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Ojców National Park

Poland's smallest national park, a valley of limestone cliffs, caves and a Renaissance castle north of the city.

Photo: Jan Jerszyński · CC BY-SA 2.5
Open
Always; the castle and caves close in winter
Price
Free; paid for the caves and the castle
Time Needed
A day
Address
Ojców 9, 32-045 SułoszowaDirections
Getting There
Bus from Kraków to Ojców, about 45 minutes.

Why Go

The Prądnik valley winds between white rock towers and beech woods, with walking trails, caves where a king once hid, and the Club of Hercules, a pillar of rock 25 meters tall. Pieskowa Skała castle stands on a crag at the north end.

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