The best running trails around Polanka Wielka

A pleasant crossing between two bridges. You can't ride onto this footbridge, but there are guide rails. Nice view from the top of the river and the boulevards.

The castle in Oświęcim is the royal castle of King Casimir IV Jagiellon.

Very nice path along the river with opportunities to linger

The castle in Oświęcim experienced its greatest glory during the reign of Duke Casimir I at the beginning of the 15th century. Its brick tower was described at that time even by Jan Długosz himself in “History of Poland…”. This place was also visited by many distinguished figures over the centuries. Among them was the future Queen of Poland, Bona Sforza d’Aragona, travelling to Krakow from distant Bari for her wedding with King Sigismund I.

The castle now houses a museum that is open from 10am to 6pm except Mondays.

The boulevards are a picturesque place for walks and rest for both city residents and tourists. They are located on the Soła River, near the Old Town. You can rest on a bench, and for sports enthusiasts, there is an outdoor gym - a team of outdoor fitness equipment. The alleys are also used by jogging and Nordic walking enthusiasts, they are a great solution for inline skaters and cyclists. In summer, the Boulevards are full of sunbathers, and this is also due to the availability of deckchairs that appear regularly during this period. The trees growing on the boulevards are a great example of landscaping in a place of recreation, they provide shelter to animals, cool down during the heat, and give color to this place at any time of the year. Nearby you can find a footbridge, which in combination with the aforementioned vegetation is a good place for amateur and professional photo sessions. Along the main walking path, on the fence of the Salesian Institute, you can admire the cyclical Municipal Outdoor Gallery. https://visitmalopolska.pl/pl_PL/obiekt/-/poi/bulwary-nad-rzeka-sola-oswiecim https://pl-pl.facebook.com/BulwarynadSola/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5PxH5o515o

Castle in Oświęcim - a building erected in the Middle Ages on the top of a hill, on the right bank of the Soła river in Oświęcim. The castle consists of an early gothic bergfried tower built at the end of the 13th century and a two-storey, basement building erected on a rectangular plan (old castle wing from the beginning of the 16th century) and a link from 1929–1931 built on the site of older buildings. A significant part of the fortifications was taken by the river - which changed its course for centuries. On the castle hill there are remains of defensive walls and bastions. The royal castle was located in the second half of the 16th century in the Silesian poviat of the Kraków voivodeship. There are two tunnels under the castle: the older one (built before 1914) and the other one drilled by the Germans (1940–1944). This tunnel served as an air-raid shelter. The first mentions of the Oświęcim castellany come from the period when it was incorporated into the Duchy of Opole (1177–1179). The reconstruction and fortification of the castle are attributed to the son of Mieszko Plątonogi, Prince Kazimierz. This is evidenced by archaeological discoveries near the tower confirming the existence of a brick structure on the castle hill in the first half of the 13th century. pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamek_w_O%C5%9Bwi%C4%99cimiu malopolska.szlaki.pttk.pl/1568-pttk-malopolska-zamek-w-oswiecimiu

Castle in Oświęcim - a building erected in the Middle Ages on the top of a hill, on the right bank of the Soła river in Oświęcim. The castle consists of an early gothic bergfried tower built at the end of the 13th century and a two-storey, basement building erected on a rectangular plan (old castle wing from the beginning of the 16th century) and a link from 1929–1931 built on the site of older buildings. A significant part of the fortifications was taken by the river - which changed its course over the centuries. On the castle hill there are remains of defensive walls and bastions. The royal castle was located in the second half of the 16th century in the Silesian poviat of the Kraków voivodeship. There are two tunnels under the castle: the older one (built before 1914) and the other one drilled by the Germans (1940–1944). This tunnel served as an air-raid shelter. The first mentions of the Oświęcim castellany come from the period when it was incorporated into the Duchy of Opole (1177–1179). The reconstruction and fortification of the castle are attributed to the son of Mieszko Plątonogi, Prince Kazimierz. This is evidenced by archaeological discoveries near the tower confirming the existence of a brick structure on the castle hill in the first half of the 13th century. https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamek_w_O%C5%9Bwi%C4%99cimiu https://malopolska.szlaki.pttk.pl/1568-pttk-malopolska-zamek-w-oswiecimiu