Krakow Trip Overview
The wooden monuments are significant part of Polish cultural heritage. Most of them in the Lesser Poland are Catholic and Orthodox churches, whose domes and turrets adorn the country and city landscape. Other wooden monuments include manors, palaces and some another rural and municipal buildings. During the tour we will do our best to bring you closer to the gems of Polish wooden
architecture which were inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Duration: 9 to 11 hours
Starts: Krakow, Poland
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Krakow, Southern Poland, Poland
The wooden monuments are significant part of Polish cultural heritage. Most of them in the Lesser Poland are Catholic and Orthodox churches, whose domes and turrets adorn the country and city landscape. Other wooden monuments include manors, palaces and some another rural and municipal buildings. During the tour we will do our best to bring you closer to the gems of Polish wooden
architecture which were inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pass By: Poland Active Travel Agency – Krakow sightseeing – Local Tours in Cracow, Mikołajska 5, 31-027 Kraków, Poland
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Stop At: Lipnica Murowana, Lipnica Murowana, Lesser Poland Province, Southern Poland
The first town you will visit is Lipnica Murowana with the St. Leonard’s church, which was built in the end of 15th century. This is one of the six wooden churches in the southern Lesser Poland belong to UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Church of St. Philip and St. James the Apostles, Sekowa Poland
The next stop on the route is a village Sękowa, where there is the another example of Gothic wooden architecture – St. Philip’s and St. James’s church, which was built in the beginning of the 15th century. This church is named “Pearl of Beskid Niski”.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Owczary, Owczary, Lesser Poland Province, Southern Poland
The last point of the tour is a visit Owczary, where an Orhtodox church of the Protection of The Holy Virgin is located. It is one of the oldests Lemko tserkovs which was erected in the half of 17th century.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Church St. Michael the Archangel in Binarowa, 409, Binarowa 38-340 Poland
The alternate stage of the tour is St. Michael Archangel’s church in Binarowa. It is one of the most valuable occurrence of late Gothic architecture in Poland.
Duration: 30 minutes
