Holy Mount Grabarka
Święta Góra Grabarka
The most important pilgrimage site of Polish Orthodoxy, with tens of thousands of wooden crosses brought by believers planted on its slopes.
Holy Mount Grabarka lies about 60 kilometers southwest of Hajnówka. It is a sacred site for Polish Orthodox Christians, with a Transfiguration church and a women's monastery on the summit. Pilgrims customarily bring wooden crosses and plant them on the slopes, and the layered forest of crosses is striking. Every year on August 18 and 19, for the Feast of the Transfiguration, tens of thousands of believers walk to the mountain from across the country. Entry is free, and visitors should dress modestly. Women must cover their heads to enter the church.
Opening hours
All day (church about 08:00–18:00)
Nearby sights
- Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Hajnówka
- Hajnówka Forest Narrow-Gauge Railway
- Land of Open Shutters (Trześcianka, Soce, Puchły)
- Place of Power
- European Bison Show Reserve
- Royal Oaks Way
- Żebra Żubra Trail
- Open-Air Museum of Wooden Architecture, Białowieża