The mound was erected as a memorial to Kosciuszko and his work for the liberation of these lands from the oppressors. The Austrians built a small fortress around it, and the mound itself gives great views of the city and the surrounding lands. It is worth a visit if in Krakow.

We had to walk through a winter wilderness from the main town all the way to the mound, including through the small forest which was eerily quiet but very picturesque. The paths were all marked and there were others around, but I'm glad we did it in the morning as it would've been interesting getting back in the early fading light of winter. The mound itself was interesting - snow and ice and no handrails, so watch out of you suffer from vertigo! Entry was 48 zloty for two of us, so under £5 each. Views from the top were pretty awesome - loads of mist could be seen in the mountains to the East, and there's a huge power station dominating the Krakow skyline to the North of the city which I wasn't expecting.

You have to pay a small ticket (24 szt) to climb up the hill which includes a nice, small museum of the history of the place and the Polish leader Tadeusz Kościuszko. The walk up the hill is short, no more than 5 minutes and the view across Krakow is wonderful. It wasn't crowded when we visited because it was a rainy day and so we enjoyed the walk up and down. You can get there by bus (check the hours, not so often) or you can go hiking through a wonderful forest-park.