Kalwaria Zebrzydowska

The Cedron River and the foothills of the Beskid Makowski define the setting of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska — rolling ground spreads the town and its scattered pilgrimage chapels across the slopes. Founded in 1600 by the nobleman Mikołaj Zebrzydowski, the Sanctuary of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska developed as a devotional landscape of churches, chapels and paths recalling the sites of Jerusalem. Its Bernardine monastery and Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels remain the focus of major Catholic pilgrimages, particularly during Holy Week. The sanctuary’s Mannerist architectural and park landscape has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1999. Trace Kalwaria Zebrzydowska’s place in Lesser Poland by browsing webcams from nearby towns and the Beskid foothills.

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