Best of Lower Silesia

Lower Silesia Unmissables

Lower Silesia features a diverse collection of architectural and natural landmarks. This list highlights the Renaissance water castle in Witostowice and the medieval ruins of Gryf Castle. Significant religious sites include the Baroque Cistercian Abbey of St. Marienthal and the Maria Śnieżna sanctuary. Engineering feats like the Ząbkowice Śląskie Leaning Tower and the Międzygórze stone dam stand alongside the granite peak of Ślęża and the wooden sculptures of the Fairy Tale Garden.

Zamek z XVIIw.

A 17th-century Renaissance-Baroque castle located in Borzygniew, situated near the Mietkowski Reservoir.

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Oleśnica Castle

Jerzy Strzelecki / CC BY-SA 3.0

Zamek Gryf

Ruins of a 13th-century castle situated on a 423-meter basalt hill. Originally a stronghold of the Piast dukes, it features remnants of upper, middle, and lower fortifications.

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Gerhart Hauptmann-Theater

Neoclassical theater building in Görlitz, opened in 1851. It serves as a major cultural venue for opera and drama in the Upper Lusatia region.

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Ogród Bajek

Open-air museum and garden featuring a collection of hand-carved wooden sculptures depicting fairy tale characters and local folklore figures.

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Ślęża

The Ślęża is a 718 m high mountain in the Sudeten Foreland in Poland. The mountain is built mostly of granite and is covered with forests.

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Sanktuarium Maria Śnieżna

Late Baroque pilgrimage church built in the late 18th century on Mount Igliczna. It houses a crowned wooden statue of the Virgin Mary.

Marienthal Cistercian Nun Abbey

Cistercian nunnery founded in 1234, featuring significant Baroque architecture. It is the oldest Cistercian convent in Germany to have remained continuously active.