Attractions and Places To See around Busko - Top 20

You can even ride your bike in the park.

The tools and pump don't always work, but there's a roof over your head, solid benches, a toilet and bins. There's more on the WTR trail, so there's no point in being picky. There's also a map of the entire trail with the nearest attractions!

I didn't find a forge. But I found goats galore.

Not to be missed in Busko-Zdrój. The Spa Park is an integral part of the spa here. There is now a new Spa Park, but this oldest part was founded by Ignacy Hanusz in the first half of the 19th century. There are many different trees here: linden, sycamore, chestnut, maple, hawthorn and more!

The Wiślica stronghold, currently known as "Na Łąkach", was built at the earliest around the second half of the 10th century. The nature of the fortifications' construction would indicate that its construction was related to Czech influences and the period of Czech rule in Lesser Poland, although it is also possible that its foundation was carried out by the Piast dynasty at the turn of the 10th and 11th centuries, but the construction was carried out according to the building traditions known in the region. Since there was another, slightly older stronghold in Wiślica, in the area of which later developed monumental palace and sacral buildings, it is possible that the seat "Na Łąkach" was associated exclusively with a military function. Alternatively, the stronghold "Na Łąkach" was built after the destruction of the older stronghold and both establishments did not initially function at the same time. In the 11th century, in addition to the stronghold "Na Łąkach", at least three nearby settlements developed in Wiślica, one of which was located on the site of an older stronghold that was destroyed at that time. At the end of the 11th century or at the beginning of the 12th century, the stronghold "Na Łąkach" was also burned down. Its fall may have occurred in 1135, during the invasion of the Ruthenians and Cumans, associated with the policy of supporting the pretender to the Hungarian throne, Boris Kolomanović, by the Polish prince. Boris was probably settled in the stronghold of Wiślica at that time, so when Krzywousty stopped supporting him, he could take revenge by handing him over to the allied Ruthenians, led by Władymirka, son of Włodar, the prince of Przemyśl and Galicia. After rebuilding from the destruction, Bolesław Krzywousty did not restore the rank of Wiślica, which initially, as one of the less significant centers, became part of the senior district.

A private collection that, thanks to its owner, can be viewed by a wider audience. The collection contains real gems that cannot be seen in other museums in Poland. Polish, German and British uniforms and medals.

Collegiate Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wiślica – a Gothic church built in the 14th century by Casimir the Great in Wiślica, on the foundations of two older Romanesque temples. It bears the title of collegiate church, and since September 8, 2005 also of minor basilica[2]. In 2018, the basilica (together with the relics of St. Nicholas' Church and the hillfort) was entered on the list of historical monuments as part of the campaign "100 Historical Monuments for the Centenary of Regaining Independence".

Collegiate Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wiślica – a Gothic church built in the 14th century by Casimir the Great in Wiślica, on the foundations of two older Romanesque temples. It bears the title of collegiate church, and since September 8, 2005 also of minor basilica. In 2018, the basilica (together with the relics of St. Nicholas' Church and the hillfort) was entered on the list of historical monuments as part of the campaign "100 Historical Monuments for the Centenary of Regaining Independence".