Krasnystaw, situated on the Wieprz river, has an interesting history. In the XV and XVI centuries, an important trade route connecting the east and the west led through Krasnystaw. One of the most valuable monuments of the city is the baroque church of St. Francs Xavier from the turn of the XVII and XVIII centuries. The building of the former Jesuit college next to the temple currently houses the Regional Museum. There is a historic post-Augustinian church and monastery complex nearby.
The building from 1923, was erected for the needs of the former regional seym and is now the seat of the city authorities. The so-called kneeling tree from Krasnystaw, a 66-year-old ash maple, holds the title of the Polish Tree of the Year in 2018. The form of a tree that bends towards the ground and then rises up symbolizes a hope that doesn't allow to give up. Every year in August the town hosts the "Chmielaki Krasnostawskie" National Brewer's Festival.
From the south-east, Krasnystaw is adjacent to the Skierbieszów Landscape Park - a picturesque area cut with numerous ravines and gorges.
Near Krasnystaw, in the village of Krupe, there are the ruins of the Renaissance castle of the Orzechowski family, erected in the end of the XVI century. What remains of the once magnificent building are high walls with window openings, supported by buttresses and topped with an attic, partly preserved sgraffito decorations, fragments of bastions, and traces of moats. There is a legend related to the castle about a figure in a robe appearing on foggy evenings. The story goes that the spirit wanders around the castle walls until it finally disappears in them. Allegedly, it is a guardian of great treasures that have been hidden here. However, we definitely recommend daytime visits. You can get here by traveling along the Lublin Renaissance Trail or the East of Poland Cycling Trail Green Velo.
One of the oldest and largest pyramids in Poland is located in the Lublin voivodeship. It is an Arian "tomb" located on a forested hill near the town of Krynica. The building, almost 20 meters high, was probably erected in the XVII century - much earlier than the famous pyramidal tomb in Rapa (Warmian-Masurian voivodeship). The stone and brick mausoleum has an internal crypt. In the centre, there is an entrance opening provided with a grate. Round openings on the other three walls act as windows. The intriguing tombstone is the resting place of the wealthy Calvinist, Piotr Orzechowski - the owner of the aforementioned XVI century Renaissance castle in the nearby village of Krupe.
Nearby places:
Fajsławice | Lublin land of herbs
Krupe | Ruins of the Renaissance Orzechowski Castle
Krynica | One of the oldest and largest pyramids in Poland
Pilaszkowice | Once in hands of the Sobieski family
Events:
National Brewer' Festival „Chmielaki Krasnowstawskie”