Krasków Palace

Krasków Palace is a palace and park complex in the village of Krasków, in the Marcinowice municipality, lying within the Bystrzyca Valley Landscape Park. The place has a turbulent history behind it, from a representative Silesian estate, through a state agricultural farm, to today's personal development centre.

Settlement going back thousands of years

The area where the palace stands has been settled for at least 2,500 years. Early Slavic tribes lived here, followed in turn by Poles, Czechs, Austrians and Germans.

Architecture of the palace and park

The complex received its present architectural form in two stages. The palace itself was built in the 18th century, its design attributed to the studio of Fischer von Erlach. The park around it was designed in the 19th century, with the greenery concept authored by Peter Joseph Lenné. The farm buildings next to the palace, with stables, date from the same period.

From manor farm to ruin

For years the palace functioned as a representative Silesian estate with a large manor farm. Later it housed a nursery and children's summer camps, and after the war the interiors were used by a state agricultural farm. The building gradually deteriorated until it fell into ruin in the 1980s.

Reconstruction and new life

Since 1992, thanks to the involvement of local craftsmen, the palace and park complex has been rebuilt as a whole complex including the palace, park, farm, stables, barns and mill. In 1996 the site opened as the first palace hotel in Lower Silesia and operated in that form until 2012.

Today: a space for yoga and development

After ending its operation as a hotel, Pałac i Dobra Krasków now functions as a centre offering guest rooms, a space for practice, and the organisation of events, including yoga, meditation and mindfulness workshops, within the Bystrzyca Valley Landscape Park.

Nearby Lower Silesian palaces

Krasków lies in the Świdnica county area, where palaces and manor houses stand close to one another. Nearby are, among others, the Siedlimowice Palace and the Panków Castle Ruins, and a little further away the Sugar Industry Museum in Pszenno. This is a good starting point for anyone planning a longer route around the residences of Lower Silesia.

Practical information

• Address: Krasków 12, 58-124 Marcinowice, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
• Getting there: by car; the site lies within the Bystrzyca Valley Landscape Park
• What to expect: a palace and park complex operating as a workshop and accommodation centre, not a museum; it is worth checking the current offer and availability on the venue's website before arriving