Bychawa

State of preservation:		Large parts of the walls have survived of the castle
Admission:		The entrance to the ruins is free
Parking:		There is no parking lot nearby
Searching difficulty:		Finding the ruins is difficult since they are hidden in the interior of the place, far from the main roads
Access difficulty:		The access to the castle is not tiresome
Subjective rating:		Nice ruins

Driving directions:

Driving down the road no 835 from Lublin towards Biłgoraj and Frampol, after covering 27 km, in the place Piotrków you ought to turn right, into the road no 836 to Bychawa. In Bychawa you need to turn right into the road no 834 to Bełżyce, then drive straight ahead all the time and after around 600m turn right into the Zamkowa St. (the first asphalt road on the right). Down the Zamkowa Street you should drive to the very end and turn right again by the remainder of the castle gate. After covering next 300m straight ahead, you need to turn right into the beaten track again, which will lead up to the ruins of the castle. On the way you also drive past the ruins of the granary standing on the left side.




Historical outline:

The castle in Bychawa arose in the first half of the XVIth cant. in the place of three manors belonging to the Bychawskis. It was built by Mikołaj Pilecki who repurchased the place from the Bychawskis before the year 1521. In 1537 received the civic rights, and 2 years later the construction of the castle began. In 1551 the castle changed hands – the family of the Myszkowskis from Pinczów became them. The subsequent owners over a span of the centuries repeatedly converted the castle transforming it into a magnificent palace, which ultimately deteriorated so much that in 1888 was abandoned. In the 30s of the XXth cent. the walls were partially disassembled and up to this day only the fragments of them have survived.


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