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UNESCO Wooden churches of Southern Lesser Poland. Private tour
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Balice
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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The wooden churches of southern Little Poland represent outstanding examples of the different aspects of medieval church-building traditions in Roman Catholic culture. Built using the horizontal log technique, common in eastern and northern Europe since the Middle Ages.
The wooden church style of the region originated in the late Medieval, the late sixteenth century, and began with Gothic ornament and polychrome detail, but because they were timber construction, the structure, general form, and feeling is entirely different from the gothic architecture or Polish Gothic (in stone or brick). Later construction show Rococo and Baroque ornamental influence. The form of these Roman Catholic chur...
Highlights
9 hours
Offered in English & Polish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
9 hours
Offered in English & Polish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
Air-conditioned vehicle
Private guide service
Lunch
Snacks
All Fees and Taxes
Meeting Points
Departure
John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice
Return
UNESCO Wooden churches of Southern Lesser Poland. Private tour
(2) Reviews
Balice
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The wooden churches of southern Little Poland represent outstanding examples of the different aspects of medieval church-building traditions in Roman Catholic culture. Built using the horizontal log technique, common in eastern and northern Europe since the Middle Ages.
The wooden church style of the region originated in the late Medieval, the late sixteenth century, and began with Gothic ornament and polychrome detail, but because they were timber construction, the structure, general form, and feeling is entirely different from the gothic architecture or Polish Gothic (in stone or brick). Later construction show Rococo and Baroque ornamental influence. The form of these Roman Catholic chur...
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