The best family-friendly hikes and walks around powiat pszczyński

From a tourist point of view, the dam is three kilometers of a straight as an arrow, smooth, asphalt path running along the crown of the entire structure. It is precisely thanks to this smooth asphalt and the nice views that it has become a place of recreation for many residents of Zabrze, Goczałkowice, Pszczyna, and even more distant towns in the Pszczyna and Bielsko districts. Runners and inline skaters dominate here, there are many walkers, but there is no shortage of cyclists either. The lake itself, although artificially created in the 1950s, resembles a natural lake, so the views from the dam are nice.

"The most beautiful railway station in Poland" may be an exaggeration, but the station building is worth noting, as it's an example of skillfully adapted to modern needs and an exception to the fairly common trend until recently of such buildings first falling into disrepair because no one cares about them, and then being demolished. The Goczałkowice Zdrój stop itself is a convenient starting or ending point for a trip to Lake Goczałkowickie or the Vistula Cycle Route. Especially since there's a restaurant by the nearby pond and two or three others in the nearby spa park – though admittedly, these aren't exactly high-class establishments (with the possible exception of "Kogut i Kurki," where both the interior and the menu are decent). And while waiting for your train, weather permitting, you can admire the sunset colors of the sky and their reflection in the pond.

There are usually a lot of people walking and running on the dam.

One of my favorite towns in Silesia, an extremely picturesque palace with a park and a beautiful market square.

This small neoclassical tea pavilion is located on an island amid the Pszczynka River within the castle park in Pszczyna, built in the third quarter of the 19th century during a renewed interest in Oriental culture. A beautiful place to drink tea or eat something sweet 🍰

Every day at noon, a municipal fanfare based on a local folk song plays from the town hall.

A neo-Renaissance building located on the northern side of the market square, adjacent to the Evangelical-Augsburg church, and has served as the seat of municipal authorities for three centuries. Originally built around 1658 and purchased by the city in 1716, the building survived major fires in 1679 and 1748, underwent several expansions including the addition of a clock tower in 1738, and received its current neo-Renaissance appearance during a major reconstruction in 1931.

This historic building housed the "Pod jodłowym jeleniem" (Under the Fir Deer) inn from 1852 to 1894, which was later demolished and replaced with a modern hotel that opened on May 19, 1900. The property changed hands multiple times throughout the 20th century, serving various purposes including a hotel, residential apartments, offices, and several restaurants and cafes. In recent decades, the building housed banks.