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War cemetery dedicated to the victims killed by the Germans in September 1939. Pszczyna, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.

Town hall in Pszczyna, silesian voivodeship, Poland

Pszczyna, Miasto w ramach historycznego założenia

Palace (Castle Museum). Pszczyna, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.

Pszczyna, Rynek, 28 sierpnia 1922. Marszałek Polski Józef Piłsudski przypina ppor. Stanisławowi Krzyżowskiemu Krzyż Srebrny Orderu Virtuti Militari

Kraków is the second-largest city in Poland and one of the oldest. In medieval times it was the capital of the Kingdom of Poland. Now Kraków is very popular among tourists because of the old town, which is surrounded by medieval castle walls. It contains dozens of restaurants and cobbled streets.

Kraków

Katowice is a large business, conference and trade fair center. Unlike most other large Polish cities, Katowice did not originate as a medieval town. Katowice's urban layout is a result of expansion and annexation of various towns, industrial worker estates, and villages.

Katowice

The Wieliczka Salt Mine, located in southern Poland and excavated from the 13th century, has been producing table salt continuously since then. Its attractions include the shafts and passageways, an underground lake, four chapels and numerous statues carved by miners out of the rock salt.

Wieliczka Salt Mine

Częstochowa is one of the main tourist destinations in southern Poland. Among it's attractions are old townhouses and the urban core of the city centre. The Black Madonna of Częstochowa, housed at the Jasna Góra Monastery, is a particularly popular religious attraction.

Częstochowa

The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is a museum on the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Oświęcim, Poland. It is a World Heritage Site since 1979 and has been preserved by the Polish government in memory of the 1.1 million people who died there during the Holocaust.

Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum

Żywiec Brewery is one of the largest breweries and beer producers in Poland. The brewery museum offers to visit guided tours, manufacturing museum and a beer cellar.

Zywiec Brewery Museum

Cieszyn is a border town in southern Poland. In 1920 Cieszyn Silesia was divided between Poland and Czechoslovakia. The larger part of the town joined Poland as Cieszyn. The smaller western suburbs became part of Czechoslovakia as a new town called Český Těšín. Three bridges connect the twin towns.

Cieszyn

The Moszna Castle is a 200-year-old castle building that now operates as a hotel. It is located in the small village of Moszna. It has a chapel which is used as a concert hall and a gallery with regular exhibitions. The entire complex includes a park with nearby fields, meadows, and a forest.

Moszna Castle

Ogrodzieniec Castle - ruins of a castle built in the system of the so-called Eagles' Nests in the 14th-15th centuries. The castle is located on the highest elevation in the Krakow-Czestochowa Jurassic Highlands - Castle Mountain rising to 515.5 meters above sea level.

Ogrodzieniec Castle

Ojców National Park is the smallest national park in Poland, but it is the closest to Kraków and has many hiking and cycling pathes. The area is popular for its rock formations, which together with two river valleys form numerous limestone cliffs, canyons, and caves.

Ojcowski National Park

Pszczyna is a town in southern Poland. It is worth visiting because of the Old Town, with the layout dating back to the Middle Ages, Pszczyna Castle and the historical Park of Pszczyna.

Pszczyna

Kielce is a capital of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in Poland. The city and its surroundings are known for their historic architecture, green spaces with walkable routes and recreational areas like the Świętokrzyski National Park.

Kielce

Błędów Desert was created as a result of human activity which lowered the water table to such a degree that the ground could no longer support plant life.

Błędów Desert

Ojców, kaplica „Na Wodzie” pw. św. Józefa, 1901

This is a photography of Natura 2000 protected area with ID

Dolina Prądnika (Ojcowski Park Narodowy)

Wieża bramna po remoncie w 2018 r. elewacji oraz wymianie gontu.

The “Trail of the Eagles' Nests” (Szlak Orlich Gniazd) of south-western Poland, is a marked trail, named after a chain of 25 medieval castles which the trail passes by, between Częstochowa and Kraków. The Trail of the Eagles' Nests was first marked by Kazimierz Sosnowski. Since 1980, much of the area has been designated a protected area known as the Eagle Nests Landscape Park (Park Krajobrazowy Orlich Gniazd).

Niedzica Castle, also known as Dunajec Castle, is a medieval stronghold located on the right bank of the Czorsztyn Reservoir in the village of Niedzica-Zamek. This castle was probably built in the early 14th century, probably on the site of an earlier defensive structure.

Niedzica Castle

Tropsztyn Castle is a reconstruction of a defensive castle near the Czchowskie lake. The history of the castle is connected with the village of Tropie, located on the opposite side of the river.

Tropsztyn Castle

Park Gródek in Jaworzno is an old quarry site, which has been transformed into a beautiful park. The park is located in the Gródek district of Jaworzno, and is a great place to spend time with family and friends. The park is open to the public and is free to enter. It is a great place to relax and enjoy nature.

Park Gródek

View of Skrzyczne from the watchtower on Barania Góra

Zakopane is a town in the extreme south of Poland. It is a popular destination for mountaineering, skiing, and tourism. Zakopane lies in a valley between the Tatra Mountains and Gubałówka Hill. Popular tourist activity is taking a stroll through the town's most popular street: Krupówki.

Zakopane

Morskie Oko, or Eye of the Sea in English, is the largest and fourth-deepest lake in the Tatra Mountains, in southern Poland. It is located deep within the Tatra National Park in the Rybi Potok Valley, of the High Tatras mountain range.

Morskie Oko

Silesian Beskids is a landscape park located in the Silesian province. It includes the forest-covered mountain ranges of Beskid Śląski: the Czantoria range and Barania Góra. The park is a popular place to visit throughout the year due to its variety of hiking, cycling, skiing trails.

Silesian Beskids Landscape Park

Zakrzówek is a picturesque area located just a few kilometers southwest of Kraków's Old Town, known for its scenic lagoon created from a flooded limestone quarry. It is a popular destination for relaxation, swimming, and enjoying nature, offering crystal clear waters and surrounded by parkland and rocky outcrops.

Top 5 nature parks to visit in Poland near Pszczyna:

Błędów Desert

Ojcowski National Park

Park Gródek

Silesian Beskids Landscape Park

Park Zakrzówek