This grandiose former residence (which looks more like a palace) dates
back to the 12th century, when the Opole dukes built a hunting lodge
here. It has been enlarged and redesigned several times, most recently
in 1870. Today the palace houses the Castle Museum, with about a dozen
rooms open over three floors.
The castle’s interiors feature bedchambers, drawing rooms and salons
filled with tapestries, ceramics, paintings and hunting trophies.
Unforgettable are the library, panelled entirely in walnut, and the
stunning Mirror Chamber, which hosts occasional chamber music concerts.
Some of the palace’s rooms also contain themed exhibitions, including a
collection of armour in the basement and one of minuscule portraits in
the Cabinet of Miniatures on the 3rd floor. Behind the castle is the
extensive English-style Castle Park along the Pszczynka River.
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