"A day-trip from Krakow" Top 5 Page for this destination Pszczyna by toonsarah

Pszczyna Travel Guide: 136 reviews and 445 photos

Pszczyna Castle

Pszczyna may be difficult to pronounce, for us non-Poles, but is well worth a visit. This small town to the west of Krakow is dominated by a magnificent castle – so magnificent that it has been called “the Versailles of Poland”.

We were fortunate enough to visit here as an excursion from Krakow during the VT Euromeet held there, and to be treated to a special concert performance in its stunning Mirror Room.

Skansen Museum

While in Pszczyna I also made time to visit an interesting small museum, where a number of typical rural buildings from different parts of Poland have been brought together. While not as extensive as the similar museum I later visited in Lviv, it is a tranquil spot and makes an interesting contrast to the opulence of the castle.

Last visit to Pszczyna: May 2010
Intro Updated Dec 23, 2011
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Reviews (4)

Flour soup - tastier than it looks or sounds! - Pszczyna

Good local fare Restaurants (1)

On Matt’s recommendation we ate lunch at this traditional restaurant on the main square, and were pretty pleased with... more travel advice

Waiting their turn, Pszczyna's main square - Pszczyna

Main square and surroundings Things to Do (3)

As with so many small towns in Europe, at the heart of Pszczyna is its main square or Rynek. Surrounded by old town... more travel advice

Skansen Museum Things to Do (3)

This rural farm museum was founded in 1975 and has grown over the years to cover a reasonably large space on the... more travel advice

Pszczyna's Castle Things to Do (3)

The highlight of any visit to Pszczyna is likely to be a tour of the magnificent castle. There has been a castle on... more travel advice

Comments (11)

ettiewyn May 15, 2012 at 10:22 PM Report Abuse

Hi Sarah, Pszczyna looks like a very good day trip! The castle looks really beautiful, and how good that you had a little time to visit Skansen Museum as well.
matcrazy1 Dec 26, 2010 at 10:08 AM Report Abuse

I am glad you enjoyed Pszczyna. I especially like your tips and photoes on Skansen Musem, those WWI maps would be interesting for me as well.
Nemorino Jul 21, 2010 at 7:51 AM Report Abuse

Great that your group was treated to a musical performance on a traditional harpsichord (and cello) in the Mirror Room of the castle!
jo104 Jul 15, 2010 at 1:28 PM Report Abuse

Can't forget white van man who blocked off our view :-)
Yaqui Jul 7, 2010 at 5:01 AM Report Abuse

The soup looks good and to be able to explore Pszczyna's Castle must have been fun! Nice page!
richiecdisc Jun 20, 2010 at 9:00 PM Report Abuse

Nice timing with the festival on the main square, Sarah. Skansen museum looks like something I saw in Sweden and that potato soup sounds like the one my Mom used to man sans the bacon. Great little find of a town.
Maurizioago Jun 19, 2010 at 11:44 AM Report Abuse

It's a pity I missed the skanken. I have to visit that village again soon. Ciao!
HORSCHECK Jun 18, 2010 at 2:21 PM Report Abuse

Fabulous page about this great little place. As you have now learned how to pronounce Pszczyna, I would like to tell you that you have crossed the town of Przemysl on your train trip to Lviv. So how would you pronounce that one?
Trekki Jun 18, 2010 at 11:39 AM Report Abuse

Love that Skansen museum :-) (BTW: a similar one in Sweden has the same name!). And I laughed about the late arriving soup and the language topic, reminds me of Speyer and sourbugger's experience :-)
yumyum Jun 18, 2010 at 12:52 AM Report Abuse

Lovely page on a lovely town :) Wish we would have had more time to explore! Hopefully some other time.