Lanckorona - attractions and sightseeing
Lanckorona is one of the most picturesque places near Krakow (about 30 km from the city center). The attractions of the town include a charming Market Square with historic wooden buildings, ruins of a castle on Lanckorońska Hill, a Regional Museum, and atmospheric cafes and restaurants.
How to get to Lanckorona
From Krakow, you can get here by bus (about 1-1.5 hours), or by train (PKP Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Lanckorona). From the PKP station to Lanckorona, there is a blue trail: 4 km, about 1.5 hours walk through country roads, fields and forest. Those with cars can drive right into the market square (there is no designated parking, so you'll have to leave your car in the square or on side streets).
Market Square in Lanckorona
It's unique due to its wooden buildings, but also its unusual slope: almost 10%!
It's worth visiting the Regional Museum in the Market Square with its secluded garden:
Regional Museum in Lanckorona
The Antoni Krajewski Regional Museum in Lanckorona is located in a picturesque Market Square in a historic wooden building ...
The Market Square in Lanckorona also has numerous cafes, pastry shops (supposedly delicious ice cream!) and souvenir shops - local handicrafts.
Touring the castle ruins in Lanckorona
The Piast fortress was located on a hill above the town. Today - it's just picturesque ruins. You can get there from the Market Square via St. John's Street and Podzamcze. Near the ruins, there is a forest with numerous walking trails.
Lanckorona. Castle ruins
The castle in Lanckorona is a fortress that dates back to the times of Casimir the Great. Once, the castle on top of Lanckorona Hill ...
It's worth learning about the legend of the bandits and the devil from Lanckorona:
The Castle in Lanckorona - the legend of the devil
The legend of the devil and the robbers from Lanckorona. When robbers took residence in the abandoned castle, the local devil was even pleased ...
In Lanckorona, you can stay overnight (there are several agritourism quarters, guesthouses).
Publish Date: 2021-09-24