Tourism cluster
Cultural tourism
Zakrzów Peak
Going up a narrow and steep path we reach the highest point in the Gmina of Gogolin – the Zakrzów Peak in the shape of a 5-meter stone tower
Brzeg – the Town
* Gothic-Renaissance Silesian Piasts Castle (13-16th c.) called the Silesian Wawel. The castle complex (together with its chapel) is an international class heritage site (“0 class” according to the former classification).
Dinopark in Krasiejów
The Dinopark was established in the basis of an open silt mine in Krasiejów. The research carried out by Professor Jerzy Dzik from Warsaw confirmed the validity of the paleontological sensation on a global scale.
Komorno mansion with a 1800 romantic park
Komorno. The Classicist mansion, built in 1760, was destroyed in 1945 and rebuilt two years later. Located in the middle of a romantic park dating back to approx. 1800
Regional Heritage and Crafts Chamber in Kuniów
The village of Kuniów features the remnants of a 19th c. smithy and bakery. These items of cultural heritage are currently owned by private individuals, who are elderly persons.
Palace and park complex in Kamień Śląski
In 1994 the Opole region was enriched with the Palace and Park Complex in Kamień Śląski, which had been rebuilt from complete ruin. For centuries Kamień Śląski was known as the residence of great noble families. It is particularly famous as the birthplace of St. Hyacinth, who is vividly revered in this area.
Moszna – Castle
History of the Moszna Castle. Moszna is located on a route connecting Prudnik with Krapkowice. The name of the village is probably derived from the surname Moschin – a family that arrived in the Łącznik Parish in the 14th c. Legend has it that, in the Middle Ages, Moszna belonged to the Knights Templar.
Ruins of the castle in Strzelce Opolskie
Originally a Piast castle belonging to the Dukes of Opole, recorded as early as 1303. Numerous interferences in its architecture caused its style to be almost completely blurred. In 1945 it was burnt down by the Russians.
Medieval Complex in Byczyna
The Medieval Complex in Byczyna features an inn, a stable, an armoury and a smithy. The complex offers a number of attractions for tourists, including, among other things, “green” history classes for children as well as Medieval fencing, battleaxe throwing, spear throwing, knife throwing and shooting courses ...
Bishop’s Castle in Otmuchów
A bishop’s castle built in the 13th c. on the site of a wooden fort. Made over on two occasions, in 1484 by Bishop Roth and in 1585-1596 in Renaissance style ...
Castle and Brewery in Namysłów
The castle in Namysłów, standing on a round mound, is a brick-built structure on an irregular rectangular plan. It is located in the town centre next to the brewery. Recorded as early as 1312, it was probably wooden at the time. The first credible document on the castle dates from 1360.
Ruins of the palace in Narok
The village of Narok features a palace dating back to the 18th c. It was then owned by Countess Luisa Eleonora von Beess, née von Skerbrnsky.
Ruins of the palace in Zakrzów
A long-time knightly residence. At the village crossroads, it is worth turning left to go up to the village pond next to which are the ruins of a mid-18th c. palace. Until 1945 the manor area with two lime kilns belonged to the Madelung family.
Defensive walls and the executioner’s house in Paczków
The town was founded in the early 13th c. In 1254 a fort was built here to protect the border of the Duchy of Nysa and Otmuchów from the Czechs and other Silesian duchies.
Nysa
Nysa is a place where the traces of a 800-year history are very much alive and where modernity lives peacefully side by side with the natural environment. Nysa received a municipal charter in 1223. Its founder was, according to The History of Poland by Jan Długosz, Boleslaus III the Wry-Mouthed. 13th -18th c.
Palace and Amerykan Estate in Pisarzowice
Pisarzowice – one of the oldest villages in the gmina, first recorded in Latin in 1301 as Villa Scriptoris – a writer’s village. In 1285–1313 it belonged to Duke Boleslaus of Opole.
Izbicko Palace
The castle’s oldest records date back to the 16th c., but it was not until the mid-18th c. that the first sketch appeared which gives us an idea of what it looked like. The palace was surrounded by a beautiful French garden.
Knightly Palace in Zimnice Małe
The central part of the village features a knightly palace built by the Prószkowski family probably in the 15th c. Converted into a granary in the 19th c.
Palace in Chrósty
The Classicist palace, built in 1813 and burnt down in 1945, was owned in the 17th c. by the Lichnowskis, who were followed by the Garniers, by the von Schons from 1817 and, finally before World War II, by the von Seher Thoss family. It still retains the remnants of its moulding and the Doric columns that used to support its terrace.
Palace in Rozwadza
A substantially damaged English-style palace dating back to 1861. Its name was first recorded around 1300 as Rosvatzha or Rozwadse.
