Travel to Lesser Poland Voivodeship 1.day - Lipnica Murowana

Hi,

It's 2014 and my colleagues and I have planned a trip to several cities in the Polish Voivodeship of Lesser Poland. This Polish region borders Slovakia and the capital of the voivodship is Krakow. This is also our main goal.

The date of the trip is slowly approaching and we can't wait. So many of us registered for the trip that we filled the whole bus. I was very pleasantly surprised by the interest of the people. It is not often that the company provides us with some benefits, but this time the management promised to pay us the entrance fee. As one of our sayings says. When it doesn't rain, at least it drips.

The bus moved and after about two hours we stop in the village of Lipnica Murowana. It is best known for the Gothic wooden church of St. Leonardo, which dates from the 15th century.

Our steps are aimed at him. This wooden church is beautiful when viewed from the outside. It is registered in UNESCO. The church was built on the banks of the river Uszwica on the site of a former pagan shrine.

The fact that it stands so close to the river has one drawback. When there are floods, there is a risk that the church will be flooded as well.

We take pictures of the church from the outside so that we have some monuments from this place. The church is really beautiful, but the real treasure is hidden inside.

The interior of the church looks very cozy. The small windows let in only a minimum of light and the place looks mysterious. It is not a big church, quite the contrary. He is small and the priest has closer contact with the faithful. His greatest treasure is the frescoes, which are painted on wooden boards.

Despite the fact that they have been through for some time, they are nicely preserved to this day.

A tour of the end of the wooden church and our guide, who is a local priest, accompanies us to the second church in the village. We walk along a narrow sidewalk and in a few minutes we are there.

The Church of St. Andrew the Apostle is right in front of us. This church is already built of stone and not of wood. But that doesn't detract from his beauty at all.

The most important monument of the church is a wooden statue of the Madonna. It dates from 1363, from the time when they built a newly built church.

The fact that we can see her in this state today can be considered a small miracle. The church burned down several times, but the statue was always saved.

Time is running out and we are hurrying back to the bus after visiting Lipnica Murowanej. The way to further knowledge and experiences awaits us.

Thank you