The entry to the courtyard is free of charge, whereas to the museum is paid
Parking:
There is a free parking lot next to the castle
Searching difficulty:
The building stands by the main road, so there is no way to overlook it
Access difficulty:
Walk to the castle does not require any effort
Subjective rating:
Castle of an average appearance
Driving directions:
If you enter Łęczyca down the road no 703 from Łowicz, you ought to come to the crossroads with the road no 1. There stands the castle.
Historical outline:
All known historical sources ascribe building the castle in Łęczyca to Kazimierz Wielki, while it is unknown when it was started. A disputable date is year 1352. However, it is known that the stronghold was reconstructed many times (the most significantly in the XVIth cent.) and was destroyed in the XVIIth cent. by the Swedes. The castle was still utilized in the XVIIIth cent., and at the turn of the XVIII and the XIXth cent. the Prussian administration planned to rebuild the monument and assign it for a military fortification. However already in the middle of the XIXth cent. the ruin became the source of building materials for local inhabitants. After the World War II the remains of walls were secured, and then the castle was reconstructed. It houses a museum today.