Things to do in Wałbrzych

Stary Książ Castle

Wałbrzych

Free entry

Stary Książ is a set of romantic ruins above the Pełcznica gorge, within the Książ Landscape Park near Książ Castle in Wałbrzych. It is a rewarding walk to a less obvious part of the Książ complex. This is an outdoor ruin, not an operating…

Chełmiec Peak, Wałbrzyskie Mountains

Wałbrzych

Chełmiec (851 m above sea level) is the second-highest summit of the Wałbrzyskie Mountains, after Borowa, and a distinctive landmark of the Central Sudetes. Natura 2000 and the Chełmiec Dome protected landscape area cover the massif. The w…

Collegiate Church of the Holy Guardian Angels in Wałbrzych

Wałbrzych

**The Collegiate Church of the Holy Guardian Angels in Wałbrzych** is a distinctive Neo-Gothic church in the city centre. Construction of the present building began in 1898 to a design by Alexis Langer, an important Neo-Gothic architect in…

Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows in Wałbrzych

Wałbrzych

**The Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows in Wałbrzych** occupies the town’s oldest church, on Garbarska Street. The small building has a history reaching back to medieval traditions, while its most valuable treasure is a Gothic Pietà venerated…

Porcelain Museum in Wałbrzych

Wałbrzych

The Porcelain Museum in Wałbrzych provides one of the clearest explanations of why ceramics became such an important part of the city’s industrial identity. The institution was founded in 1908 and has been housed since 1926 in the Albertic…

Palm House in Wałbrzych (Lubiechów)

Wałbrzych

On the edge of Wałbrzych's Lubiechów district, at 158 Wrocławska Street and barely **1.8 km from Książ Castle**, stands one of the oldest palm houses in Poland. It was built in **1911–1913** on the orders of Henry XV von Pless as the **win…

Henryk Wieniawski Spa Park in Szczawno-Zdrój

Wałbrzych

The Spa Park in Szczawno-Zdrój, bearing the name of violinist **Henryk Wieniawski**, was laid out in the English style on the slopes of Gedymin Hill, right by the town's main promenade. The layout was begun in **1812** at the behest of Dr…

The Underground of Książ Castle

Wałbrzych

Half a kilometre of concrete corridors and halls, carved 50 metres beneath the Honour Courtyard of the third-largest castle in Poland. The underground of Książ is an unfinished Second World War project, opened to visitors only in 2019 — an…

Market Square in Wałbrzych

Wałbrzych

The market square in Wałbrzych is the central space of the former Waldenburg, for centuries a wealthy centre of linen trade and mining. After a thorough revitalisation it gained an eye-catching fountain, restored townhouses and greenery —…

The Spa of Szczawno-Zdrój

Wałbrzych

The spa of Szczawno-Zdrój flourished in the **19th century** thanks to the healing properties of its waters and the favourable microclimate of the Szczawnik stream valley at the foot of Chełmiec (**850 m above sea level**) in the Central S…

Observation Tower on Gedymin Hill in Szczawno-Zdrój

Wałbrzych

On Gedymin Hill, a wooded elevation of **532 m above sea level** also called Park Mountain, a modern observation tower about **30 metres** high was opened on **8 July 2022**. Two terraces, located at **16.43** and **26.85 m**, and a wide w…