Ustroń is a health resort and tourist town situated on the slopes and at the foot of the Silesian Beskids. It is a good starting point for exploring the western part of the Polish Beskids and a good place for a family holiday due to numerous attractions aimed at various age groups.
The town is located at the foot and on the slopes of Czantoria and Równica. The Main Beskidy Trail begins (or ends) here, the longest of Polish mountain hiking trails. Both mountains are well developed in terms of tourism. There are hiking trails to them, and you can also enter Czantoria by cable car. At the top, there is an observation tower on the Czech side, allowing you to admire vast panoramas.
Czantoria and Równica are not only a destination for hiking and cycling trips from Ustroń, but also a place where there are numerous family attractions. In addition to the observation tower and the cable car, there is also a rope park on Czantoria. A similar facility operates on Równica together with the Extreme Park, and the greatest attraction of Ustroń is the Forest Park of Surprises, located on its slopes, where, among others, mouflons, deer, fallow deer, wildcats and falcons.
The town was founded in the Middle Ages, and from the 18th century it had an industrial character. There were ironworks here, where local iron ores were smelted. Today, memorabilia of this period can be seen in the Ustroń Museum located in the historic building of the Klemens steelworks.
The first information about the healing waters in Ustroń come from the 19th century. On their basis, holiday homes, a spa park and a spa house were built. In 1933, the first brine pool was built, which operated until 2004. Currently, the Uzdrowisko Ustroń has a modern hydrotherapy center with a brine pool and numerous water treatments.
The town is also geared towards family holidays. In addition to the amusement parks mentioned above, there are also the Dinosaur Park, the Canoe Pond, the Rusty Diamonds Motorcycle Museum and the Old Zagroda Regional Museum. In summer, the Amphitheater in Ustroń hosts open-air events and concerts.
In winter, there are three large ski resorts in Ustroń, on Czantoria Wielka, Czantoria Mała and Palenica. The offer is complemented by small donkey meadows and home lifts, and in the nearby Vistula you can take advantage of the offer of a dozen or so slopes.
