Top 4 Castles around Otwock
A visit to a castle — whether you stumble over one during a hike outdoors or walk your way around the grounds with a guide — is always something special, and you’ve got 4
beautiful castles to choose from around Otwock. Just browse our list to find your top castle , and add some history to your next adventure!
Last updated: June 18, 2026
Castle of the Masovian Dukes in Czersk
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The castle ruins that exist today are based on a brick building from the 14th century. Until then, there had been a wooden fortress on this site. The ruins consist of two round towers and a Gothic square tower, the latter serving as the entrance. The round tower to the east was used as a prison. Access was from the wall walkway, from here the prisoners were lowered through a hole to the floor of the tower, which was 10 meters below. The west tower housed the weapons and ammunition chambers. All towers had wooden pointed roofs. The wall sections connecting the towers, originally 7 to 8 meters high, have been partially removed down to the ground. The foundations of the ramparts are up to 5.5 meters underground, and the thickness of the walls is 1.80 to 1.85 meters. Several palace-like buildings were probably built in the castle under the Polish Queen Bona, the wife of Sigismund I. After Bona left the country, the castle's structural decline began (Wikipedia).
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Otwock Wielki Palace and Park Complex
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source: pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa%C5%82ac_w_Otwocku_Wielkim
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Castle of the Masovian Dukes
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The most characteristic are three brick towers, which have survived to this day. According to local legends, the castle is haunted by the ghost of Queen Bona – the same one who received Czersk as part of the royal estates and allegedly stayed here often.
The stronghold gradually lost its importance after the relocation of important trade routes and the change in the Vistula's course. The Swedish Deluge in the 17th century also brought great destruction. Today, the castle is a popular place for walks, historical reconstructions, and knight tournaments.
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View from the south of the Dukes of Mazovia Castle
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Viewpoint of the castle from the side of the marshes.
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The Castle in Czersk are the ruins of a Gothic stronghold of the Masovian dukes, located on a escarpment by the former course of the Vistula River. The castle was built at the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries on the initiative of Duke Janusz I the Elder and for some time was one of the most important strongholds of Masovia. The most characteristic are three brick towers, which have survived to this day. According to local legends, the castle is haunted by the ghost of Queen Bona – the same one who received Czersk as part of the royal estates and allegedly stayed here often. The stronghold gradually lost its importance after the relocation of important trade routes and the change in the Vistula's course. The Swedish Deluge in the 17th century also brought great destruction. Today, the castle is a popular place for walks, historical reconstructions, and knight tournaments.
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A beautiful path with a beautiful view of the Castle
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Why not just passing through? You used to be able to rent a tower for a party. Anyone remember?
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Beautiful view of the castle hill.
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On Mondays tickets are 2zł
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Pretty good view of the Castle from the main road.
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