Silesia

Śląskie

Capital: Katowice Major cities: Bielsko-Biala, Czestochowa International airport: KTW - Katowice Pyrzowice

Major tourist attractions

Beskid Śląski and Żywiecki Mountains

Rich choice of winter sports centres. Well-preserved folklore.

Czestochowa

Poland’s spiritual heart and the country’s national shrine. It owes its fame to the miraculous icon of the Black Madonna, kept in Jasna Góra (Bright Mountain) Monastery. The monastery houses a wealth of objets d’art and valuable gifts donated to the shrine throughout centuries.

Pszczyna

Another example of a sumptuous magnate residence, the Pszczyna castle houses a museum of interior decorations from different periods of the castle’s existence.

Ogrodzieniec

Ruins of 16th century castle perched on a hilltop; the largest one of those marking the Trail of the Eagles’ Nests, all set on lime rock hills.

Health Spa

Ustron

Treatment: respiratory system; mobility and rheumatic disorders; metabolism