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: