Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
A UNESCO World Heritage Baroque pilgrimage park, where more than 40 small chapels on the hills recreate the Via Dolorosa of Jerusalem.
Founded in 1600 with funding from the noble Zebrzydowski family, the complex copies the topography of Jerusalem. More than 40 Stations of the Cross and Marian chapels are spread across the hills, forming a Baroque pilgrimage landscape. It was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1999. At the center are a Bernardine monastery and the Basilica of Our Lady. Walking the Stations of the Cross along the forest trails takes several hours. Each year, the open-air Passion play performed during Holy Week at Easter draws tens of thousands of pilgrims. It is about 35 km from Kraków, reached by train or bus, and is often combined with a visit to Wadowice. Admission is free.
Opening hours
Monastery approx. 06:00–19:00; Stations of the Cross open all day
Nearby sights
- Wadowice
- Tyniec Abbey
- Camaldolese Hermitage in Bielany
- Kościuszko Mound
- Zakrzówek
- Energylandia
- Divine Mercy Sanctuary
- National Museum in Kraków (Main Building)