The 100 Castles
Atlas.
A public, slightly obsessive project: find, document, and tell the story of one hundred castles in the Polish-Czech-German borderlands — on foot, by car, occasionally by accident. Follow along. Predict outcomes. Or come with.
Five castles, five stories.
The oldest castle in Poland — older than sliced bread.
Fairytale silhouette on a peninsula in Lake Leśniańskie.
Romantic ruins on a rocky hilltop above Sobieszów.
The Giant of Silesia — third-largest castle in Poland.
A princess’s legend, a prince from Moldova’s history, and an autumn walk through Choina forest.
Come find the next one.
Three ways to participate — from casual day-trippers to the genuinely obsessed.
Discovery Tour
Spend a day with me hunting an undocumented castle. Half adventure, half field research. Outcome uncertain by design.
Research Mission
Help me chase archival leads, translate old German maps, or interview local historians. Rewarded in gratitude and vodka.
Photo Expedition
Bring your camera. We'll visit three castles in a day, chase good light, and produce images the quest desperately needs.
How far from home
will castle #100 be?
Submit your prediction in kilometres from Kamienna Góra. Closest guess when I reach castle #100 wins a bottle of local mead, a handwritten postcard, and bragging rights lasting up to a geological epoch.
Every find, in its place.
Five finds, placed by geographic coordinates. Select a numbered marker to explore.