Palace in Tułowice
The beautiful palace in Tułowice is the gmina’s most valuable architectural monument and forms part of the palace, park and manor complex in Tułowice.
Palace in Żyrowa
The palace in Żyrowa – a Baroque palace in the village of Żyrowa. Originally owned by the Duchy of Opole. Following 1280 it first became property of the monastery in Jemielnica. From 1447 it was the residence of the von Zyrowski family and, in 1631, it was bought Baron, later Count, Melchior Ferdinand von Gaschin.
Breeding Apiary in Maciejów
History of the Breeding Apiary in Maciejów. The Breeding Apiary in Maciejów is located in a historic place connected with the life and work of the world-famous apiculture discoverer and researcher – Father Dr Jan Dzierżoń.
Rożnów
Rożnów – a village with Medieval origins, more widely known for its unique pyramid-shaped headstone – the only object of its kind in the Opolskie Voivodeship. The pyramid in Rożnów. A church in the background.
Ruins of the palace in Polska Cerkiew
The palace was built in the early 17th c. In the late 19th c. it was subjected to a thorough makeover. Burnt in 1945. An example of the beautiful late-Renaissance architecture.
Castle in Niemodlin
Around 1313 Duke Boleslaus of Niemodlin built a new castle, which he then made into his residence. At the same time Niemodlin became the capital of a duchy.
Koźle Piasts Castle in Kędzierzyn-Koźle
The ducal residence of the Koźle Piasts in Koźle. In the late 13th c. Koźle was granted municipal rights. It became the residence of the ducal Piast line reigning over a small state with the capitals in Koźle and Bytom (1282-1355).
Silesian Piasts Castle in Brzeg
The Silesian Piasts Castle, known as the Silesian Wawel, was erected on the site of a fortified Gothic castle. It owes its present appearance to a Renaissance makeover by Italian architects.
Castle in Dąbrówka
Erected in the mid-17th c. There are suggestions that a similar defensive structure had existed on that site. Legend has it that Duchess Dąbrówka lived here and was laid in a silver sarcophagus in the old part of the castle.
Castle in Krapkowice
The late-Renaissance castle is an integral part of the ducal town.
Castle in Prószków
In the 16th c. the owner of the local estate, Jerzy Prószkowski, built a grand castle here. Despite numerous subsequent makeovers, it retained its Renaissance character. The preserved original items include, among other things, a shield with the Prószkowskis’ coat of arms and stucco decorations in the former knightly room.
Castle in Rogów Opolski
The Medieval hunting castle in Rogów belonged, according to legend, to the Knights Templar. Erected by them in the 13th c., it is said to have been connected through an underground tunnel with their principal residence in Otmęt.
Castle in Większyce
The castle was located at the Park’s highest point, on the site of a former mansion. Built of cream-coloured brick, it was architecturally enriched and, at the same time, made outlandish by a number of added pinnacles, towers, bays and garrets, which are still in a fairly good shape.
Palace and park complex in Kujawy
The park and palace complex from 1888. Made over at the turn of the 20th c. From 1908 – the headquarters of an Upper Silesian mining and metallurgical company owned by the Tiele-Winckler family.
Palace and park complex in Tułowice
The palace complex was built in 1616 by the Pilchner Foundation. Made over in the 18th c., it comprises a palace, a gate building, a garden building, an annexe and a park. The palace was built in late-Renaissance style with Neo-Gothic modifications added during its makeover (19th c.)
Religious tourism
St. Mary Magdalene’s Church in Jasiona
At the Oleszka – Jasiona – Żyrowa crossroads we pass a pilgrims’ cross funded by Jasiona’s present Parish Priest – Father Franciszek Augustyniok.
Mount St. Anne
Mount St. Anne, the Pearl of the Opole Region – St. Anne’s Sanctuary – Landscape park – Monument of history – Nature 2000 area. On Mount St. Anne the natural and cultural assets merge into one, forming a spectacularly beautiful and unique landscape.
St. Mary’s Chapel
St. Mary’s Chapel with a miraculous spring inside.
Exaltation of the Cross Cathedral in Opole
The Exaltation of the Cross Cathedral Basilica in Opole. The first church on this site was erected by Boleslaus the Brave around 1005.
The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows in Tuły
The church in Tuły was built in 1856. It was officially consecrated on 9 July 1857 by the Bishop of Wroclaw Heinrich Förster.
The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built in Neo-Gothic style in 1859-1861.
The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows and St. Adalbert
The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows and St. Adalbert – Opole’s oldest church dating back to the 10th c. Built, according to legend, on the site where St. Adalbert delivered his passionate sermons.
St. Michael’s Church
St. Michael’s Evangelical Church. 14th c. Neo-Gothic style. Inside the church are numerous monuments of religious art, with a Medieval crucifix and crypts among them.
