Dulowa Forest
1 kmOver three thousand hectares of forest laced with tracks. Ideal for a morning run, a walk with the dog or a longer ride.
Krzeszowice round the corner, Kraków half an hour away
Tenczynek lies in the Krzeszowice district, between Kraków and the Jura uplands. It is close to the city and equally close to places where there is nobody but you.
Getting here
Everything within a walk or a short drive
The centre of Krzeszowice is a ten-minute walk away, with shops, restaurants and a railway station from which the train reaches Kraków Główny in about 20 minutes. Central Kraków is about 30 minutes by car.
10 minwalk to Krzeszowice centre
20 minto Balice airport
30 minby car to central Kraków
1 kmto the Dulowa Forest
Six ideas
What to do when you are not by the pool
Tenczyn Castle
4 kmThe ruins of a fourteenth-century castle on a hill in Rudno. A short but steep climb rewarded with a view over the whole valley — best at sunset.
Krakow Valley Golf
7 kmAn eighteen-hole course with a golf academy and driving range. Drop in for a round, or just for lunch overlooking the greens.
Alwernia Planet
12 kmA science and entertainment park with interactive exhibits — a good fallback for a day when the weather refuses to cooperate.
Energylandia
28 kmThe largest amusement park in Poland, in Zator. Half an hour by car — you set off after breakfast and come back for dinner on the terrace.
Kraków
30 minThe Old Town, Wawel, Kazimierz and Podgórze — half an hour by car or 20 minutes by train from Krzeszowice. In the evening you come back from the city to quiet and the pool.
The Kraków Valleys
The limestone gorges begin a few kilometres from here
Six valleys, each with its own character — from flat walks with a pushchair to crags with climbers hanging off them.
7 km
Mnikowska Valley
A charming wooded gorge. An image of the Virgin Mary is painted straight onto the rock face — the only one of its kind around here.
10 km
Racławka Valley
Quiet and very green. A nature reserve with beech woods, good for a walk without the crowds.
12 km
Bolechowicka Valley
Short but the most spectacular: the vast Bolechowice Gate greets you at the entrance.
12 km
Szklarka Valley
Green and quiet, with a stream running the whole way. Good for a walk on a hot day.
14 km
Kobylańska Valley
Wild and narrow, popular with climbers — the tall crags are visible from the valley floor.
16 km
Będkowska Valley
The longest of them all. A flat track the whole way, the Szum waterfall below Szeroki Grzbiet, and farms serving local food.
Ojców National Park
25 kmPoland's smallest national park and the best-known stretch of the Jura: the Hercules Club rock, Łokietek Cave, Pieskowa Skała castle and the chapel on the water. Worth a full day.
How to see it
The valleys lie close together, so you can cover two or three in a day. Będkowska is the easiest with a pushchair, Bolechowicka the shortest, and Mnikowska the most impressive for children.
All year round
Every season has its own plan here
- Spring The forest in bloom, bicycles, an empty castle and the first breakfasts on the terrace.
- Summer The pool from morning until night, barbecues, long days and Energylandia within reach.
- Autumn Mushrooms in the Dulowska Forest, walks on cool afternoons and golden trees in the garden.
- Winter Warm interiors, walks in the frost and Kraków in its Christmas lights a quarter of an hour away.
Evenings
After sunset there is only the garden and the light
A hammock between the trees, string lights over the pergola and a quiet no passing car breaks.