Attractions and Places To See around gmina Tarczyn - Top 20

Actually, there are two chapels, both rebuilt. The originals were stolen, and one even burned down; their tangled history is described on a plaque nearby.

An old roadside chapel with a cool history

Feel the nature, it's worth taking your time there.

The beginnings of the creation of the "largest orchard in Europe" date back to the reign of Queen Bona, who was famous for her passion for gardening, including fruit growing. In 1545, she received large tracts of land in the Grójec district, which she later took care of, establishing numerous privileges for the owners of gardens. Then, fruit growing found legal support in the royal act of 1578, issued by Queen Bona's son. This gave rise to the development of fruit orchards, mainly apple orchards. Many historical works contain numerous mentions of the development of manor and peasant orchards in the Grójec region. A significant role in the history of "Grójecki apples" was also played by clergymen (Roch Wójcicki from Belsk, Niedźwiedzki from Łęczeszyce, Stefan Roguski from Goszczyn and Edward Kawiński from Konary), who in the 19th century were the main promoters of fruit growing in this region. At the beginning of the 20th century, commercial orchards were already established, the symbol of which was Jan Cieślak from Podgórzyce. He introduced high culture in the cultivation and storage of apples (in 1918 he built the first fruit storage facility in Poland). At the beginning of the 20th century, the first advisors also appeared, and one of the most famous from this region was Witalis Urbanowicz, who in 1909 became famous for developing the 10 gardening commandments. The very dynamic development of Grójec fruit growing, synonymous with Prof. Szczepan Pieniążek, began at the end of World War II. Thanks to him, the Institute of Pomology and Floriculture was established, which passed on the latest knowledge and experience in apple cultivation to local fruit growers. On the professor's recommendation, his student, Eligiusz Gajewski, founded the Experimental Plant of the Institute of Pomology and Floriculture in Nowa Wieś. This plant became a model farm from which Grójec fruit growers drew practical knowledge.

a bit narrow but you can

you can't see a better future from there...but it's still worth it

A forest nature reserve located in the Nadarzyn commune in the Mazovian province. In 2003, a group of fallow deer was acclimatized here.

It was established in 1983 on an area of 23.73 ha. The purpose of protection is to preserve fragments of natural forest communities with associations of tall oak-hornbeam forest and mixed continental coniferous forest. It has high natural values. The oak-pine and oak stands occurring here are up to 180 years old. In the lower layer there is hornbeam and oak, while the undergrowth is dominated by buckthorn. The oak forests occurring in the reserve are among the oldest in Mazovia. Thanks to the large number of old, often hollow trees, the reserve is a breeding ground for numerous bird species.