Zagroda Garncarska (Pottery Introduction -see: water, rich in iodine from the old maker’s homestead) salt mine (dated from 1596) and newly in Medynia Głogowska The Green Velo Eastern Cycle Trail, covering 1980 km, is the longest cycle route in discovered in 2009, flows down the by M. Franaszek Poland. It goes through five regions in the eastern part of the country: Warmińsko- stone walls in cascades. In the cen- in the 20thcentury, stands Mazurskie, Podlaskie, Lubielskie, Podkarpackie, and Świętokrzyskie Voivodeships. Just tral part there is a 26 m deep saltwa- in the exact location of one glance at the map is enough to make one realise how many different regions the ter well. the Lubomirski family’s trail combines, and how diverse it is in terms of landscapes and culture. Among seaside old castle, which was de­ sceneries and highlands, along lake lands, through primeval forests and big urban cen- Boguchwała. In this small town molished by public author- tres, Green Velo takes us on a journey discovering the most beautiful features of the on the Wisłok River southwest of ities due to its poor condi- lands inhabited for centuries by various communities: Poles, Jews, Germans, Ukrain- Rzeszów, there is a palace and tion at the beginning of the ians, Belarusians, Lithuanians, Armenians, and Tartars. park complex – the work of Teo- last century (only bastions Cycling from Lubenia to Sandomierz, one can visit unique places, including: dor Konstanty Lubomirski from and a gate tower remained). Rzeszów - the capital of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship, with, for example, the 1728. In its vicinity, ­several build- Admirers of Jewish culture will Museum of Bedtime cartoons, Łańcut, with one of the most sumptuous Polish ings and objects remain from find two synagogues: the Old castles, or Leżajsk, where Jewish pilgrims visit Elimelech Rabbi’s grave every the old farm: a bricked grana- Town Synagogue, and the New Town year. The cycle trail goes through the hills of the Dynów Foothills, Rzeszów’s ry from 1850 and a marvellous Synagogue. slightly undulating surroundings, and flatlands over the river . brick and cast-iron entrance gate from the 19th century. Near the Outdoor museum palace stands the old baroque par- in Markowa, ish Church of St. Stanislaus the Bish- by K. Zajączkowski op from 1729, with precious in­terior Rzeszów. Tourist Information Centre, Rynek 26, tel.: +48 17 8754774, decoration elements. Next to it there is [email protected]. Podkarpackie Regional Tourist Board, ul. Grunwaldzka 2, a parish facility, also from the same year. tel.: +48 17 8520009, [email protected]. Youth Hostel PTSM „Alko”, Rynek 25, tel.: +48 17 8534430, www.ptsm-alko.pl. Tourist Information Centre at the Airport Rzeszów-Jasionka, Jasionka 942, Palace in Boguchwała, Rzeszów. The capital of the Podkar- www.rzeszowairport.pl. by Urszula Stachowicz / packie Voivodeship, located in the bor- Wikimedia Commons derlands between the Sandomierz Basin Castle in Łańcut, and the Carpathian Foothills. Attractions by T. Rusznica Attractions on the trail near the Old Town include: the town hall from 1591, the 400 m “Rzeszów cel- from Lubenia to Sandomierz lars” underground tourist trail leading City Town Hall through basements from the 14th-18th in Rzeszów, Festival held in the castle is by T. Rusznica Sołonka. This village in the Dynów centuries, and tenements dating from Markowa. Markowa, in the Dynów Foot- Łańcut. Podkarpackie Tourist Agency with TI, ul. 3 Maja 10, among the top Polish ­cultural Foothills is the location of a Re- the 16th-19th centuries featuring a wide hills, is known for its Markowa Village Mu- tel.: +48 17 2254850, [email protected]. events presenting classical gional Museum presenting works array of architectural styles. More- seum. The heritage park presents the most music. A park stretches around from Rzeszów’s villages, includ- over, the city contains numer- precious architectural elements of the vil- the palace; over 36 ha divided ing clothes, everyday tools, and ous parks and charming lage and its surroundings dating from into an internal park (surrounded folk art. Moreover, you can see streets. One of them is the end of the 19th century and the by a moat) and external park (out- the gallery of scarecrows, which particularly worthy of beginning of the 20th century. The in Markowa. It is in gratitude to the Ulm side the moat), there is the Italian ­Garden, in the past stood tall and proud attention: Chestnut Museum was opened in 1985, on Family, who hid Jews during WWII and the Rosarium, and the ­Perennial Gar- protecting the fields of the Pod- Tree Avenue with Art the 600th anniversary of the vil- paid with their lives– German military po- den. Of course, it could not exist without karpackie region, the Polish Nouveau tenement lage’s founding. In the begin- lice shot the whole, 8-person family, in- an orangery and a small romantic cas- and Slovak part of the Beskid buildings from the ning, it consisted of only sever- cluding 6 children, and 8 hiding Jews on tle as well. Other popular attractions in- Mountains, and Ukraine, as well years 1899–1903. al old chalets, a stable, a barn, 24 March 1944. clude the riding arena from 1830, stables as a collection of photographs of Other features in- a well with a sweep, and from the 19th century, the coach house Bolesław Wróbel, who preserved clude the baroque a windmill. Over time the col- Łańcut. This city west of Rzeszów owes from the beginning of the 20th century images of village life on film in the Summer Palace lection of exhibits has grown – its fame to the early baroque Lubomir- with a collection of carriages, and the years 1932-60. Another true feature of the Lubomirski also including old photos and ski and Potocki castle – one of the most orchid house. is a bridge, called the Peasant Bridge, family, erected at documents. Since November striking aristocratic residences in Poland. built by Paweł Materna of stones with- the end of 17th cen- 2013 there have been attempts Visiting the castle’s opulent interiors is Medynia Głogowska. Located 20 km out the use of mortar. Besides the above, tury, and the castle, to establish the first Polish Mu- the focal point of all itineraries in the to the northeast of Rzeszów, this village saline graduation towers are a must- which, though built seum of Poles Who Saved Jews Podkarpackie region, and the Musical used to be the largest pottery centre in Zawichost San When ­cycling around is the city, it is re­ na Zaklików Modliborzyce a ł s i commended to visit the Museum of the

