Places with character
a ravine under a bridge on Krakowska street, with walking trails and a descent to the lake
Places with character
a regular chartered market square at the foot of Grojec, surrounded by 23 historic buildings
Places with character
a square in the very centre of Żywiec, rebuilt in 1968 for the town’s 700th anniversary
Places with character
a roundabout in the Śródmieście district of Żywiec with a monument topped by an eagle, rebuilt in 2005
Atmospheric places in Żywiec: the Market Square, Mariacki and Grunwaldzki squares, and Wilczy Jar, a ravine with a bridge.
Four places for an evening walk for two: three in the very centre of town and one in the Oczków district. Each has its own character.
The most classic point is the Market Square in Żywiec, a medieval chartered square beneath Grojec mountain, probably established in the earlier part of the fifteenth century. It is a regular quadrangle ringed by tenement houses, with the Magistrat. Not far away lies Mariacki Square, given its present look in 1968, when the town marked seven centuries, and now an important public transport hub.
Grunwaldzki Square is above all a roundabout with a small green square and the rebuilt Grunwald Monument with an eagle, located in the city centre. Wilczy Jar has an entirely different mood: a ravine in the Oczków district, over which runs a reinforced-concrete bridge from 1964, while from below a difficult descent leads to Lake Żywiec. For planning a walk also useful are historic sights in Żywiec, parks and nature and museums; the whole town is described under Żywiec, and similar places in the region under atmospheric places in Silesia.
The Market Square, which took shape as a chartered square probably in the earlier part of the fifteenth century.
Yes, but the descent to Lake Żywiec is difficult, so it needs care and suitable footwear.
