"MERCURE CZĘSTOCHOWA CENTRUM"

Zdzislaw Beksiński is one of the most renowned Polish artists of the second half of the twentieth century. His art works can be found in numerous galleries and museums around the world. One of the few places in Poland where you can see dozens of the artist's works is Częstochowa, namely the Museum of Zdzislaw Beksiński in the City Art Gallery. The works presented here come from the collection of the artist’s friends - Anna and Piotr Dmochowski.

"The Museum of Ore Mining in Częstochowa is one of the places in Poland where you can learn about traditional methods of mining iron ore in natural conditions. It is housed in the underground corridors hollowed out beneath the Częstochowa Stanisław Staszic Park. Besides the old corridors, we can see specialized machinery and equipment. The opening of the exhibition took place in 2008. The museum is a branch of the Częstochowa Museum."

The church of Saint James in Częstochowa has an interesting history. Originally, there was a sixteenth-century chapel of the same patron, and in its place, a brick church was built in the following century. During the partitions, on the site of the demolished chapel, tsarist authorities erected an Orthodox church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, which was somewhat a demonstration of power. After being returned to the parish of Saint James, the building was rebuilt, but has retained the characteristic features of the neo-Byzantine style.

At the beginning of the nineteenth century, there were two towns – Częstochowa and Nowa Częstochowa, also called Częstochówka, both situated at Jasna Góra. They merged into one urban organism in 1826. The new, fourth most populated city of Congress Poland needed a town hall. It was erected between 1828 and 1836, according to the design of Franciszek Reinstein. After the rebuilding in 1908, it features the Eclectic style. Currently, it houses the Częstochowa Museum.

The Avenue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known simply as "Aleje" – the Avenues, is the main and elegant street of Częstochowa. Traditionally the entire artery is divided into the First, Second and Third Avenues. Between the two-lane roadways, there is a promenade, along which numerous pilgrimages head for the Jasna Góra monastery. Along the avenue we will see a number of old houses built predominately in the Classicist style.

Oferta gospodarstwa "Stajnia Biały Borek" jest bardzo bogata. Można tu przenocować (40 miejsc) oraz smacznie zjeść. Stylowa gospoda z drewnianych bali połączona jest z XIX-wieczną, zabytkową chatą. Niezwykle urokliwy jest też Kamienny Domek – apartament do wynajęcia dla kilku osób. W Stajni hoduje się zawsze kilka koni „pod siodło” - rekreacyjnych półkrwi oraz hucułów. Istnieje więc możliwość skorzystania z nauki jazdy konnej (dzieci i dorośli), jazdy na lonży (długiej linie), po padoku (wybiegu) czy przejażdżki w terenie. Wszystko pod kierunkiem wykwalifikowanych instruktorów.

Stajnia „Biały Borek” w Biskupicach to wyjątkowo „klimatyczne” gospodarstwo agroturystyczne, u podnóża rezerwatu przyrody „Sokole Góry”. Oferuje gościom usługi związane z jeździectwem oraz zaplecze noclegowe i gastronomiczne. Jest przy tym afiliowanym przy PTTK Ośrodkiem Górskiej Turystyki Konnej (co gwarantuje odpowiedni poziom świadczonych usług) oraz znajduje się na Transjurajskim Szlaku Konnym. Słynne są już organizowane w „Białym Borku” imprezy kulturalne i spotkania z artystami.