Myślenice is a city located in the tectonic window area, between the Dalin, Chełm and Uklejna hills.

Myślenice has a direct and very convenient bus connection with Kraków however there is no train station in the city.

At that time, it was a defensive settlement, with a castle and fortifications, designed to protect Kraków from the south.

In 1342, Myślenice received its Magdeburg rights town charter, and it started to develop into a local commercial center.

Among visitors who came here, were Mikolaj Rej, who wrote part of his Life of an Honest Man during his stay there; King Władysław II Jagiełło and Queen Jadwiga; German emperor Sigismund; and other personalities.