Iłowa

• Park Dworski features examples of Japanese, English, and French garden design.
• The Pałac w Iłowej palace was built in 1626 by Christoph von Schellendorf.
• The yellow cycling route on “Rowerem wokół Iłowej” is about 25 km long and rated easy.
• Near Iłowa, the Bory Dolnośląskie offer opportunities for horseback riding, cycling, hiking, and canoeing.

Park Dworski is a tourist attraction featuring examples from three gardening traditions: Japanese, English, and French garden design. Visitors interested in landscaped gardens can find different styles in one named location. The Pałac w Iłowej palace also offers several historical points of interest. Built in 1626 by Christoph von Schellendorf, it combines Renaissance, Baroque, and Art Nouveau elements. Details that have been preserved include stucco decorations and a wooden staircase with a balustrade.

The quest “W poszukiwaniu skarbów Iłowej” offers another perspective on the palace and gardens. It presents the palace, remodeled by Count Friedrich von Hochberg, and the gardens that grew out of his travels and his appreciation of beauty, particularly flowers. The church of pw. Chrystusa Króla offers a different cultural and historical highlight: it houses a 28-stop organ built in the 1930s by “E. Kempper & Sohn.”

All routes on “Rowerem wokół Iłowej” start and finish at the town hall building at ul. Żeromskiego 27 in Iłowa. Most of the routes follow forest tracks. The yellow cycling route is described in more detail: it is about 25 km long, rated easy, and runs mostly along firm, well-maintained forest tracks. This information can help you choose a ride based on its stated length and difficulty rating.

The red cycling route offers a different focus: it passes the ruins of the Nowoszów cemetery and a shelter by Cichy Staw. If you would like to include places like these in your route choice, you can compare it with the yellow route. The quest “Spacer z Winklerem po Iłowej” takes you through Iłowa and highlights places connected with the work of Wilhelm Winkler and his family. Alongside garden and palace history, you can choose a family-history perspective or designated cycling routes as different themes for your visit.

The Pudełek ornamental plant nursery in Iłowa has a display garden with collections of rhododendrons and azaleas. Nearby, Święto Parku Dworskiego presents interesting flower varieties bred there every year in May. A historical connection to dahlia cultivation is also recorded: 1,000 dahlia varieties were presented at a dahlia exhibition held in Iłowa in 1939.

For more outdoor activities, the nearby Bory Dolnośląskie offer opportunities for horseback riding, cycling, hiking, and canoeing. You can make nature experiences a theme of your trip, while the park, palace, and organ appeal to other interests.

If you would like to compare other destinations, you can also find information here about Żagań and Gmina Szprotawa.

Which garden styles can you see in Park Dworski?

Park Dworski in Iłowa features examples of Japanese, English, and French garden design.

How long is the yellow cycling route?

The yellow cycling route on “Rowerem wokół Iłowej” is about 25 km long and rated easy.

What activities are available in the Bory Dolnośląskie?

Near Iłowa, the Bory Dolnośląskie offer opportunities for horseback riding, cycling, hiking, and canoeing.

For the main travel overview: Sagan.