A Renaissance market square with a central well, granaries on the Vistula, the Three Crosses viewpoint and the castle of Janowiec on the far bank. A classic, photogenic day trip from Warsaw at an easy pace.
Trip plan
Plan for the day
- 08:00 — leave Warsaw toward Puławy and Kazimierz Dolny.
- 10:15 — park near the Market Square, have coffee and take a first walk around the well and townhouses.
- 10:45 — climb Three Crosses Hill for the view over the town and the river.
- 12:00 — castle ruins and the tower, then the Parish Church and the granaries on the waterfront.
- 13:30 — lunch in town.
- 15:00 — cross to the far bank and tour Janowiec Castle.
- 17:00 — drive back to Warsaw, arriving around 19:30.
What to see
- The Market Square with the Przybyło townhouses and the well in the middle.
- Three Crosses Hill: a short climb with the best view of the area.
- The castle ruins and the tower above the town.
- Renaissance granaries along the Vistula.
- Korzeniowy Gorge, a road sunk deep into the loess.
- Janowiec Castle on the high bank of the Vistula.
Where to eat
Try river fish, such as fried pike-perch or smoked eel, plus regional potato pancakes and pierogi. On the Market Square you can buy Kazimierz roosters, baked yeast-dough figures that are the town's classic souvenir. The best places are the small restaurants in the side streets, quieter than the square itself.
Photos: Henryk Bielamowicz, CC BY 3.0; Pankrzysztoff, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl; Jacek Karczmarz, CC BY-SA 3.0; Fallaner, CC BY-SA 4.0