John Paul II Kraków-Balice International Airport 41 min
Jaskinia Ciemna (28 min) Ojcowski National Park (20 min) Nature reserve in mountainous region, with a local museum, visitor center & seasonal cave tours. Zamek Tenczyn w Rudnie (35 min) Large, part-ruined, medieval Gothic defensive castle on a hill-top with an intact tower. Nature reserve Dolina Racławki (38 min) Nietoperzowa Cave (20 min) Cave and bats Rabsztyn Castle (8 min) Castle, ruins, and desert Pazurek nature reserve (8 min) Błędów Desert (15 min) Sandy desert landscape with viewing platforms, said to have been created by the devil. Kraków Gate (29 min) Imposing limestone formations resembling a gate, the entry point to a valley with hiking trails. Monastery of the Discalced Carmelites (21 min) Zamek w Ojcowie (23 min) Renovated castle known for once protecting the southern Polish border, currently housing a museum. Maczuga Herkulesa (19 min) 30-m high limestone stack in Ojców National Park, named the Cudgel of Hercules for its unique shape. Pieskowa Skala Castle (25 min) Grand Renaissance castle built along a cliff in the late 14th century, with a museum & gardens. Wladislaus I Cave (24 min) Caverns linked by narrow passages, said to have been a hiding place for 14th-century king Ladislaus. |