Beauty is our entire Poland

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

This voivodeship is located in the southeastern part of the country, within the Małopolska Upland. Some of the borders of the region is a natural – at the east

and south-east - an border is the Vistula River and to the west Pilica. The seat of the provincial authorities is in Kielce.

Warszawa - Teatr Wielki

Panorama of the Świętokrzyskie mountains - range Jeleniowskie

The Bishop’s Palace in Kielce

Kielce - St. Cross Church

Kielce - Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Kielce - Municipal Government

Culture Centre of Kielce

Kielce - Botanical Garden

Sandomierz – Little Rome

The city is situated on seven hills and therefore is sometimes called "little Rome".At the two cities there are underground labyrinths. In Rome, those are the catacombs, and in

Sandomierz in the basement there are the old merchants' cellars and the legendary dungeonBoth cities can boast as turbulent as well as a beautiful story.

Church of Sts. Michael in Sandomierz and"Dlugosz House" - now the Diocesan Museum

Sandomierz – Town Hall

Sandomierz - antique houses around the Market

Market square in Sandomierz

Sandomierz in late autumn

Świętokrzyskie Mountains - view Łysa Mountain (Bald Mountain)

Święty Krzyż (Holy Cross) - Shrine of the Holy Cross Trees

Benedictine Abbey on Święty KrzyżThe oldest Polish shrine. Are stored there in the relics of the Holy Cross Trees.

According to tradition, the first church (rotunda), erected there in 966 by Dobrawa, the wife of Prince Mieszko the First, and the Benedictine abbey was founded

by King Boleslaw the Brave in 1006.

The reliquary Cross Benedictine

Benedictines church of St. Holy Trinity, inside of the Oleśnicki chapel, here there are of relics of the Holy Cross

View from the top of the Holy Cross

Góry Świętokrzyskie – mountain range located in Central Kielce Highlands .It is one of the oldest mountain ranges in Poland, so the highest peak (Łysica) is only

612 m above sea level. The name of the mountains comes from of the relics of the Holy Cross (Święty Krzyż) stored at the monastery on Mt.

Świętokrzyskie Mountains - Rocks in Kamień Michniowski preserve

Holy Cross Mountains on the threshold of winter

Góry Świętokrzyskie - the Reserve Zelejowa

Ujazd – Ruins of Krzyżtopór CastleBuilt between 1627-1644 by Christopher Ossoliński, never fully been completed.

It is a large Italian-style palace in a palazzo in fortezza style.Architect and inspector of the build of the palace was Lorenzo Senes.

On the north side were once beautiful gardens in the Italian style.

Panorama of inner square of Krzyżtopór Castle

Model of the palace

Busko Zdrój - Spa House

Nagłowice – manor house in which he lived and wrote Mikolaj Rej

Oblęgorek - mansion house of Henryk Sienkiewicz, now a museum

The interior of the mansion - dining room

Sanctuary in KałkówThe building, in which are chapels commemorating the martyrdom of Polish nation

Przypkowscy Clock Museum in Jędrzejów

PacanówThe Koziołek Matołek Museum

European Centre for Tales

W Pacanowie kozy kują, więc Koziołek, mądra głowa,błąka się po całym świecie, aby dojść do… Pacanowa!!! (Excerpt of rhymed fables about Koziołek Matołek)

View from Mount St. Anna in Pińczów; the valley of the Nida

Landscape near Opatowiec

Kurozwęki - Palace Complex

Szydłów - Polish Carcassonne

Szydłów – the main building of the castle

The entrance to the castle courtyard

Szydłów – the view from the Castle on the treasure house

Szydłów – Krakowska Gate

Szydlow - bird's-eye view

The palace of prince Drucki-Lubecki in Bałtów

Tyrannosaurus Rex model in Bałtów Jurassic Park

Model of stegosaurus in Bałtów Jurassic Park

Museum of Technic in the Sielpia Wielka

Museum of Technic in the Sielpia - the antique hammer

Sielpia - this is a summer resort, set in the resinous forests,on the picturesque bay Czarna Rivers

Music - F. Chopin; Nocturne for piano No. 7 in C sharp minorllustrations - downloaded from web sites A presentation prepared - Anna

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