In the surrounding area of Miechów lies Książ Wielki – Zamek. Biała Góra is also located in the surrounding area. For those interested in castles, Książ Wielki – Zamek is therefore a specific cultural point of reference in the vicinity of Miechów.
You can rent a holiday apartment in Miechów.
Culture
In the wider regional surroundings of Miechów are Ojców – Gotycki zamek Królewski XIVw., Sancygniow – Zamek, Pieskowa Skala – Zamek królewski XIVw., Jaskinia Ciemna (Ojcowska), Jaskinia Łokietka and Jaskinia Nietoperzowa.
Miechów has a medieval urban layout that includes a quadrangular market square established near the church in 1290.
The city's most important cultural heritage complex is the former ensemble of the Bożogrobców Monastery with the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre. Its tower is crowned by a spherical dome topped with a figure of the Resurrected Christ.
In the municipality of Miechów, there is a 9.1-kilometre-long cycle path called “Szlakiem wąskotorówki”. Those looking for cycling as part of their trip will find a specific local route here.
Cultural sites for visitors in Miechów include the Miechów Land Museum, the U Jaksy Art Gallery, the Stefan Żechowski Creative Work House and the Zacisze Manor House on the Małopolska Wooden Architecture Route.
Miechów's religious identity is connected with the former guardians of the Holy Sepulchre and its preserved sacred artistic heritage.
Location and Landscape
Miechów is located on the main road between Kraków and Kielce.
Miechów is described as a town set in a gently hilly landscape of fields and forests.
For further orientation: Książ Wielki, Kamienica, Racławice, Kozłów, Antolka, Kalina Wielka.
