A spring hike through the Eliaszówka Valley. From St. Joseph's Spring, we follow the yellow trail to the Monastery of the Discalced Carmelites in Czerna. We pass through the Way of the Cross, with stations containing two-meter-high sculptures made of Pińczów stone. From the monastery, we...
Region: Kraków-Częstochowa Upland
Kraków-Częstochowa Upland – a geographic macroregion located in southern Poland, forming a 80 km long belt between Kraków and Częstochowa. It consists of four mesoregions: the Częstochowa Upland, the Olkusz Upland, the Krzeszowice Trench and the Tenczyński Garb.
In the territory of the Jura there is a system of medieval castles that used to guard the border of the Kingdom of Poland against attacks from Upper Silesia, these are the so-called Eagles’ Nests.
Hikes in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland:
The second part of the summer hike in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. We set off from Bąkowiec Castle located on the top of Łężec Hill. We take the black trail through a beautiful forest to reach the Cave in Dziadowa Skała. Then we leave the trail and take forest paths to reach the red...
Summer hike along the Eagle's Nests Trail to Bąkowiec Castle. At the beginning we visit the Okiennik Wielki rock group with a characteristic high rock with a rock opening in the shape of a window. Walking further we reach another rock group Jamnicze Skały located in the forest right next...