Following the trail of the Lemko Orthodox churches and more ...
Lemkos - "Among the Carpathian Waters" refers to the historical part of the Lemkos in the Podkarpacie and Lesser Poland provinces. They are shrouded in mystery: they spoke the Ukrainian dialect, professed Eastern rites of Christianity, they were completely dispersed and displaced from the areas where they had lived for centuries. Their traditions were marked by history and had their own specificity or design. The core is getting to know the mysterious people to whom the light of Carpathian fires will lead, living in harmony with the rhythm of the seasons and church holidays.
The theme of the tour is to get to know how the Lemkos lived, their religion, temples, and whether they worked. Open-air museums, churches, horse stables, mountains and health resorts.
The dominant senses are: sight (churches, chyże, crosses and chapels unique and characteristic only for the Lemko region), but also touch (related to materials, stone and wood) and smell (herbs). This means that those traveling along the trail will experience the magic of the Lemko world, its symbols and spirituality enchanted in temples, folk patterns, food and drinks as well as local products.
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Arrival in Sanok, accommodation at the Sanvit Health Promotion Center, dinner, free time.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to MBL in Sanok (Aleksandra Rybickiego 3, 38 500 Sanok): guided tour of the Museum of Folk Architecture of the Lemko sector and the Galician Market, free time (approx. 3 hours).
Lunch at Karczma Jadło Karpackie, Sanok Rynek 12 (regional Lemko dishes)
Transfer to Komańcza. Visiting the Orthodox Church of the Protection of the Mother of God (formerly Greek Catholic). Next to it, there is a historic belfry, housing a small gallery with Lemko handicrafts.
Walk in the footsteps of Arkadiusz Andrejkow's murals and boardboards over Barbarka.
Transfer to Rymanów - dinner and overnight at the Dwór Ostoja Hotel in Klimkówka near Rymanów
Breakfast at the hotel
Transfer to Zyndranowa, visiting the Museum of Lemko Culture - an open-air museum presenting the life of the Lemkos, incl. from 1860. In the exhibition room you can admire Lemko costumes and everyday items
Drive through Dukla to Małastów, entrance to the World War I Cemetery.
Lunch in the Magurska restaurant - modern, but with architecture and cuisine referring to the tradition of the region.
Transfer to Zdynia - the place of Lemkowska Watra. Visiting the Church of the Protection of the Mother of God, formerly Greek Catholic, with a Baroque iconostasis, approx. 1 hour
Accommodation in Regietów at the Hotel Jaśmin. It is part of the Huculskie Gładyszów Stud complex, picturesquely situated, with a panorama of the Low Beskids.
Visiting the Hucul Horse Stud.
Dinner at the Huculanka Regional Inn, Lemko dishes, free time, overnight.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Drive through the Lemko region along the route of the church. Visiting the Orthodox Church in Kwiatoń - accessible to visitors, with a guided tour and a colorful story by the guide.
Transfer to Wysowa. Lunch at the Regional Inn Gościnna Chata. It offers traditional Lemko and Pogórze cuisine, including Lemko specialties. It has a decor with original details and antique furniture
Drive through Lemko villages with historic Orthodox churches (Hańczowa, Czarna, Brunary, Florynka, Polany, Berest) to Krynica.
Overnight at the Hotel in Czarny Potok.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Gondola ride up to Jaworzyna Krynicka
Visiting the Orthodox Church of Prince Vladimir the Great.
Visiting the open-air museum of wooden architecture miniatures.
A visit to the burial site of Nikifor Krynicki.
Visiting the museum, approx. 1 hour
A walk around the spa - pump room, monuments on the Promenada, Stary Dom Zdrojowy, approx. 1 hour
Lunch at Karczma Łemkowska Kliniec, serving original Lemko dishes. Its advantage is the original decor and Lemko music.
Transfer to Powroźnik. Visiting one of the oldest and most beautiful Greek Catholic churches in the West Lemko style - a UNESCO monument. Paweł Kęcki's lecture.
Drive through Muszyna, walk in the Sensory Gardens - themed gardens on a hill overlooking Muszyna, giving you the opportunity to rest with all your senses
Transfer to Nowy Sącz, accommodation and dinner at the Beskid Hotel in Nowy Sącz.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Walk around Nowy Sącz with a guide (Market Square, castle, St. Margaret's collegiate church).
Visiting the District Museum in Nowy Sącz, which houses a collection of icons and church equipment.
Transfer to Zabrze. Lunch at the Kałużna Inn.
Transfer through Krościenko to Czerwony Klasztor (Slovakia) and continuation of the route in the Zamagórze package, or transfer to the airport in Krakow / Rzeszów, as agreed with the tour operator.
Funded by the National Institute Wolności - Center for the Development of Society Obywatelski from the Development Program funds Civic Organizations for 2018-2030
The website was created as part of the "EtnoCarpathia" project co-financed by the Interreg V-A Poland-Slovakia Cross-Border Cooperation Program 2014-2020 and by the National Institute of Freedom - Center for Civil Society Development from the Civic Organization Development Program for 2018-2030.
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