Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Tarnów, Poland

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 3.6 km
Ascend 48 m
Descend 64 m

Explore Tarnów in Poland with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Tarnów

Sight 1: Tarnów Jewish Cemetery

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The Jewish cemetery in Tarnów is one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Poland.

Wikipedia: Cmentarz żydowski w Tarnowie (PL)

175 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Cmentarz wojenny nr 201 – Tarnów

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Cmentarz wojenny nr 201 – Tarnów Zygmunt Put Zetpe0202 / CC BY-SA 4.0

War Cemetery No. 201 – Tarnów – a closed Austrian war cemetery from the period of World War I, built by the War Graves Division of the C. and K. Military Commandant's Office in Krakow and located in its district VI Tarnów.

Wikipedia: Cmentarz wojenny nr 201 – Tarnów (PL)

937 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 3: Park Strzelecki

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Strzelecki Park – one of the city parks in Tarnów. The Mausoleum of General Józef Bem is located here. The old-growth forest in the park is a natural monument. In the park, there is a nature and educational path with stops at the most interesting species of plants.

Wikipedia: Park Strzelecki w Tarnowie (PL)

841 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 4: Ławeczka Poetów

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The Poets' Bench in Tarnów is a monumental bench unveiled on 3 December 2004 at Wałowa Street in Tarnów.

Wikipedia: Ławeczka Poetów w Tarnowie (PL)

298 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Katedra pw. Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Tarnowie

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Katedra pw. Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w TarnowieLestath (Jan Mehlich) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary also called Tarnów Cathedral is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Tarnów in the European country of Poland.

Wikipedia: Tarnów Cathedral (EN)

28 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: Dom Mikołajowski w Tarnowie

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The Mikołajowski House in Tarnów is a historic Gothic-Renaissance building located at the Cathedral Square in Tarnów. It was built in the 16th century, over the centuries it served various functions, was m.in used by the clergy, housed schools, the District Health Centre and the Museum of Hygiene. Since the conservation carried out at the turn of the 40s and 50s of the twentieth century, it has housed the exhibition halls of the Diocesan Museum in Tarnów. It is considered to be the oldest tenement house in the city.

Wikipedia: Dom Mikołajowski w Tarnowie (PL)

5 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Muzeum Diecezjalne w Tarnowie

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The Diocesan Museum in Tarnów is a diocesan museum in Poland, founded on 25 October 1888 by the then rector of the Tarnów seminary, Rev. Józef Bąba. It is the oldest institution of this type in Poland.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Diecezjalne w Tarnowie (PL)

6 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 8: Akademiola w Tarnowie

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Akademiola in Tarnów – a historic building located at 5 Cathedral Square in Tarnów. It was probably created by combining two other buildings – the buildings of the parish school and the infirmary of collegiate vicars, erected around the mid-sixteenth century. In its history, it was used, m.in, as the seat of school institutions. Nowadays it is used by the Diocesan Museum in Tarnów.

Wikipedia: Akademiola w Tarnowie (PL)

8 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 9: Scholasteria w Tarnowie

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Scholasteria in Tarnów - a historic building located at Cathedral Square 5 in Tarnów. Established in the second half of the 16th century, in his history he performed, among others Residential functions, including as a residence for the rector of the parish school, prelate of the chancellor and the headmaster of the Austrian junior high school. Today it is used by the Tarnów Diocesan Museum.

Wikipedia: Scholasteria w Tarnowie (PL)

504 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 10: Pałac Sanguszków

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The Sanguszko Palace in Tarnów is a palace located at Jan Sobieski Square in Tarnów. It was erected at the end of the eighteenth century; its present form was given to it in the first half of the twentieth century. Over the centuries, it has served various functions, including residential and office functions, m.in. it housed the seats of offices, m.in. the Austrian and Polish county offices and the provincial office of the Tarnów Voivodeship. During the Galician Robbery, massacres were offered in front of the building, and the then starost of Tarnów paid a "reward" to the peasants in exchange for remaining faithful to the Austrian emperor. From its administrative function, it is called the building of the district office.

Wikipedia: Pałac Sanguszków w Tarnowie (PL)

818 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 11: Kościół pw. Świętej Rodziny w Tarnowie

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Kościół pw. Świętej Rodziny w Tarnowie Zygmunt Put Zetpe0202 / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Church of the Holy Family is a Roman Catholic parish and conventual church of missionary priests, built in 1904–1906, located in Tarnów at 41 Krakowska Street.

Wikipedia: Kościół Świętej Rodziny w Tarnowie (PL)

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