WADOWICE & KALWARIA ZEBRZYDOWSKA

On this significant tour we will follow the early life of Pope John Paul II. Wadowice is a small city situated 50 km from Krakow. Here Karol Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II was born. The tour includes a visit to the Family Home of John Paul II, now a museum which provides exhibits of the future Pope’s domestic life. The next place is the Basilica of the Offering of the Blessed Virgin Mary – an ornate Church where Karol Wojtyła was baptized and confirmed.

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, this pilgrimage town founded in 1601, is best known for the Bernardine (Grey Friar) Monastery and its complex of 42 Chapels and Churches. Officially called the Cultural & Landscape Complex of the Monastery and Pilgrimage Park of the Bernardine Fathers, this amazing place was added to the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List in 1999. Be sure to visit the 17th century Baroque Church famous for its miraculous painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Kalwaria (Polish for Calvary).

Book now and get for free visit in Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy in Łagiewniki where you will see original painting „Jesus, I trust in You! based on the devotion initiated by Saint Faustina.