Places around Wrocław
  • Brzeg
    ancient capital of one of small Piasts' duchies, on Odra river, castle of dukes - one of the finest examples of renaisance architecture in Silesia, called "Silesian Wawel Castle"
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  • Lubiąż
    the largest cistersian monastery ensemble in Silesia - one of the bigest baroque bildings in Europe.

  • Ślęża
    holy mountain of pre-slavian pagan tribes, ancient cult sculptures preserved around, the mountain is the highest in all lowland between Sudetes and Ural, you can see a beautiful panorama from the tower on the top (Wrocław to the north, Sudetes to the south).

  • Środa Śląska
    small town with well preserved medieval structures, used to be a pattern example for location of many other Silesian towns, unique oval market square and one of the best preserved ancient city walls in Silesia. Recently famous of medieval treasures and coins found under the ground in the town, so called "Treasure of Sroda".

  • Świdnica
    ancient capital of the strongest and the longest independent of Polish Piasts' duchies in Silesia, one of the bigest and richest cities in medieval Silesia, famous of its Church of the Peace from XVII c.- one of the two which preserved - recently placed in UNESCO world heritage monuments list; and also hothic parish church (from April 2004 the cathedral of new created Diocese of Świdnica) with precious baroque interior and the tallest spire in Silesia and one of the tallest in Poland (103m).

  • Trzebnica
    former health resort on Trzebnica Hills north of Wrocław, monastery and church (one of the oldest in Poland) where Saint Hedwig and her husband duke Henry the 1-st are buried, one of the most important and famous sanctuaries in Silesia.

  • Żórawina
    village in southern outskirts of Wrocław, the former parish church is one of the finest examples of late renaissance art (manierism) - now in renovation and the Museum of Manierism is going to be created.

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