Zinar Castle

he tower, known as the Odyniec Villa, was built in 1928–1929 as a private residence by the renowned Krakow architect Adolf Szyszko-Bohusz (known as the Lord of Wawel) on a plot of land he bought in 1916 from the Camaldolese Order. It was about 9 hectares of a forested limestone hill, located 70 meters above sea level, just 6 km from the Krakow market square.

The form of the building refers to the discovery made by Adolf Szyszko-Bohusz. During work at the Royal Castle on Wawel, he made the most important archaeological discovery, i.e. he discovered the remains of the pre-Romanesque Rotunda of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which since the 14th century has also been named after St. Felix and Adauctus.

Built of limestone ashlars, on the Przegorzalska Rock, on the southwestern edge of the Wolski Forest, in the Sowiniec Range, the Villa dominates the Vistula Valley. From the terrace, which is located on the western side of the building, there is a panorama of the river valley, the Wieliczka Foothills and when the weather is good, you can see the Tatra Mountains.

Above the portal of the Villa there are two mannerist coats of arms. On the left side there is the family coat of arms of Adolf Szyszko - Bohusz "Odyniec" - hence one of the names of the Villa (it shows a silver broken arrow on a blue background), and on the right the coat of arms "Korab" (a golden ship on a red background) of the architect's wife, Stefania née Rzepko-Łaska. At the residence, an interesting element was a swimming pool built to the north, the ruins of which can be seen to this day. Additionally, the house was decorated with sculptures, later destroyed by the Germans.