Tomice: Fish Ponds, Chapels and Hiking Trails

• Stawy Tomickie is a fish pond complex covering about 100 hectares.
• The Chapel of St. James dates from the 19th century and served as a church until the 1980s.
• The 19th-century Chapel of St. Florian stands at a crossroads near the municipal office.
• Two hiking trails pass through Tomice: a 26-kilometer yellow trail and a 19-kilometer green trail.

Stawy Tomickie, a fish pond complex covering about 100 hectares, is one of Tomice’s defining landscape features. For visitors considering Tomice as a destination, it offers a clear connection to fish farming alongside the chapels and art gallery.

The ponds and historic buildings offer different points of interest: on one hand, there is a large fish pond complex; on the other, specific buildings with their own histories. This contrast can help you narrow down your interests for a stay without treating the themes as interchangeable.

The Chapel of St. James dates from the 19th century. It served as a church until the 1980s. Its history thus connects the period when the building was constructed with a later phase of use. What stands out for orientation is this timeline: it is not only a 19th-century chapel, but also a place that was used as a church until the recent past.

The Chapel of St. Florian also dates from the 19th century, but stands at a crossroads near the municipal office. Another cultural stop is Galeria Sztuki “Bałysówka,” housed in a listed building from the second half of the 19th century. In Tomice, therefore, you encounter architectural history not only at the chapels but also in the art gallery building.

The trail lengths and routes provide two concrete points of comparison for planning. The yellow hiking trail is 26 kilometers long and runs from Kalwaria Lanckorona PKP via Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Zebrzydowice, Wysoka, Babica and Witanowice to Tomice, then continues to Wadowice. Tomice is part of a longer route described through several places.

At 19 kilometers, the green hiking trail is seven kilometers shorter. It runs from Wadowice via Tomice, Woźniki, Grodzisko, Trzebieńczyce and Laskowa to Zator. Both routes include Tomice, but differ in length, the places listed, and their starting and ending points.

If you are planning an overnight stay in Tomice, first consider which of the area’s documented features matters most for your trip: the fish pond complex, the historic buildings and gallery, or one of the two hiking routes. The routes can be compared by length and course; for the cultural sites, the focus is on their construction dates, historical use and the location of the Chapel of St. Florian.

These themes provide an objective basis for matching Tomice to your travel interests and then looking for hotels at your destination. You can base your stay on one particular interest or include several of the aspects mentioned. The stated trail lengths and sequences of places are key to comparing the hiking routes; the historical details help distinguish the chapels from the gallery building.

Discover more destinations: Bęczyn, Bachowice, Lanckorona, Wadowice, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Andrychów, Leńcze and Nowe Dwory.

How large are Stawy Tomickie?

Stawy Tomickie is a fish pond complex in Tomice covering about 100 hectares.

What is the history of the chapels in Tomice?

The Chapel of St. James dates from the 19th century and served as a church until the 1980s. The Chapel of St. Florian also dates from the 19th century and stands at a crossroads near the municipal office.

Which hiking trails pass through Tomice?

The yellow hiking trail is 26 kilometers long and runs from Kalwaria Lanckorona PKP through several places to Tomice and Wadowice. The green trail runs for 19 kilometers from Wadowice through Tomice and other places to Zator.

Go to the main travel overview: Wadowice.