Swietokrzyskie

Świętokrzyskie

Capital: Kielce Major cities: Sandomierz, Skarzysko-Kamienna, Starachowice

Major tourist attractions

Kielce

Bishops’ Palace with corner towers; inside, beautifully ornamented ceilings (plafonds) The 17th century cathedral with baroque and Renaissance interior decorations.

Checiny

Ruins of 14th century castle are towering over the historical town. The Paradise Cave in the town’s environs.

Święty Krzyż (Nowa Slupia)

Benedictine abbey built on top of Mt Łysa Góra in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains.

Ujazd (Iwaniska)

Ruins of the enormous Krzyżtopór castle designed to have four towers symbolising the four seasons and 12 big halls, one for each month. Exactly 52 rooms were built, one for each week in the year, and 356 windows.

Krzemionki (Bodzechow)

Neolithic mine of striped flint.

Sandomierz

Overlooking the Vistula sits the old urban centre with the Opatów Gate, town hall, cathedral, charming old houses and a Romanesque church.

Wachock

Old interior decorations of the Romanesque Cistercian abbey.

Health Spa

Busko-Zdroj

Treatment: circulatory system; mobility and rheumatic disorders; skin diseases; neurological diseases

National Park

Swietokrzyski

The territory of the park includes the Lysogóry Mountains with Mount Lysica (612 m. ...