NATURE

The Krakow bicy­cle path stretch­ing along the Vis­tu­la banks belongs to the most pic­turesque paths in Poland and is regard­ed as one of the most favourite week­end sport activ­i­ties in the town. The path starts in the vicin­i­ty of the Old Town and pass­es by the Jew­ish Quar­ter in Kaz­imierz, the Wawel Roy­al Cas­tle and Cathe­dral, the Błonie Park, the liv­ing quar­ters of Sal­wa­tor and Wola Jus­tows­ka, the Koś­ciuszko Mound, the Sil­ver Moun­tain (with the largest local vine­yard) and the Camal­dolese Her­mit Monastery in Bielany, to reach final­ly the Bene­dic­tine Abbey in Tyniec which built in the XI cen­tu­ry. The Abbey has recent­ly under­gone a total ren­o­va­tion; tourists can vis­it there a new­ly opened restau­rant which serves del­i­ca­cies of the Pol­ish cui­sine. The Bene­dictines run here a shop which sells food prod­ucts pro­duced by the monks them­selves and with nat­ur­al med­i­cines. They also serve as guides to their vis­i­tors and allow them to par­tic­i­pate in ser­vices. Please, con­tact us for details!

The Ojcow Nation­al Park enjoys a nick­name of the Lit­tle Switzer­land. It is locat­ed one hour dri­ve from Krakow and is famous for its amaz­ing archi­tec­ture which is typ­i­cal for the Alpine regions. The main tourist trail stretch­es along the Prąd­nik riv­er val­ley, among the Juras­sic lime­stone for­ma­tions. The list of must-see places include the Her­cules Club, the Chapel on Water built in 1901 and the Pieskowa Skała Cas­tle locat­ed on the Trail of Eagles’ Nests. In sum­mer, the local mill serves tasty bread and home-made del­i­ca­cies, and invites vis­i­tors to its trout fish­ery. Ojcow looks most attrac­tive­ly in autumn when the sur­round­ing decid­u­ous forests turn into a breath­tak­ing palette of colours.