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Annopol, known as the "Gate to the Lublin Region", is a small town located just by the western border of the Lublin Voivodeship, within the Lesser Poland Gorge of the Vistula river. In the past the city was a port centre for trade and rafting, all thanks to the close proximity to the queen of Polish rivers. When strolling through Annopol's streets, pay attention to the historic urban layout. One of the most valuable local monuments is a charming wooden church from 1740. It's also worth to go for a walk to the area of the Vistula, which here is still wild and unbridled. Every year, the riv ...

Babin - a seemingly ordinary village located on the Bełżyce Plain, became a real sensation in the XVI century. In literature and history it is known as the "Babin Republic". It was a kind of an association or a literary-political-theological-and-social club founded by Calvinist nobles, aiming in a humorous, parodying, sometimes ironic way to reform in the State and the Church. Prominent members were joining the "Republic" which publicly mocked the arrogance, pride and intolerance of the nobility. The members of the, so-called "upside-down country" were even famous writers, Mikołaj Rej and J ...

In the West Roztocze, where the Pór River starts, there is the village of Batorz. It has made its mark in Polish history as the site of one of the battles of the January Uprising. At the end of the summer of 1863, an insurgent unit of Marcin Lelewel-Borelowski clashed with the Russian army in Sowia Góra. The tragic battle is commemorated by a preserved earth mound and a mass grave of thirty insurgents - not only Poles, but also volunteers from Hungary. Lelewel-Borelowski, the commander of the unit, was buried in the parish cemetery located on a high hill of a former early medi ...

Bełżec is one of the villages of Eastern Roztocze, lying at the Lviv route, located only about a dozen kilometers from the border crossing between Poland and Ukraine in Hrebenne. The history of the village dates back to the XVI century and one can still admire the preserved buildings that are witnesses of the bygone times. Noteworthy, among others, a wooden Greek Catholic church of St. Basil from 1756 or numerous chapels made of wood or stone. Although Bełżec is several centuries old, its history is dominated by the dark times of World War II. In 1942 a German Naz ...

Less than thirty kilometers south-west of Lublin lies Bełżyce - one of the oldest cities in the Lublin region. Thanks to Władysław Jagiełło, the town obtained a municipal charter as early as 1417. The resulting city was not a royal property, but a part of the private nobility. To this day, you can find some remains of the XV century Bełżyce castle, proving the position and wealth of the local magnates. Unfortunately, the castle did not survive in its original form. It was rebuilt into a brewery, distillery, and then a dairy. The original castle form was destroyed by the Cossa ...

Biała Podlaska was once a property of the Radziwiłł family, associated primarily with the magnificent castle complex from the XVII-XVIII century and the valley of the Krzna River, a picturesque tributary of the Bug River. Visitors will be interested in the Museum of Southern Podlasie, presenting the collection of Bazyli Albiczuk's works and one of the largest collections of Russian icons from the XVII and XIX centuries in Poland. The capital of the Southern Podlasie is a great place for those seeking architectural monuments and those interested in history. The most interesting ar ...

Białka is a small village located in the valley of the picturesque Żółkiewka river, less than 10 kilometers from Krasnystaw. The village is famous for its Arabian horse stud, founded in 1930. It's the second place of this type in the region, right after the famous horse stud in Wygoda near Janów Podlaski. Initially, the horses were bred here for the army, and after the war the Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses taking part in races on domestic and foreign tracks, became the stud's specialty. Every year, at the turn of May and June, the Spring Youth Arabian ...

Biłgoraj, town located at the fork of the Czarna and Biała Łada rivers and surrounded by the Solska Forest, is famous for his past tradition of sieve-making. From the XVII century it was known for the production of all kinds of sieves. Interestingly, Biłgoraj craftsmen created their own secret language, known only to the city's residents. This was to protect their businesses and ensure free communication during numerous trade travels. Unfortunately, its secrets have not survived to the present day, but when visiting Biłgoraj we have the opportunity to see the original sieve-maki ...

Bochotnica is a village on the Nałęczowski Plateau, at the mouth of the Bystra River to the Vistula. It's a location of one of the local ferry crossings that allows to quickly get from Kazimierz side to the Janowiec side of the Vistula river. The village is famous for the ruins of a XIV century knight's castle built on one of the hills, surrounded by dense forests. According to the legend, it is here that the love between King Kazimierz and the beautiful Jewess Esterka flourished. ...

W Borowicy (pow. krasnostawski), malowniczo położonej nadwieprzańskiej wsi, znajduje się prawdziwa perełka architektury – modrzewiowy Kościół pw. Przemienienia Pańskiego. Projektantem wzniesionego w latach 1797 – 1799 kościoła był Jakub Kubicki – architekt króla Stanisława Augusta, autor m in. przebudowy Belwederu. Ten klasycystyczny kościół został zbudowany z bali modrzewiowych łączonych w jaskółczy ogon z wykorzystaniem nietypowych łączeń ciesielskich, których nie spotkamy poza Borowicą. Także wyjątkowy rzut przyziemia, łączący ośmiobok z wpisanym w jeg ...