St. Michael’s Church in Żyrowa
The church in Żyrowa was built by the Cistercians of Jemielnica in 1300.
Holy Trinity Church
The Holy Trinity Parish Church. 1767. The Baroque Catholic church was built in 1767 on the site of an earlier church destroyed by a fire in 1757.
Holy Trinity (Franciscan) Church
The Roman Catholic Holy Trinity Church is located near the Market Square in Opole.
The Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul in Opole
The Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul in Opole was erected in the form of a modern basilica.
Sanctuary in Kamień Śląski
For centuries Kamień Śląski was known as the residence of great knightly and noble families. 1594 – the year in which St. Hyacinth was canonized – was particularly notable in its history. Since that time the saint’s veneration in his birthplace has grown ever stronger.
St. James’ Route
St. James’ Paths are used by pilgrims who, on their own or in small groups, wish to travel through the old Continent in search of its spiritual unity.
Active tourism
Warsaw Uprising Pilots Flying Club
The airfield was established in 1936 and the flying club was started in 1957. For those who love to fly the Club, located within the Gmina of Komprachcice (Polska Nowa Wieś), offers a number of attractions. Its sections include – Parachuting, Paragliding, Airplane ...
Opawskie Mountains – wildlife education routes
A wildlife education route is a path which makes it possible for people to become familiar with the most interesting wildlife phenomena in a given area. It serves tourist functions.
Lake Turawskie
Lake Turawskie. Rzeki zasilające - Supplying rivers Mała Panew, Libawa. Rzeki wypływające - Outflowing rivers Mała Panew. Type of lake – storage reservoir. Lake Turawskie.
Lake Nyskie
This storage reservoir built in 1972 is located in the Nysa Kłodzka Valley, within the Otmuchów and Nysa Protected Landscape Area.
Lake Otmuchowskie
A reservoir built in 1926-33, with a grey heron habitat unique on a national scale.
Hunters’ Association “CHROBRY” in Głuchołazy
Hunting. The Hunters’ Association “CHROBRY” in Głuchołazy was established in 1948.
Tennis courts at the Municipal Sports and Recreation Centre
Tennis courts at the Municipal Sports and Recreation Centre. Opole, ul. Oleska 51. Training, service, recreation.
Bowling alley – Opole Recreation Centre
Information: We offer a modern bowling facility with 12 Brunswick bowling tracks.
Popular Horse Riding Club “Spur”
The “Spur” club offers: * For children – first steps in horse riding, horse riding with a longe line * Horse riding courses for children, young people and adults.
Hunting
Hunting. Visit the Zawadzkie forests. The variety of wildlife in the Stobrawa and Turawa Forests attracts hunters and berry pickers alike.
Opole Zoo
The Opole Zoo, located in the Bolko Island, has a surface area of 30 ha. It features over 1000 animals representing 240 species, including gorillas and California sea lions.
Hippotherapy and Horse Recreation Centre in Opole
The Hippotherapy and Horse Recreation Centre in Opole. The Centre offers rehabilitation for physically and mentally handicapped children, rehabilitation for adults and horse riding courses.
Paintball
We organise paintball events for individual customers and integration events for companies.
Ropes Course – Pokrzywna
Rope obstacle routes comprising a variety of bridges, beams, overpasses, jump platforms, downward slopes and nets.
Golf course in Obrowiec
The Golf Club in Obrowiec offers a 9-hole golf course with a Golf Academy in Obrowiec.
Canoeing – Mała Panew
The Mała Panew River is an ideal place for water sports fans. The Zawadzkie - Kolonowskie section is definitely recommendable for a one-day canoe trip.
Moszna Stud
The history of the Moszna Stud began in 1948, in the direct vicinity of the Moszna Castle, amid the azaleas and rhododendrons of an old park and away from the big city life.
ARGOS Stud
We offer our visitors: * a nice, family-like atmosphere throughout their stay * fresh air entertainment and rest * genuinely close contact with nature and the animals * hippotherapy * horse riding lessons and horse rides * a horse guest house with professional service * camping sites ...
Artificial Skating Rink
It was launched as an open-air facility in 1961. In the 1970s it underwent substantial modernisation completed in 1978. Currently a closed-air facility.
Terenowiec Paintball
Terenowiec is the region’s biggest firm of its kind organising integration events as well as training courses for firms and private individuals.
Go-carting course in Opole
Speedway Society in Opole
The speedway club Kolejarz Opole was founded in January 2003. It continues the traditions of the speedway section of the sports club “Kolejarz”.
Bike course – Głuchołazy
Established in the autumn of 1998, it is composed of two sections forming a 40-kilometre itinerary running through the most interesting locations of the Opawskie Mountains.
