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. The tour starts at 8:00 am and lasts around 10 hours. The transport lasts 4,5 hours. 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. 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. 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”. 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 orthodox church which was erected in the half of 17th century. We invite you to take part in our tour! Meet with us the pearls of Polish architecture!
More informations about Binarowa Church- click here and here. Saints Philip and James Church in Sękowa- here.
Itinerary: Kraków- Lipnica Murowana- Iwkowa- Binarowa- Sękowa- Owczary- Kwiatoń- Kraków.
Duration: around 10 hours.
Price includes:
- entrance fees
- guide service
- private transport (hotel pick-up and drop-off)
- transport by air-conditioned mini-bus
Price does not include:
- food and drinks
- souvenir photos (available to purchase)
THE TOUR IS ORGANISED FROM WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY
