See place in which Karol Wojtyla lived. »
By admin on Jan 5, 2012 in Places near Krakow | Comments Off
The petty township Wadowice is situated on the south of Poland, small distance from Krakow city. You can arrive at that place within one hour by bus. Wadowice’s trademark is the thing that the Pope John Paul II was born and raised at that place.
Born in 1920, he used to live there till 1938 so many places in the Wadowice town are associated with his life during youth. The main one is his family’s former flat situated on Koscielna 7 Street where the Pope grew up.
Guests are faced with some retained original objects as well as possessions of Wojtyla’s family like articles of household furniture, photographs, libraries, even a skiis. The flat is located close to the renowned church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the centre also associated with Karol Wojtyla’s maturity.
Likewise his school is accessible for visitors. Because the Wadowice town has the origins in XIII millennium you can notice there extraordinary, old structures.
Individual Wadowice tours are simplest method to explore John Paul II family city.
Krakow Airport im. Jana Pawla II – that’s the official designation of the airport in Balice. This international airport is situated about 11km from the city centre. The company called Miadzynarodowy Port Lotniczy im. Jana Pawła II Krakow – Balice sp. z. o.o. is a current manager of the airport.
As you arrive to the large past concentration camp in Auschwitz Birkenau concentration and extermination camp you would be shown plenty of evidence of the sad life having occured in this camp. They all tell the sad record of surviving and also suffering in the concentration camp.
Zakopane is a picturesque mountainous district titled the Polish wintertime capital city. Placed on the Malopolska voivodeship of Poland it lies in the neighbourhood of the boundary with Slovak Republic. You can reach it within 2-3 hours from the city of Krakow by bus.