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Tag: wooden treasures

Szczawnica: modern spa resort in good, old style.

On 6 March 2014 By Agnieszka Pawlus In Polish Culture & Traditions

Szczawnica is a resort town, located about 100 kilometers south-east from Krakow. It is  well-known for being a tourist attraction since …

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The Greek orthodox church of the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Hańczowa

On 4 February 2014 By Agnieszka Pawlus In Polish Culture & Traditions

Hańczowa is a large village between Uście Gorlickie and Wysowa. As most of the villages in the area, it used …

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St. Michael the Archangel Greek orthodox church in Pielgrzymka

On 3 February 2014 By Agnieszka Pawlus In Polish Culture & Traditions

Pielgrzymka is a village located in South-East Poland, in Beskid Niski, a few miles near Nowy Żmigród. Till 1946 it …

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Nowy Sącz Ethnographic Park and The Galician Town

On 10 September 2013 By Agnieszka Pawlus In Polish Culture & Traditions

Nowy Sącz Ethnographic Park is a presentation of the architecture collected from the area surrounding Nowy Sącz.

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Lipnica Murowana

On 7 August 2013 By Agnieszka Pawlus In Polish Culture & Traditions

St. Leonard Church and the wooden storey houses. Lipnica Murowana is a calm, little town, located far off of the …

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Zalipie, the painted village

On 19 July 2013 By Agnieszka Pawlus In Polish Culture & Traditions

Zalipie is located in northern Małopolska, about 68 km (42 miles) east of the regional capital Kraków. The village has a long …

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The Koliba villa in Zakopane

On 16 July 2013 By Agnieszka Pawlus In Polish Culture & Traditions

Zakopane became a famous Polish resort at the end of 19th and at the beginning of the 20th century, when …

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The Manor House Estate in Łopuszna

On 2 July 2013 By Agnieszka Pawlus In Polish Culture & Traditions

Łopuszna is a village in Podhale, that lies near the Dunajec river, just a few kilometers from Nowy Targ. It …

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St. Paraskewa orthodox church in Kwiatoń

On 1 July 2013 By Agnieszka Pawlus In Polish Culture & Traditions

Kwiatoń is a village close to the border with Slovakia. It has been inhabited by the Lemko minority, so that …

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Wooden treasures of southern Poland – introduction

On 1 July 2013 By Agnieszka Pawlus In Polish Culture & Traditions

Wooden architecture is something that we believe is unique in this part of Europe. And it always makes a big …

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