The best family-friendly hikes and walks around Piekoszów

The Miedzianka Mountains Nature Reserve is one of the most picturesque places in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains, famous for its limestone rocks and former ore mining. At the top of the mountain (356 m above sea level) there are remains of former shafts and adits, as well as viewpoints with a panorama of the surrounding hills and valleys. The reserve is a great place for lovers of geology, nature and history - you can see rare xerothermic plants and traces of copper mining dating back to ancient times. The routes lead through rocky paths, so it is worth having solid footwear. This is a great destination for cycling and hiking, combining the beauty of nature with the fascinating history of the region.

The Museum Chamber of Ores Mining in Miedzianka is a small but extremely interesting place that presents the history of copper and lead ore mining in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. Miedzianka was once an important mining center, and in the chamber you can see old tools, maps and exhibits related to underground work. Visiting the museum is a great opportunity to learn about the forgotten history of the region and climb Mount Miedzianka, from where there is a beautiful view of the area. It is a great stop on a cycling or hiking route around Ponidzie. It is worth taking a flashlight if you plan to explore the old adits in the area.

On the way to the castle hill, we come across beautiful avenues of sculptures of great people of the past, especially kings.

It was built at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, founded by Wenceslaus II, rebuilt by the last two Piasts. It had defensive and residential functions, it was a state prison, a place where the crown treasury was stored. On May 26, 1331, a congress of knights from all Polish lands took place at the foot of the hill. Destroyed during the Swedish wars. Restored and made available again in 2015.

The building was founded in 1368 by Casimir the Great. Built of broken stone, in the Gothic style. The monastery was destroyed during the deluge. After the dissolution of the monastery in the 19th century, it housed a prison, a municipal court, and later a hotel and a cocktail bar. The Franciscans returned in 1991. The chapel of St. Leonard from 1641.

In 1643, Primate Jan Wężyk approved the foundation of the Poor Clare monastery at the church of St. Maria Magdalena, funded by the mayor and city councillors. Built in the early Baroque style. The monastery complex consists of an oriented church and several buildings. After the removal of the Poor Clares, from 1930 the monastery was occupied by the Bernardine convent.

Formed in the Middle Ages, it served as a trade settlement (fairs, fairs). Around the market square there are buildings dating back to the 15th century. Noteworthy tenement houses of Fodyga and Kozubkiewicz in the western part and a former well. The town hall from 1837 dominates the Market Square - currently the Commune and Town Office in Chęciny. The market square is a place with numerous gastronomy and accommodation facilities.

Founded at the beginning of the 14th century by Władysław Łokietek. A hall church with a slightly wider presbytery. Next to it is the Renaissance Chapel of the Three Kings. In the naves and the presbytery there are cross-barrel vaults. Renaissance stalls at the main altar.