Nowy Wiśnicz Tour
from 200 PLNNowy Wiśnicz Tour
Just about 50 kilomteres from Kraków you will find a city of Nowy Wiśnicz. Our tour takes you to a stunning castle with its famous fortifications. Later on, you are going to see the Monastery of Discalced Carmelites (now turned into a prison). You will learn something more about life of one of the greates Polish painters, Jan Matejko, visiting his friends' manor-house Koryznówka, where now the museum of this painter is located. Later on we will take you for sightseeing in Wiśnicko-Lipnicki landscape park where you can admire picturesque sceneries and some protected objects of nature. In the end, you go to see wooden church od St. Leonard in Lipnica Murowana and Saint's Parish Church in Sobolów - also example of wooden architecture.
Tour in English: any day, on request
Departure time: 9:30am
(we kindly ask to make reservation at least 2 days before tour starts)
What' included?
What you will see
Castle in Nowy Wiśnicz
Impressive castle with fortifications from 14th century
Monastery of Discalced Carmelites (now modified to prison)
Complex erected in 17th century and inhabited by Carmelite monks. In 18th century was turned into prison.
Parish church Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary
Complex of Parish church buildings from 17th century.
Town Hall and main square in Nowy Wiśnicz
Listed in register of immovable monuments of Malopolska.
Manor-house Koryznówka - museum of Jan Matejko
Wooden manor hous, where author of 'The Battle of Grunwal' or 'The Prussian Homage' used to rest.
15th century church in Lipnica Murowana
Example of wooden architecture in Poland
16th century church in Sobołów
Example of wooden architecture in Poland