Jura Południowa May 2026

Right next to Mirów, Bobolice is the controversial one. It was a romantic ruin until a private owner rebuilt it entirely. Some purists hate it (too new!). Others love it (it has a dungeon and a drawbridge!). Either way, the view from the top over the valley is worth the entrance fee.

If you listen closely, you hear nothing but the wind whistling through karst formations and the distant call of a hawk. You cannot talk about the Southern Jura without mentioning the "Eagle’s Nests." These are the medieval castles built by King Kazimierz the Great to protect the trade route to Silesia. In the north, they are restored. In the south, they are ruins —and glorious ones at that. jura południowa

But here’s a secret: the north is for postcards. The is for the soul. Right next to Mirów, Bobolice is the controversial one

Most travellers who visit the Polish Jura rush straight to Kraków. If they venture into the countryside, they beeline for the Pieskowa Skała and the famous Hercules’ Club —the iconic, lonely pillar of rock that has become the symbol of the Polish Jurassic Highland. Others love it (it has a dungeon and a drawbridge