Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Tarnów, Poland
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3.6 km
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 TarnówSight 1: Tarnów Jewish Cemetery
The Jewish cemetery in Tarnów is one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Poland.
Sight 2: Cmentarz wojenny nr 201 – Tarnów
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.
Sight 3: Park Strzelecki
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.
Sight 4: Ławeczka Poetów
The Poets' Bench in Tarnów is a monumental bench unveiled on 3 December 2004 at Wałowa Street in Tarnów.
Sight 5: Katedra pw. Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Tarnowie
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.
Sight 6: Dom Mikołajowski w Tarnowie
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.
Sight 7: Muzeum Diecezjalne w Tarnowie
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.
Sight 8: Akademiola w Tarnowie
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.
Sight 9: Scholasteria w Tarnowie
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.
Sight 10: Pałac Sanguszków
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.
Sight 11: Kościół pw. Świętej Rodziny w Tarnowie
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.
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