Trip to Wadowice – places worth seeing

A small town southwest of Krakow made famous by a Pole who became pope. This is a brief description of Wadowice, although it will be an incomplete description, because this town has much more to offer.

Of course, the biggest attraction is a tour of the Wojtyła family home, where Pope John Paul II was born and lived. The inconspicuous apartment in the heart of the city, along with adjacent rooms, houses an exhibition about the Holy Father and his youth and is itself a tangible exhibit from those times.
 

 

Why is Wadowice such a great city?

In addition to Karol Wojtyła's house, in Wadowice it is worth visiting the Emil Zegadłowicz Museum and the Polish-American Private Museum dedicated to the pilots-members of the Liberator B-24 Hells Angel bomber brigade, shot down near Wadowice during World War II. And finally, of course, the famous papal cream cakes!

 

What to see in Wadowice?

Wadowice is, contrary to appearances, not only a place associated with the Polish Pope, although it is known that this is a great reason for pride for this city. However, there are also many other places here that are worth seeing, visiting, touching, experiencing

Wadowice - what is worth seeing?

• Minor Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, from the 18th century
• Monastery of the Discalced Carmelite Fathers and Sanctuary of St. Joseph on the Hill from 1899.
• Classicist manor house Mikołaj from the 19th century.
• The Katyn Cross unveiled on April 22, 2010.
• Monument to St. Rafał Kalinowski at the Carmelite monastery

Wadowice - what to visit when we primarily want a trip related to the figure of Karol Wojtyła? The Family Home of the Holy Father John Paul II and John Paul II Square with 19th-century classicist houses are definitely mandatory stops in the city of Wadowice. What else can you do there? Definitely taste the famous cream cakes, for which Wadowice is famous. Where to eat these delicacies? They taste best in cafes and confectioneries located near the market square. As you can see, visiting Wadowice is full of attractions and sweets!