Photo Gallery » Castles in Poland

Castles are very often located in very interesting places - high and inaccessible hills surrounded by valleys are perfect locations for defensive buildings. Photographing architecture from the bottom always involves the problem of distorting the perspective and also does not allow to show the landscape. Showing the castles from a bird's eye view is the best way to present the buildings together with their surroundings.



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Malbork Castle

Malbork Castle

There is the largest of the medieval castles preserved in Europe in Malbork on the right bank of the Nogat River. The castle was built from 1280 to the middle of 15th century by The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem. I recommend a spherical photo from Malbork. You can see more photos of the castle and the city in the gallery: Malbork.


Picture number (ID): 1693   Google Map   Photo Sphere

Malbork Teutonic Castle

Malbork Teutonic Castle

The castle in Malbork was the seat of the great masters of the Teutonic Order in the years from 1309 to 1457. Currently there is The Malbork Castle Museum. Guided tours of the castle take about 3-4 hours. You can see more photos of the castle and the city in the gallery: Malbork.


Picture number (ID): 1694   Google Map   Photo Sphere

Castle in Gniew

Castle in Gniew

The medieval castle in the Gothic style was built by the Teutonic Order on the left bank of the Vistula river in Gniew. Now in the castle is: a hotel, a spa, a bowling alley and a museum. There are knight's tournaments and hussars shows in the courtyard of the castle. There is a staging of the battle of 1626 every year in August at the foot of the castle on the Vistula meadows. More photos of the city, castle and surroundings in the gallery: Gniew.


Picture number (ID): 1395   Google Map   Photo Sphere

Wawel Castle in Cracow

Wawel Castle in Cracow

Night photo of the Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow. There is a fire-breathing Wawel Dragon in the center of the frame by the walls :-)


Picture number (ID): 1803   Google Map  

Castle in Krakow

Castle in Krakow

Evening aerial view of the Wawel Royal Castle and the Wawel Cathedral in Krakow.


Picture number (ID): 2426   Google Map  

Castle in Będzin

Castle in Będzin

The castle in Będzin is one of the oldest and most beautiful castles in Poland. It is located on a hill above Czarna Przemsza, in the Będzin poviat, in the Silesian Voivodeship. The castle was built in the 14th century by King Casimir III the Great. This medieval stronghold is a testimony to the turbulent history of the city. It was repeatedly besieged and conquered by enemies. During the Swedish Deluge in 1655-1656, the castle was destroyed, but it was rebuilt in 1665. Currently, the Castle in Będzin is open to the public.


Picture number (ID): 2902   Google Map  

Castle in Kwidzyn

Castle in Kwidzyn

A Gothic castle of the Pomezanian Chapter from the 14th century in Kwidzyn. There is a sanitary and defense tower (the so-called Gdanisko) connected with the castle with a 55-meter passage. There is a museum in the castle now.


Picture number (ID): 1396   Google Map  

Castle in Sucha Beskidzka

Castle in Sucha Beskidzka

Renaissance castle in Sucha Beskidzka (Suski Castle). This castle is called the Little Wawel because of the similarity of the courtyard to the Royal Castle in Krakow.


Picture number (ID): 1281   Google Map  

Gothic fortified castle Lipowiec

Gothic fortified castle Lipowiec

A Gothic fortified castle in the Krakowsko-Częstochowska Upland (Polish Jurassic Highland) on a limestone hill near the villages of Babice and Wygiełzów in Poland.


Picture number (ID): 1282   Google Map  

Castle in Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland

Castle in Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland

A Gothic castle of the Warmian bishops in Lidzbark Warmiński from the 14th century and the Krasicki Hotel ****.


Picture number (ID): 1083   Google Map   Photo Sphere

Lidzbark Warmiński and the bishop's castle

Lidzbark Warmiński and the bishop's castle

The medieval castle in Lidzbark Warmiński (called the Wawel of the North) is situated in the fork of two rivers: Symsarna and Łyna. The castle was the seat of Warmian Bishops for 450 years. There is the Warmian Museum and a four-star hotel, today.


Picture number (ID): 1082   Google Map   Photo Sphere

Reszel Castle and tenement houses

Reszel Castle and tenement houses

A castle from the 14th century and tenement houses of the old town in Reszel. More information and photos from the stronghold on the site: Castle in Reszel, about the city: Reszel Poland, sightseeing of Reszel.


Picture number (ID): 1081   Google Map  

Medieval castle in Reszel

Medieval castle in Reszel

The autumn morning, just after sunrise, is the perfect moment to admire the castle and buildings of the old town in Reszel.


Picture number (ID): 1080   Google Map  

Castle in Olsztyn

Castle in Olsztyn

The Gothic Castle of the Warmian Bishops in Olsztyn was built in the mid-fourteenth century. Nicolaus Copernicus lived in the castle in the years 1516-1521. He prepared the defense of the castle against the Teutonic Order. The Museum of Warmia and Mazury is currently in the castle.


Picture number (ID): 1764   Google Map  

Castle in Szymbark

Castle in Szymbark

The ruins of a magnificent castle in the village of Szymbark on Lake Szymbarskie, 9 kilometers from Iława. The fourteenth-century stronghold was built by the Pomesanian chapter on a rectangular plan with dimensions of 75 by 92 meters. This size is impressive!


Picture number (ID): 2171   Google Map  

Karnity Castle

Karnity Castle

The castle in the village of Karnity on Lake Kocioł is a neo-Gothic palace from 1856. There is a hotel there, including one of the most beautiful monuments in Warmia and Mazury, nowadays. If you want to travel back in time and spend the night in a castle, this is the perfect place for such a holiday.


Picture number (ID): 2172   Google Map  

Książ Castle

Książ Castle

Książ Castle in Wałbrzych is the third largest castle in Poland.


Picture number (ID): 1079   Google Map  

Hotels on the Książ Castle

Hotels on the Książ Castle

There are two hotels in the castle: Hotel Książ and Hotel Przy Oślej Bramie.


Picture number (ID): 1078   Google Map  

Castle in Bolków

Castle in Bolków

A medieval castle on a high hill in Bolków. There is a branch of the Karkonosze Museum in Jelenia Góra in the fortress.


Picture number (ID): 1077   Google Map   Photo Sphere

Teutonic Castle in Ryn

Teutonic Castle in Ryn

The castle in Ryn was built on a hill between two lakes: Ołów (in the distance) and Ryńskie. There is a four star hotel in the castle now.


Picture number (ID): 2034   Google Map  

Teutonic castle in Toruń

Teutonic castle in Toruń

Thorn Castle - the ruins of the Teutonic castle from the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries in Toruń.


Picture number (ID): 1916   Google Map  

Płock Castle

Płock Castle

The Gothic castle of Masovian dukes in Płock was built at the beginning of the 14th century on the Tumskie Hill on the Vistula River. There you can see more photos from this city in the gallery: Płock Poland.


Picture number (ID): 1942   Google Map  

Krokowa Castle

Krokowa Castle

On the way to the Polish seaside to the Hel Peninsula to Władysławowo or Jastrzębia Góra, it is worth turning slightly off the main road to visit Krokowa. It is in this village that you can spend the night or at least have a good dinner in a castle with a very interesting history.


Picture number (ID): 2684   Google Map  

Castle in Kashubia

Castle in Kashubia

An unfinished castle in Łapalice in Kashubia in northern Poland. The construction of the castle began in the 1980s. The gigantic building on the hill in the forest is impressive. It is a pity that it was not finished because it could be quite an interesting tourist attraction in the Kashubian Lake District - Kashubian Disneyland :-)


Picture number (ID): 1361   Google Map   Photo Sphere

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