Wadowice
Wadowice is a small town in Małopolskie Province in southern Poland. It's best known as the 1920 birthplace of Karol Wojtyła, Pope John Paul II. Wadowice and the nearby monastery at Kalwaria Zebrzydowska have become pilgrimage sites, easily reach on a day-trip from Kraków.
Get in
It is easily accessible from Kraków and Katowice by car, bus or train.
See
- 1 Birth House of Karol Wojtyła, Kościelna 7, ☏ +48 33 823 35 65. Now a museum.
- 2 St. Mary Basilica, plac Jana Pawła II 1. This is the church where Karol Wojtyła was baptized.
- 3 Municipal Museum (Muzeum Miejskie WCK im. M. Wadowity), Kościelna 4, ☏ +48 33 873 81 00, muzeum@wck.wadowice.pl.
Do
Eat
Numerous cafes around the market square sell famous papal cake (kremówka).
Drink
Sleep
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