Fishing
The vicinity of Zawadzkie is an ideal place for fishing trips. The Gmina of Zawadzkie has several interesting fishing grounds, such as the Mała Panew River, the Hutniczy Pond or the Hutniczy Canal.
Billiards Club Zebra
We have two large billiards rooms (a total of 6 nine-stop tables).
Wooden Churches Itinerary
Wooden churches – Bąków
The Parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary erected at the turn of the 16th c.
Wooden churches – Biskupice
St. Hedwig’s Parish Church dating from 1718.
Wooden churches – Biskupice
The Filial Church of St. John the Baptist dating from 1626, built by Hans Hase on the site of a former church destroyed in 1588.
Wooden churches – Borki Wielkie
The Cemetery Church of St. Martin and St. Bartholomew, dating probably from the 17th c. A tower was added in 1789.
Wooden churches – Boroszów
St. Mary Magdalene’s Filial Church dating from 1679.
Wooden churches – Brzezinki
The Filial Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary dating from ca. 1550, subsequently extended.
Wooden churches – Chocianowice
The Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built in 1662.
Wooden churches – Dobrodzień
St. Valentine’s Cemetery Church dating probably from 1630 or 1650.
Wooden churches – Gierałcice
The Evangelical Church dating from 1617. Made over in 1822.
Wooden churches – Gołkowice
The post-Evangelical Filial Church of St. John the Baptist built in 1766-1767 on the site of a former, also wooden, church.
Wooden churches – Grodzisko
St. Roche’s Church dating from 1710. A votive church.
Wooden churches – Jakubowice
The wooden post-Evangelical Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Queen of Poland was built in 1585.
Wooden churches – Jamy
St. Margaret’s Church dating from 1792, funded by Count Karl Sigismund von Aulock.
Wooden churches – Komorzno
The first wooden Evangelical church was built in 1623. A new church was built on its site in 1753, with the tower of the earlier church preserved.
Wooden churches – Kozłowice
The Church of St. John the Baptist dating from the 17th c.
Wooden churches – Laskowice
St. Lawrence’s Filial Church built in 1686.
Wooden churches – Lasowice Małe
The Filial Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary built in 1688.
Wooden churches – Lasowice Wielkie
The Parish Church of All Saints erected in 1599.
Wooden churches – Ligota Górna
The cemetery chapel dating from 1787 built by Jan Kabat.
Wooden churches – Maciejów
A religious building erected in the early 16th c.
Wooden churches – Miechowa
St. Hyacinth’s Filial Church built in 1529. The original chapel was extended and enlarged into a church in 1628.
Wooden churches – Nasale
St. Lawrence’s Evangelical Church, originally Catholic, transferred probably in 1939 from Zdziechowice.
Wooden churches – Olesno
St. Anne’s Church dating from 1518.
Wooden churches – Proślice
The Filial Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ built probably around 1531 or 1580, made over in 1772.
Wooden churches – Rożnów
The Holy Trinity Filial Church built in 1788. Restored in 1930.
Wooden churches – Sowczyce
St. Anthony of Padua’s Church built in 1586.
Wooden churches – Świniary Wielkie
St. Bartholomew’s Filial Church built in 1762.
Wooden churches – Wędrynia
The Filial Church of St. John the Baptist dating from the 18th c., with a tower added in 1818. A religious building with walls made of horizontally laid beams, overlapping in their corners due to appropriate cuts. It features an 18th c. altar.
Wooden churches – Wierzbica Dolna
A church dating from 1688. Reconstructed in 1939.
Wooden churches – Wierzbica Górna
St. Hyacinth’s Filial Church dating from 1722.
Wooden churches – Krzywiczyny
The Holy Trinity Parish Church built in 1623 by Christoph Bittner
Museum of the Uprising Effort
It collects biographies, accounts and memoirs of participants of the Silesian Uprisings and exhibits connected with the Uprisings.
Central Museum of Prisoners of War in Łambinowice-Opole
The Central Museum of Prisoners of War in Łambinowice-Opole is an institution, unique on a European scale, dealing with prisoners of war and certain issues of Poland’s contemporary history.
Regional Museum in Głogówek – the Castle, the Tower and the Gate
The Regional Museum was established in 1975. It is now accommodated in three ancient structures – a watch and prison tower, a castle and a castle gate. The tower was erected in 1595. It was a watchtower and, already then, housed a municipal prison.
Museum of Opole Silesia
The Municipal Museum was established in Opole in 1900. In 1932 it was granted the status of a regional museum.
Museum of Rural Opole Silesia
The Museum of Rural Opole Silesia was established in 1961. In 1965 work began on setting up a permanent exhibition and in 1970 it was made available to visitors. It is located in Opole-Bierkowice (ul. Wrocławska 174).
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