Attractions of the region
Rich history
The Świętokrzyskie Voivodship is one the tiniest in Poland. It doesn’t mean it’s boring though, quite on the contrary! Here, pristine and unspoiled nature creates a unique fusion with the beauty of human works, and legends are sometimes true.. Witches, dinosaurs, mysteries, the Chęciny Castle… Are you brave enough? Will you dare?
Chęciny Castle
The Chęciny Castle was built at the turn of the 13th and 14th century. It is beyond all doubt one of the most popular and most sought-after attractions that the Świętokrzyskie Voivodship has to offer. Located on a hill, a stone’s throw away from the national road no. 7, the fortress is surrounded by many other attractions of the region, such as for instance the Paradise Cave or the Kielce Countryside Museum - Ethnographic Park in Tokarnia. Together, they belong to the so-called Chęciny Tourist Cluster (Chęciński Klaster Turystyczny).
Kadzielnia Nature Reserve
The Kadzielnia Nature Reserve – a strict reserve of inanimate nature located in the city of Kielce, in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodship. It includes the Skałka Geologów (Geologists’ Rock), a remnant of the top of the Kadzielnia Mountain (295 m a.s.l.) in the Kadzielnia Range, extending in the southern and western part of Kielce.
Former Palace of Cracow Bishops
The Palace of Cracow Bishops – a baroque palace in the city of Kielce, former residence of the bishops of Cracow. The best preserved original early baroque palace residence from the 1st half of the 17th century in Poland. Since 1971, it has housed the National Museum. In 2005, the so-called Italian Garden was opened at the back of the palace.
Paradise Cave (Jaskinia Raj)
The Paradise Cave (in Polish: Jaskinia Raj), located near Chęciny in the Świetokrzyskie Mountains, is one of the major attractions of this mountain range and at the same time one of the most beautiful solution caves in Poland. Its nature-formed corridors are approximately 360 million years old. The total length of the chambers and corridors is 240 metres. Regardless of the season, the temperature inside amounts to 8-10 °C, and the humidity level is 95%,
SABAT KRAJNO Amusement and Miniature Park
The facility houses miniatures of the most famous buildings in the world as well as a rich palette of wonders created by nature, a 6D cinema, a rope park and, last but not least, an amusement park. In winter, there are two platter lifts and a modern magic carpet lift for stress-free skiing lessons.
The Kielce Countryside Museum - Ethnographic Park in Tokarnia
This countryside museum is located on the main road and houses numerous wooden buildings. Apart from cottages, you’ll find there also a church, a manor house, a windmill, a granary and a smithy. Both the cottages and other facilities have been equipped with original exhibits, and thus, by visiting them, you can travel back in time to the 19th century and see the living conditions of our ancestors.
Other attractions worth visiting
Places worth seeing in Kielce:
• Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• City park
• Old Market Square
• Nature reserves in the following cities: Kadzielnia, Ślichowice, Wietrznia, Biesak, Karczówka
• Karczówka Monastery and Reserve in Kielce
• Museum of Toys and Play
• Art Exhibitions Office in Kielce
• ‘Winda’ Modern Art Gallery
• Museum of Cultural Dialogue in Kielce
• Kielce Historical Museum
• FlySky Amusement Park
• Kielce Geo Park– Botanical Garden
• ECHO Shopping Mall • KORONA Shopping Mall
The most interesting tourist attractions in the Świętokrzyskie region:
• Ski slopes
• Leonardo Da Vinci Science Centre in Podzamcze Chęcińskie
• Monastery of Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate on Bald Mountain (Łysa Góra)
• Świętokrzyski National Park with its unique mountain hills and cobblestones
• Krzyżtopór Castle in Ujazd
• Bałtów Tourist Complex - Jura Park Bałtów
• Living Museum of Porcelain in Ćmielów
• Samsonów - the ruins of a blast furnace
• Bartek Oak in Zagańsk – the largest and oldest tree in Poland
• Henryk Sienkiewicz in Oblęgorek
• Museum of the White Eagle in Skarżysko-Kamienna
• Przypkowscy Clock Museum in Jędrzejów
• Sandomierz Royal Castle