Spała by Bike: Forests, a Castle and a Bunker
Most spontaneous trips ended in success. The starting point was Spała, and the destination was the railway bunker in Konewka. Together with the bunker in Jeleń, they form the "Anlage Mitte" command posts. Unfortunately, during this period the complex is closed, so we chose a different direction. Any direction…
The ruins of Casimir the Great's castle in Inowłódz
The Gothic castle, built on a rectangular plan, is surrounded by a moat into which water flows from the river Pilica. The ruins were rebuilt and opened to tourist traffic on 15 June 2013. Inside there is now a museum, exhibitions, a concert hall, and a server room and lifts.
Around the castle you can come across horses, goats and ponies. They're happy to pose for a photo.
St Giles' Church in Inowłódz
From the castle tower you can see, on a hill, St Giles' Church in Inowłódz, which was built in 1082. Repeatedly destroyed and robbed, and turned into a grain store, it was finally reconstructed by President Ignacy Mościcki. The church was rebuilt into a representative house of worship near the president's residence in Spała.
St Hubert's Grotto in Spała
Returning to Łódź from Inowłódz, along the way we can visit St Hubert's Grotto. It is a monument built up out of boulders. On them we'll find the initials of Tsar Alexander III with the date 1894.IX.14. The stones supposedly commemorate a hunt attended by Tsar Alexander II.
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