Ojców National Park

Limestone valleys, cliffs and over 400 caves north of Kraków in Poland

Poland's smallest national park packs a karst landscape of limestone cliffs, ravines and over 400 caves into the valleys of the Prądnik and Saspówka rivers. Rock towers such as Hercules' Club (Maczuga Herkulesa) stand beside the castles of the Trail of the Eagles' Nests.

1Maczuga Herkulesa (Hercules' Club)A 25-metre limestone column, the most prominent rock in the park.

2Pieskowa Skała CastleRenaissance castle with a museum of Old Polish culture and European art.

3Łokietek Cave (Jaskinia Łokietka)The largest cave open to visitors, said to have sheltered King Władysław I Łokietek.

Things to do

On footFollow the Trail of the Eagles' Nests between the ruined Gothic castle at Ojców and the Renaissance castle at Pieskowa Skała
On footWalk into Łokietek Cave (Jaskinia Łokietka), the largest cave open to visitors
HeritageLook for Hercules' Club on the way to Pieskowa Skała castle
Try thisTry the smoked or grilled Pstrąg Ojcowski, the local trout

Poland · Lesser Poland Est. 1956 Size 21.46 km² Protected area category: IUCN V

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Ojców National Park

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