Main Sights
Opole hosts the annual National Festival of Polish Song. The city is also known for its 10th century Church of St. Adalbert and the 14th century Church of the Holy Cross. There is a zoo, the Ogród Zoologiczny w Opolu.
Structures and buildings
- Piast tower on the island (only part that remained of Piast castle)
- a 14th century Franciscan church, a Piast mausoleum
- a 19th century Town Hall
- the Church of our Lady of Sorrows and St. Adalbert (Kościół Matki Boskiej Bolesnej i św. Wojciecha)
- the 14th century Holy Cross Cathedral (Bazylika katedralna Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego)
- The art nouveau Penny Bridge (Most Groszowy), currently named Green Bridge (Zielony Mostek)
- Opole Main Station, an eclectic building from early 20th century.
Museums
- Diocesan Museum (Muzeum Diecezjalne)
- Opole Regional Museum (Muzeum Śląska Opolskiego)
- Opole Village Museum (Muzeum Wsi Opolskiej)
Cemeteries
- The Jewish Cemetery in Opole was established in 1822, and it is a peculiar pantheon of the Jews of Opole. On March, 10, 2011, it was reported that the cemetery have been desecrated, as what seems to be an anti-Semitic act.
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