Location of Serwis Serwis village lies at the foot of The Bald Mountains in a buffer zone surrounding the Świętokrzyski National Park. Serwis is placed between two exclaves of the Park. On west there is Serwis-Dąbrowa, on east Chełmowa Góra (Chełmowa Hill). The latter is one of the first nature[…]
Firstly I need to share thoughts about some things lost in translation. I wanted to underline that two polish words zamek and zamczysko mean almost the same – “castle” in English. Although “zamczysko” has some more sinister tone to it. For example, you would say that count Dracula lived in[…]
Few kilometers from the Checiny Castle lies the Ethographic Park in Tokarnia village which is a part of the Kielce countryside museum. It was created in 70’s of XX century and based on an idea of a professor Roman Reinfuss, an ethnographer who conducted research in our region after the[…]
Helping with the Winter Marathon led to some magnificent discoveries If I can I always try to help with mountain marathons organised by local, Kielce branch of Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society. I check paths, mark trails and spend time on the marathon’s checkpoints. Especially popular among runners and hikers[…]
Karczówka monastery and its patron In these harsh times, those in Kielce familiar with a local history, lay their eyes on the Karczówka Hill with visible, even from greater distance, silhouette of a monastery there. Origins of the sanctuary on the top can be traced back to other period of[…]
Origins of caves Well, the brief answer to the question in the title is that caves form in various ways. Some due to tectonic or gravitational moves other as hollow places under congealed lava. But most common in the world are karst caves. Another name for them is solution ones.[…]
One of the feature that distinguishes the Świętorzyskie mountains from others in Poland is a variety of geological layers and forms. The last 500 million years of Earth’s life can be found and researched here. That’s why Świętokrzyskie is sometimes called a paradise for geologists or a time vehicle. By[…]