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Ogrodzieniec Castle
The grandest of the Eagles' Nests, a vast ruined castle crowning the highest hill of the Polish Jura.
- Open
- Every day; shorter hours in winter
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Ulica Bajkowa, PodzamczeDirections
- Getting There
- About an hour by car south of Częstochowa, or an hour from Kraków.
Why Go
First built in the 14th century and rebuilt several times, the castle stands on Castle Mountain, 515 meters up, its walls merging with the jagged limestone rocks. On the neighboring hill of Birów, a wooden stronghold has been rebuilt on the site of an early medieval one.
Nearby in Częstochowa
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