiet attraction for visitors interested in mining heritage and places away from the ma…
Piekary Śląskie
**The Liberation Mound in Piekary Śląskie** is the city’s highest point and a monument to Upper Silesia’s history. It was raised between 1932 and 1937 to commemorate King John III Sobieski’s march towards Vienna and the return of part of S…
Siewierz
## Key information The Cemetery Church of St. Valentine in Woźniki stands on Tarnogórska Street, south of the town centre. It is a wooden log-built church surrounded by shingled arcades. The cemetery contains Józef Lompa’s grave. ## Histor…
Piekary Śląskie
In the northern part of the Świerklaniec park, away from the former palace buildings, stands the **neo-Gothic church of the Good Shepherd** — the Lutheran court church of the Henckel von Donnersmarck family, joined by an open cloister to t…
Goczałkowice-Zdrój
**The Evangelical Church in Pszczyna** stands on the market square, a few steps from the gate leading to the castle. The present Neo-Baroque building followed the fire that destroyed its predecessor in 1905 and was rebuilt in 1905–1906. To…
Zamarski
**The Church of the Holy Trinity in Skoczów** is a Neo-Gothic Evangelical Lutheran church built in 1863–1865. It stands on a small rise near the market square, and its slender tower with a pyramidal spire is a distinctive feature of the to…
Tarnowskie Góry
**The Church of the Saviour in Tarnowskie Góry** stands on the market square and is one of the town’s key Protestant heritage sites. The Evangelical parish resumed its activity here after 1742, and the present church was built in 1780 as a…
Toszek
## Key information The filial Church of St. Lawrence in Zacharzowice is one of the oldest wooden churches in Upper Silesia. It stands on Wiejska Street beside an active cemetery. Its main value is the authentic, almost unchanged structure…
Tarnowskie Góry
**The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Nakło Śląskie** is a brick Romanesque Revival church with elements inspired by Byzantine art. It was built in 1892–1894 to a design by Hugo Heer, as the growing settlement outgrew its former chu…