Just outside the park boundaries, Wierzchowska G贸rna Cave is in the village of Wierzchowie, 5km southwest of Ojc贸w. At 950m long, Wierzchowska is the largest cave in the Krak贸w鈭扖z臋stochowa highlands. Artefacts from the late Stone Age and pottery from the middle Neolithic period were uncovered here during excavations after WWII.
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Some 14km southeast of Krak贸w, the Wieliczka (vyeh-leech-kah) salt mine has been welcoming tourists since 1722 and today is one of Poland's most popular鈥
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As the political and cultural heart of Poland through the 16th century, Wawel Royal Castle is a potent symbol of national identity. It's now a museum鈥
Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial & Museum
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Auschwitz-Birkenau is synonymous with the Holocaust. More than a million Jews, and many Poles and Roma, were murdered here by German Nazis during WWII鈥
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Despite the name, this museum covers more than the story of Oskar Schindler, the Nazi German industrialist who famously saved the lives of members of his鈥
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Auschwitz I was only partially destroyed by the fleeing Germans, and many of the original brick buildings stand to this day as a bleak testament to the鈥
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Though much of Birkenau was destroyed by the retreating Germans, the size of the place, fenced off with long lines of barbed wire and watchtowers鈥
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Wawel Cathedral has witnessed many coronations, funerals and burials of Poland鈥檚 monarchs and nobles. The present cathedral is basically a Gothic, but鈥
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This striking brick church, best known simply as St Mary鈥檚, is dominated by two towers of different heights. The first church here was built in the 1220s鈥
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Stretching over 270m through several passages, 艁okietek Cave is accessible from the black trail heading south from Ojc贸w Castle and can be visited on a 30鈥
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Ojc贸w Castle was deserted in 1826, and has since fallen into ruin. The 14th-century entrance gate and octagonal tower are original, but there鈥檚 little鈥
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About 300m north of Ojc贸w is the frequently photographed Chapel on the Water, which was fashioned in 1901 from the bathhouse that originally stood in its鈥
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If you can only do one thing in Ojc贸w National Park, visit this 14th-century castle, one of the best-preserved castles in the upland. The castle was鈥
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This mound-based memorial was erected in honour of Marshal J贸zef Pi艂sudski after his death in 1935; it was formed from soil taken from WWI Polish battle鈥
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Art gallery that works on behalf of disabled artists and visitors. The gallery hosts regular exhibitions and maintains helpful information on its website鈥
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The 20-hectare zoological gardens are well-tended and home to about 1500 animals. Highlights include a pair of Indian elephants, pygmy hippopotamuses, and鈥
8. Monastery of Camaldolese Monks
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The secluded Monastery of Camaldolese Monks sits atop Silver Mountain, overlooking the Vistula, in an outlying area west of the Old Town. It's worth鈥