Opatówka W Leżajsk Land at Sta­rost’s Manor, as well as podkarpackie voivodeship to enter the gates of the Bernardine mon- Sandomierz Janów Lubelski astery, to admire the sumptuous basilica Green Velo Eastern Cycle Trail there with its 17th-century organ, recog-

kowa nised as one of the most precious his- Bu Section from Lubenia to Sandomierz ła S is a n toric remnants of its kind in Europe. W Koprzywnica Stalowa Wola Krzeszów. This former town Ł ęg on the San River is famous ła Wis Nisko Ta Ulanów new mainly for its annual out- Baranów a k Sandomierski w door event titled “Powid- ió n at ś f t e r z laki”, held in September o r a T Nowa Dęba Rudnik n c nad Sanem to cultivate the tradition i Krzeszów a ti S of plum jam production o a n h a rw and that of other prod- n zy c Pr ucts with plums as an in- s Nowa gredient. The town offers Sarzyna A other attractions; for ex­ Leżajsk S Kierkut in Leżajsk, ample, an old Jewish cemetery a n Sokołów by M. Franaszek with around 50 preserved tomb- Małopolski Przecław Sieniawa stones, one even from 1852. Wicker Weaving Centre Głogów Medynia Rudnik. This town on the San River won in- in Rudnik nad Sanem, Gogowska Wisłok Małopolski ternational fame in 2005 thanks to the wick- by M. Franaszek Sędziszów Małopolski Poland, together with its three­ er façade of the Polish pavilion at the inter- Rzeszów Łańcut adjoining settlements: Medynia Leżajsk. City Culture Centre – Tourist Information Centre, national Expo exhibition, which was made Church of the Holy Trinity, with a striking il- Markowa ul. Mickiewicza 65, tel.: +48 17 7851135, th Łańcucka, Pogwizdów and Zale- by craftsmen from Rudnik. The ­Wicker lusory polychrome from the 18 century www.citik.kultura.lezajsk.pl. Kańczuga sie. Infertile soil and easy access Weaving Centre was established here to and a very impressive kirkut, with almost Boguchwała Tyczyn to good-quality clay made pot- register all wicker traditions from Rud- 150 preserved matzevahs, the oldest dating

W łok tery a common activity practised nik, and organise all types of wickerwork- from 1825. From Lubenia i s Lubenia Pruchnik to Sandomierz by entire families. We recommend -related outdoor events, with wicker used Rafts in Ulanów, 0 10 km Sołonka Błażowa visiting the pottery farmhouse established as a material for works of art and decora- by M. Franaszek in 2001, with several 19th-century residen- tion, as well as practical, everyday items. tial buildings and a workshop with a kiln for firing pottery. Visitors can observe the Ulanów. The location of this town at the Published by www.greenvelo.pl entire pottery production process. fork of the San and the Tanwia made Project Office – Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship’s it a significant rafting centre. Today, Regional Tourist Organisation ul. Ściegiennego 2, 25-033 Kielce Leżajsk. Thousands of Chassids from along the banks of the San, one can phone/fax +48 41 3618057, +48 41 3655182 the far corners of the world visit Tza- admire traditional rafts recon- [email protected] www.rot.swietokrzyskie.travel dik Elimelech’s ohel (a type of fu- structed many years ago. On the

Publication prepared and issued by nerary chapel) located in Leżajsk streets adjoining the Old Town www.greenvelo.pl Amistad Sp. z o.o.– Program PolskaTurystyczna.pl every year. The ohel is made up there are numerous wooden pl. Na Groblach 8/2, 31-101 Kraków, phone: +48 12 4229922, of three parts: the central area rafter’s houses – these are par- e-mail: [email protected], www.polskaturystyczna.pl ISBN 978-83-7560-178-7 with the grave, and two prayer ticularly small buildings, with areas for women and men. In- their gable ends pointing into side the ohel there is the Tzadik’s the street. Ulanow’s rafting tra- EUROPEAN UNION EUROPEAN REGIONAL original matzevah from 1776. dition was one of the first en- DEVELOPMENT FUND tries on Poland’s national list of European Fund for the development of Eastern Poland A project financed by the European Regional Development Fund within the Eastern Poland Development 2007-2013 Church in Krzeszów, by Zbigniew ‘non-material cultural treasures’. Operational Programme Czernik / Wikimedia Commons Another attraction is the Cemetery EASTERN CYCLE TRAIL