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Skamieniałe Miasto Ciężkowice
Stone City Ciężkowice
Nature
Ciężkowice
Tourist region: Tarnów i okolice
Tourist subregion: Tarnowski
Tourist subregion: Tarnowski
tel. +48 126198120
fax. +48 126198122
tel. +48 126198121
sekretariat.krakow@rdos.gov.pl http://krakow.rdos.gov.pl/
fax. +48 126198122
tel. +48 126198121
sekretariat.krakow@rdos.gov.pl http://krakow.rdos.gov.pl/
Mogilska 25
Facilities at natural sites: Guidebook, Information boards, Canopy, Educational trail
Type of natural attractions: Nature reserve, Rocks (rock outliers)
Type of natural attractions: Nature reserve, Rocks (rock outliers)

This is one of the main attractions and sights of the Carpathian Foothills, a geological reserve where large sandstone rocks of fanciful and splendid shapes can be admired.
As a natural monument, the area was already protected in 1932 but became a reserve only a couple of years later in 1974. This place of outstanding beauty is situated within the borders of Ciężkowice town, only 700 metres from the city centre (along the road from Tarnów to Gorlice and Krynica). The rocks, which acquired their shapes under the influence of erosion, bear interesting names. Apart from the Witch with a hooked nose, which guards the city’s entrance, there is also the Town Hall, the Tower, the Club, the Pyramid, and the Badger…. One gathering of rocks has even been dubbed Grunwald in memory of the greatest victory in Polish history. In the vicinity of the reserve there is one more interesting site: the miniature - being only 70 metres long - Czarownic (Witches) gorge. It can be reached via the trail from the Stone City. Lastly, the gorges greatest attraction is an impressively large waterfall, which in winter creates a splendid ice wall while in summer plunges resoundingly onto the rocks.
Obiekty na trasie
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I. J. Paderewski’s manor house in Kąśna Dolna
Open: Tue 09:00 - 15:00 Wed 09:00 - 15:00 Thu 09:00 - 15:00 Fri 09:00 - 15:00 Sat 12:00 - 18:00 Sun 12:00 - 18:00Kąśna Dolna 17, 33-190 Ciężkowice -
Szlak Średniowiecznych Miasteczek Małopolski
Tourist subregion: WadowickiTypes of trails: DrivingLanckorona -
Tourist subregion: TarnowskiLength of trail: 37Types of trails: CycleCiężkowice
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Tourist subregion: TarnowskiLength of trail: 11Types of trails: HikingBogoniowice
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Kwiatoń, Kamianna, Szymbark, Biecz, Ciężkowice
Tourist subregion: BeskidzkiLength of trail: 97 kmType of route: carEstimated travel time: 07:00Kwiatoń