Wroclaw to Ksiaz Castle and Swidnica: Private day trip

Known as the ‘Pearl of Silesia’, this large thirteenth-century castle is the rumored site for hidden Nazi treasure confiscated during the Second World War. Although its colorful history of owners includes a future president of the United States and Czar Nicolas I, it was really after the war that rumor and mystery began to circulate about the castle. Some say that the sealed rooms in the basement were used to prepare the castle as Hitler’s future headquarters while others claim they conceal a secret laboratory for testing rockets. Deep below the lavishly decorated parlors and rooms and the beautifully terraced castle gardens lie a vast tunnel complex where it is rumored that a train packed with gold and valuables plundered by the Nazis awaits discovery. Even as recently as 2015, treasure hunters flocked to the area after it was revealed that this fabled ‘Nazi Gold Train’ had indeed been located near or under the castle.