Atrakcje: Jaworze

Things to do in Jaworze: a spa park with a palace, a brine graduation tower, a marine fauna museum and Błatnia peak with its viewing mound.

Jaworze is a spa village near Bielsko-Biała, at the foot of the Silesian Beskids. A walk in the park, a breath by the graduation tower, a rainy day in the museum and a climb to the summit make a calm, coherent plan for couples and solo travellers.

What can you see in the spa part of Jaworze?

The Spa Park at Pałacowa 1 is a former palace park that became part of the spa in the nineteenth century; the register of monuments dates it to 1793, and one of its adornments is a pond. Next to it stands the palace, a Neoclassical residence completed in 1793, with a portico, a pediment with a coat of arms and putti figures on the gate. Construction was begun by the Laszowski family of the Nałęcz coat of arms and finished by their heirs, the de Saint Genois d'Anneaucourt family.

A few steps away is the brine graduation tower, a wooden rotunda built in 2014; its brine comes from Zabłocie and contains a lot of iodine. How such places work is explained in the article on brine graduation towers and drinking halls.

Where should you go in Jaworze on a rainy day?

The Museum of Marine and Inland Fauna and Flora displays marine animals and plants gathered from far afield, tanks of live fish and a Butterfly House where tropical and local butterflies fly. The collection began with a boatswain's collection given to a primary school, and today it has its own building shaped like the bow of a ship.

Which churches and monuments are in Jaworze?

• The Evangelical Augsburg Church at plac Kościelny 25 was built in 1782-1786 and owes its Neoclassical look to the 1912 rebuilding; it has a historic bell from 1794.
• The Church of Divine Providence at Aleja Kościelna 1 is a Neoclassical church from 1802-1804, extended in 1885 and in 1933-1934 with a dome and a transept; an old cemetery survives beside it.
• The Wiesław Dymny Bench, a bronze monument unveiled on 9 September 2022 in the part of the village called Nałęż, stands by the trail to Błatnia.

Is it worth climbing Błatnia from Jaworze?

Błatnia is 917 m above sea level in the Klimczok and Szyndzielnia range. The summit has a viewing mound with an all-round panorama that takes in Skrzyczne and Barania Góra, and a PTTK mountain hut from 1926 stands beside it. Access to the summit is free. The peak lies on the border of Bielsko-Biała, Jaworze and Brenna.

Frequently asked questions

What can you see in Jaworze in one day?

The spa park, the palace and the graduation tower in the morning, then the museum or a climb up Błatnia in the afternoon if the weather offers views.

Is Jaworze a spa town?

Yes, the village has a spa tradition. The spa park and the brine graduation tower remain; see also the page of places for couples in Jaworze.

Where should you go in Jaworze when it rains?

To the museum of marine fauna and flora, which has aquariums and a Butterfly House, or into one of the churches.

Where can you find more ideas?

See the pages Jaworze solo and architecture in Jaworze.