Cistercian Monastery in Wąchock

Pride of the place is Poland"s best-preserved Romanesque monastic church devoted to the Holy Virgin Mary and St Florian. The monastery was delegated by the Abbey of Morimond in Burgundy, France. The abbey was probably founded by the Cracovian bishop Gedko of the Grifit family in 1179.

  • Wąchock, ul. Kościelna 14
  • +48 41 275 02 00
Complex of Palace in Kurozwęki

In the second half of the 14th century in Kurozwęki they erected a castle referred to in a document dating back to 1400 as “castrum Curoswank”. unique attraction is a herd of over 80 American buffaloes in, which can be admired from the interior of “safari buffalo” carriage.

  • Kurozwęki, ul. Zamkowa 3
  • +48 15 866 72 72
Education – Museum Centre “Świętokrzyski Shtetl”

Located at the crossing of the Staszów – Jędrzejów and Kielce – Tarnów roads, Chmielnik has a synagogue and two Jewish cemeteries: they testify to the wealth and importance of the former Jewish community of Chmielnik.

  • Chmielnik
  • +48 41 354 24 12 (w. 106, 107)
Educational Centre "Glass House" - Stefan Żeromski Manor House in Ciekoty

This is a special place on the Polish map connected with Stefan Żeromski, famous Polish writer. The spatial arrangement of Żeromszczyzna (this name of this place works for years) has a symbolic character. Here are affixed two objects: a replica of an old mansion (the memory of the writer, his longing for the land and family home) and a new building.

  • Ciekoty
  • +48 41 241 38 77
Energy Science Centre

The exhibition tells a story about energy and consists of 28 interactive stations designed for individual experimentation. Here you will find a powerful, weighing more than 750 kg wheel-and-axle.

  • Kielce, KPT (budynek SKYE INC) 2 piętro, ul. Olszewskiego 6
  • +48 41 278 72 50
Former Bishops Palace in Kielce

The seat of the National Museum in Kielce is a palace, which once belonged to Cracow Bishops. The Cracow Bishops’ palace was founded by Jakub Zadzik in the years 1637–1641.

  • Kielce, ul. Zamkowa 1
  • +48 41 344 23 18
Former Cracow Bishops’ Palace in Kielce

The palace belonged to the Cracovian bishops who owned large estates in the Świętokrzyski region. The residence founded by bishop Jakub Zadzik (1582-1642) was erected on the Cathedral Hill. It is considered to be the best-preserved architectural construction in Poland from the Vasa dynasty times.

  • Kielce, pl. Zamkowy 1
  • +48 41 344 23 18
Gagaty Sołtykowskie Nature Reserve

The reserve is located on the territory of the St ęporków commune. Established in 1997, its main purpose was to protect the outcrops of lower Jurassic rocks containing important minerals, fossils and various forms of ironstone.

    Gallery of Contemporary Sacred Art "Dom Praczki" in Kielce

    The collection of the gallery includes works of Polish artists: Tadeusz Kantor, Wladyslaw Hasior, Jerzy Nowosielski, Jerzy Beres and Adam Heron. One can see sculptures, paintings, installations and photographs. Besides the permanent exhibition, "Dom Praczki" organizes contemporary exhibitions.

    • Kielce, ul. Zamkowa 5/7
    • +48 41 360 00 02
    Golden Forest Hermitage in Rytwiany

    In 1624 in the vicinity of Rytwiany town Golden Forest Hermitage was built for the Camaldolese order of Monte Corona congregation. At the time the Annunciation Church, monastic buildings, outbuildings and eremitorium, a complex of hermit houses came into existence.

    • Rytwiany
    • 41 344 77 43