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| Kalwaria Zebrzydowska | ||
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | |
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| Residents | 4.500 | |
other value for residents on Wikidata: 4524   | ||
| height | 298 m | |
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Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is a city in Poland in the southern voivodeship Lesser Poland near Krakow in the Makov Beskids. In 1600, the magnate Mikołaj Zebrzydowski, who was previously the Polish ambassador to Jerusalem in the Ottoman Empire, founded an early baroque monastery with a Stations of the Cross of 42 chapels, which he modeled on the hills of Jerusalem Beskydy Mountains built on Mount Tsar and around a river Cedron. The largest Passion Festival takes place there at Easter and the largest Corpus Christi procession in Poland in early summer, to which a total of over a million pilgrims come every year. Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is in the immediate vicinity of Wadowice, the birthplace of Karol Wojtyła, the Archbishop of Cracow and later Pope John Paul II Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
getting there
By plane
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is close to the big city Krakow. The nearest international airport is the Krakow Airport. The international Katowice Airport is not far away either.
By train
There are train connections from Kraków and Katowice. The main train station is near Kalwaria Zebrzydowska 1 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Lanckorona train station. Another train stop north of the village, 2 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska train station is approached less frequently.
Coming from Kraków, it is better to start the journey in Kraków Płaszów Railway Station, as there are no direct connections from Kraków Główny Railway Station. The journey from Kraków Płaszów takes a little less than 1 hour and costs 6 zł.
In the street
The place can be easily reached by car from Krakow, Katowice and Bielsko-Biala.
mobility
The place and the Passionswege can be explored on foot.
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Park, Bernardyńska.
This Mannerist architecture and landscape park is the main attraction for tourists and pilgrims in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska. The Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Monastery was built by Zebrzydowski in 1600. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. Pope John Paul II visited Kalwaria Zebrzydowska several times on his pilgrimages to Poland. The main basilica and three smaller chapels are located in the park. There is a free car park nearby on Lanckorońska Street.
activities
Hiking and cycling in the Makov Beskids.
shop
A visit is recommended for shopping Krakow, as the selection of boutiques is greater there.
kitchen
There is a good canteen in the monastery. For Polish cuisine, see the relevant section in the article Poland.
nightlife
Go to Krakow to go out.
accommodation
- 1 Hotel Barka, Partyzantów 6a. Tel.: 48 33 876 55 55, Email: [email protected]. Small hotel on the outskirts of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska.Price: double room from 180 zł, breakfast 20 zł per person.
trips
literature
See article too Poland.
Web links
- http://www.kalwaria-zebrzydowska.pl/ - Official website of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
