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Grodziec: Defences and a Ducal Residence

From the outer bailey and keep to the palatium: five stops without interrupting the palace visit with a trip back to the tower.

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  • Starts atOuter Bailey
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About the route

Begin in the outer bailey, the former service area surrounded by defences. Once inside the accessible part of the upper castle, explore the keep from the courtyard: its ruins and the former structure of this residential and defensive tower. This stop does not require entering or climbing the tower. Follow the castle's current entrance signs.

Then cross the courtyard to the palatium. First explore the layout of the ducal residence, followed by the Knights' Hall, its vault and changing furnishings. These two themes stay together, without returning to the keep between them.

Finish by the palatium with the history of the torture instruments exhibition. The collection was brought to Grodziec in 2008 and is a later addition to the former ducal interiors. To visit the exhibition itself, follow signs to the rooms that are open, without passing closed access points.

Stops along the way (5)
  1. Ilustracja Zameku Grodziec1RoomOuter BaileyThe castle's extensive service area, with its own gate, former working buildings and defensive system.Quiz
  2. Ilustracja Zameku Grodziec2RoomKeepThe ruins of a substantial tower built under Frederick I, combining defence with residential accommodation.Quiz
  3. Ilustracja Zameku Grodziec3RoomPalatiumA ducal palace with an angled plan, combining ceremonial rooms with the residence's former service quarters.Quiz
  4. Ilustracja Zameku Grodziec4RoomKnights' HallA ceremonial hall whose rib vault tells a story of destruction and rebuilding.Quiz
  5. Ilustracja Zameku Grodziec5RoomTorture Instruments DisplayThe history of a collection of punishment and torture instruments acquired from a private collector in France.Quiz
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Where to find it
Grodziec Castle, outer bailey and upper castle
Author or origin
Live Story - propozycja redakcyjna
Reference
RTE-ZG-01
  • visitor route
  • defensive architecture
  • castle interiors
  • castle history