Cieszyn is a historic town situated on the Polish-Czech border. It borders on the Olza River with Český Těąín and in the past it belonged to the most important political centers in Silesia. There is the Castle Hill with the remains of buildings from the 10th and 11th centuries, as well as the picturesque Old Town.
The legendary beginnings of Cieszyn are associated with the figures of Leszek, Bolek and Cieszek, sons of the Czech prince Lech. In memory of them, the Three Brothers Well was built in Cieszyn, which is one of its most important attractions.
The first buildings in today's Cieszyn were built on Góra Zamkowa as early as in the 8th century. Today, you can see the remains of fortifications and castle buildings from the 11th and 12th centuries, including the Romanesque Rotunda of St. Nicholas, known from the 20 zloty banknote, the Piast Tower renovated in the 19th century in the neo-Gothic style and the remains of the Ultimate Defense Tower. The mountain is also a good viewpoint over Olza and Czech Cieszyn. The Castle Hill is the most important attraction of Cieszyn.
On the outskirts of the hill stands the classicist Cieszyn Castle, which now houses a cultural center, and at its foot, the Habsburg Hunting Palace from the same period.
Below Góra Zamkowa stretches the Old Town, the central point of which is the market square surrounded by picturesque tenement houses with the Town Hall in Cieszyn. Not far from here is the Museum of Cieszyn Silesia, which presents the complicated fate of this historic region. In the city you can also visit the Printing Museum and the Museum of the 4th Podhale Rifle Regiment.
A very picturesque corner of Cieszyn that aspires to be one of the main attractions of the city is the Cieszyn Venice. These are areas located on the Młynówka canal, where in the past there were mills and houses of craftsmen. They used water to run their machines. Today, this charming part of the city invites with numerous pubs and cafes and a unique atmosphere.
