Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Kielce, Poland
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6.1 km
119 m
Explore Kielce in Poland with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in KielceSight 1: Filharmonia Świętokrzyska im. Oskara Kolberga
The Oskar Kolberg Świętokrzyska Philharmonic is a philharmonic orchestra based in Kielce, Poland, currently located in the International Centre for Cultures.
Wikipedia: Filharmonia Świętokrzyska im. Oskara Kolberga (PL), Website
Sight 2: Muzeum Zabawek i Zabawy
The Museum of Toys and Play in Kielce was established in 1979 as the Museum of Toy Making. It has a huge collection of toys both historical and contemporary. It is located in Kielce at 2 Wolności Square.
Sight 3: Ekumeniczna Świątynia Pokoju
The church of the Holy Trinity, sometimes called the Evangelical - a historic church at the main city promenade - Henryka Sienkiewicza Street in Kielce.
Wikipedia: Kościół Świętej Trójcy w Kielcach (ewangelicko-augsburski) (PL)
Sight 4: Muzeum Historii Kielc
The Kielce History Museum is a museum operating in Kielce since 1 February 2008.
Sight 5: Cerkiew św. Mikołaja w Kielcach
The Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas is an Orthodox parish church in Kielce, Poland. It belongs to the Cracow deanery of the Łódź-Poznań diocese of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
Sight 6: Kościół pw. Świętego Wojciecha w Kielcach
The Church of St. Adalbert – a church from the eighteenth century in Kielce, located near the city center, between the alley of the IX Wieków Kielce and Bodzentyńska street.
Sight 7: Teatr Dramatyczny im. Stefana Żeromskiego
The Stefan Żeromski Theatre in Kielce is a theatre located in one of the historic tenement houses on Sienkiewicza Street. The current name has been in use since 1946. Several premieres take place here every year. In addition to its repertoire, the theatre also presents performances by invited ensembles. Each season ends with a plebiscite for the "Wild Rose", during which the audience awards the best actors and the most popular performances.
Wikipedia: Teatr im. Stefana Żeromskiego w Kielcach (PL), Website
Sight 8: Ławeczka Jana Karskiego
Jan Karski benches - a series of monumental sculptures by sculptor Karol Badyna dedicated to the memory of Jan Karski. The benches were founded in 2002–2009: in Washington (2002), Kielce (2005), New York (2007), Łódź (2009), Tel Aviv (2009), Warsaw (2013) and Krakow (2016).
Sight 9: Pałac Tomasza Zielińskiego
Tomasz Zieliński's Palace – a historic building in the center of Kielce, located right next to the Palace of the Cracow Bishops at Zamkowa Street. The interior of the palace consists of several rooms, m.in. the Concert Hall, the Club Hall, the Portrait Room, a café, a library, two towers, and an orangery. Around the palace there is a garden, where there is a well with a roof, a memorial pole, and in the summer there is a café under umbrellas. The whole is surrounded by a wall of different heights with embrasures. On the wall there is a small tower called the "Gossip Girl".
Sight 10: Pałac Biskupów Krakowskich
The Palace of the Kraków Bishops in Kielce, was built in the 17th century as a summer residence of bishops of Kraków in Kielce, Poland. The architecture of the palace constitutes a unique mélange of Polish and Italian traditions and reflects political ambitions of its founder. Currently the palace houses a branch of the National Museum with an important gallery of Polish paintings.
Sight 11: Muzeum Narodowe w Kielcach
National Museum in Kielce is a museum located in the Palace of the Kraków Bishops, Kielce, Poland. Its collections include valuable exhibits in the field of painting, handicraft, folk art, archeology, and natural sciences.
Sight 12: Katedra pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny
The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary simplified to Kielce Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church that has the status of cathedral and basilica located in the city of Kielce in Poland. It is located in the "Castle Hill" in the heart of the city, next to the Palace of the Bishops of Kraków, also a famous landmark.
Sight 13: Muzeum Wsi Kieleckiej
The Kielce Village Museum in Kielce is a Polish ethnographic museum located in Kielce, Poland. The aim of the museum is to collect, protect and make available monuments of folk culture from the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, with particular emphasis on folk architecture and popularization of folk culture.
Sight 14: Muzeum Lat Szkolnych Stefana Żeromskiego
The Museum of Stefan Żeromski's School Years is a branch of the National Museum in Kielce.
Wikipedia: Muzeum Lat Szkolnych Stefana Żeromskiego (PL), Website
Sight 15: Kościół Świętej Trójcy
The Church of the Holy Trinity – a historic, brick, single-nave church located in the center of Kielce on Jana Pawła II Street near the cathedral.
Wikipedia: Kościół_Świętej_Trójcy_w_Kielcach_(katolicki) (PL)
Sight 16: Świętokrzyski szlak archeo-geologiczny
The Świętokrzyski Archaeo-Geological Trail is a tourist trail located in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. The facility is managed by the Regional Tourism Organization of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.
Sight 17: Jaskinia Odkrywców
The Cave of Explorers is a cave in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. The entrances to it are located in Kielce, on the site of the closed Kadzielnia quarries. The cave system was created by combining three caves: the Cave of Explorers, the Powder Magazine and the Rift in Kadzielnia. Its total length is 392 meters and its denivelation is 23 meters.
Sight 18: Jaskinia za Filarem
Cave behind Pillar – a cave in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. It has two entrance holes located in the southwest wall of the Geologists Rock, in the closed quarries of Kadzielnia in Kielce, near the cave of the Chiminas of Geologists and the Jeleniowska Cave, at altitudes of 267 and 275 m above sea level. The length of the cave is 11.5 meters, and its denivelation is 8 meters.
Sight 19: Jaskinia Jeleniowska
The Jeleniowska Cave is a cave in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. It has two entrance openings in the western part of the Geologists' Rock, in the area of the closed Kadzielnia quarries in Kielce, at an altitude of 269 m above sea level. The length of the cave is 80 meters and its denivelation is 10.5 meters.
Sight 20: Jaskinia Zwaliskowa
Zawaliskowa Cave is a cave in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. It has two entrance openings in the north-eastern wall of the Geologists' Rock, in the area of the closed Kadzielnia quarries in Kielce, at an altitude of 245 m above sea level. The length of the cave is 30 meters and its denivelation is 6 meters.
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