Jura Krakowsko-Czestochowska offers two wonderful trails, Jura’s Fortress Trail and Eagle’s Foretops Trail, that will take you along a line of castles and towers, including the castle in Piaskowa Skala, the palaces in Pilica and Zloty Potok and the ruined fortresses in Ojcow, Rabsztyn, Bydlin, Smolen, Ogrodzieniec, Morsko, Bobolice, Mirow, Ostreznik and Olsztyn.

For those who love climbing there are countless possibilities. One can rent professional equipment and climb plenty of rocks, with the exception of those in the Ojcowski National Park. Beginners may enrol in a rock climbing school (several such schools are in operation there), while artificial walls are to be found in Krakow, Olkusz and Chrzanow.

Numerous biking trails invite both experienced and less-experienced bikers to explore the varied and interesting terrain from wheel height.

The "Trans-Jurassic Horse Trail” is 250 km long and the only horse trail in Jura Krakowsko-Czestochowska, while at the same time it is one of the most attractive you can find anywhere in Poland.

If you love the “white madness”, then try out the slopes in Morsko, Jaroszczowiec, Grobowiec or Pilica. The region also offers ideal terrain for trying out or practicing your cross-country skiing.

Get ready for a seemingly never-ending series of fascinating sights while hiking in the Ojcowski National Park. You will see a 14th-century castle in Pieskowa Skala, many amazing limestone formations as well as a number of caves, including the biggest one of Wierzchowska Gorna. While the natural vegetation is not special by itself, it looks amazing in the park against the background of the ever-present rocks.

This scenic region abounds in nature reserves of different types, which are just perfect for short trips outside the main cities and towns. Much visited due to their charm and uniqueness, these reserves protect rare species of plants and animals.

There are plenty of interesting and worthwhile museums in the region, including the Fire Fighting Museum (Alwernia), the Jura Museum (Smolen), the Regional Museum (Iwanowice), the Natural History Museum (Ogrodzieniec), the Region of Krzeszowice Museum (Krzeszowice) and of course the Open-air Ethnographic Museum (Wygielzow).

The capital of Poland between the 11th and 17th centuries, today Krakow is considered to be the most beautiful city in the country, impregnated by a magical atmosphere. Major points of interest in Krakow include: the Wawel Castle of Polish monarchs, the splendid Mariacki church facing onto Europe’s biggest medieval square, not far away is the Jagiellonian University established in 1364 and consequently the oldest institution of higher education in the country and one of the oldest in Europe, and the Jewish quarter of Kazimierz. The city of Krakow is of such international significance that it has become a UNESCO World Heritage site. Don’t forget to see the Sukiennice market hall in the main square for those essential little souvenirs made of wood, silver, amber, wool or leather.

Each year thousands of pilgrims head to Jasna Gora, a fortified monastery and church, to kneel before the miraculous painting of the Black Madonna. Jasna Gora is the most important sanctuary in Poland, which nobody, Catholic or not, can afford to miss.

Throughout the region there are an abundant number of monasteries, the oldest of them being the Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec, established as early as the 11th century. Other monasteries one should not miss include that in Mstow, the Norbertines in the Zwierzyniec district of Krakow (both from the 12th century), as well as the ones in Czerna, Alwernia, Saint Anna, Lesniowo and Wielun (all of them founded in the 17th and 18th centuries). Interesting churches include those in Krzeszowice, Bolechowice, Kozieglowy, Klobuck, Morawica, Wielun and Czestochowa, which are true gems of architecture. Particular attention should be paid to the wooden churches from the turn of the 16th century located in Raclawice, Paczoltowice and Gidle.

Of all the many palaces in the region, the most impressive are those in Balice (from the end of the 17th century) and Wola Gutowska (from the mid-16th century). A must for anyone’s itinerary is the town of Krzeszowice, famous for the Palace of the Potocki Family, built at the end of the 19th century. The Palace is surrounded by a beautiful park where some 1500 tree species have been recorded.