Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Jarosław (Poland). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Muzeum Kamienica Orsettich, Park Miejski im. Bohaterów Monte Cassino, and Kolegiata Bożego Ciała. Also, be sure to include Kościół pw.Świętego Ducha in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Jarosław (Subcarpathian).
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Muzeum Kamienica Orsettich
Orsetti tenement house - one of the monuments of bourgeois architecture in Jarosław.
At first it belonged to Jan Raczkowski, a merchant from Jarosław, and was bought by Stanisław Smiszowic in 1585. In 1633 it was bought by Wilhelm Orsetti from Lucca. In the first half of the 18th century it became the property of the sculptor Tomasz Hutter. Since 1945 it has been the seat of a museum with exhibitions on the town's history and bourgeois culture.
The building contains a great chamber, trousseau stores (cellars) and two underground storerooms. In 1646 arcades, a first floor and an attic covering the roof were added.
In the interiors there is a partially preserved polychrome from the 17th and 18th centuries (on the second floor). One decorated bracket has been preserved on the first floor.
The great chamber in the back passage has a beamed ceiling and fragments of figural polychrome from the 17th century. There is also a portal from the Renaissance period with Armenian features.
Address: 4 Rynek, Jarosław
Park Miejski im. Bohaterów Monte Cassino
Bohaterów Monte Cassino Municipal Park in Jarosław - was established in 1902 in the Olszanówka district. It was owned by Dr. Henryk Maks and Wilhelm Sieminski-Lewicki. In the park there was a wooden building and a swimming pool. In 1908 it was the site of an industrial and agricultural exhibition, the originator of which was Stanislav Gurgul. The exhibition lasted from August 29 to September 29. The opening of the exhibition was attended by Michał Bobrzyński and the Speaker of the National Sejm Stanisław Badeni. In 1945 it was named after the Heroes of Monte Cassino. The attraction of the park are its alleys and flowerbeds, as well as the Jordan garden. Chestnut alley leads to the main gate of the park. In the area of the Jordan garden there is a soccer and basketball field, ping pong tables, a hill for sledging in winter and a playground for children. In 2015 at the park, a separate dog run was also opened.
Kolegiata Bożego Ciała
Corpus Christi Collegiate Church in Jarosław - a former St. John's Jesuit church located on Piotr Skargi Square in Jarosław.
The foundation of Zofia Odrowąż Tarnowska in 1571, realized with the organizational help of Piotr Skargi. The Jesuit church of St. John was built in 1591-1594 probably according to the plans of Joseph Briccius (Giuseppe Brizio); Stefan Murator of Jarosław was active in the construction.
In its architecture, the temple originally referred to the church of Il Gesù in Rome.
The Renaissance church, originally single-nave with a transept, was rebuilt after fires in 1600 and 1625. Chapels were added in 1616-1624, and a porch in 1625-1628. In 1722 sculptures by Thomas Hutter were placed in front of the church (now there are copies). Extremely rich equipment of the church was confiscated after the dissolution of the Jesuit order. Since 1804 it is a parish church (after closing the collegiate church). The historic furnishings were moved from the collegiate church, which was destroyed by fire in 1862.
It is currently the oldest post-Jesuit church in Poland (during the First and Second Republic of Poland it was the Catholic church in Nesvizh).
Address: 2 Plac Piotra Skargi, Jarosław
Kościół pw.Świętego Ducha
Church of the Holy Spirit in Jarosław on Grunwaldzka Street. Former hospital church associated with the foundation of the poor, confirmed and expanded in 1462.
Address: 10 Grunwaldzka, Jarosław
Kościół pw. świętego Mikołaja i świętego Stanisława
The Church of St. Nicholas and St. Stanislaus the Bishop in Yaroslavl on Benedictine Street, called Anna Kasarnia by older residents, was built between 1614 and 1624. It is an oriented church, on a rectangular plan with a semicircular chancel apse, single-aisled, with towers on the west side and chapels on the sides. In the main entrance, located in the southern elevation, there is an early baroque portal from 1621, moved from the western elevation after 1635. Only very rich stucco decoration has survived from the old interior. The present high altar comes from the former Jesuit church in Przemyśl.
Address: Benedyktyńska 5, 37-500 Jarosław
Kaplica Wniebowzięcia NMP
Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary Orthodox Church in Yaroslavl - Roman Catholic chapel, located in the Baśka Puzon Municipal Park, on Józef Ignacy Kraszewski Street. Former Greek Catholic cemetery chapel. Entered in the register of monuments on February 22, 1951, under No. 45.
Address: 1 Czesławy Puzon ps. "Baśka", Jarosław
Cmentarz Stary
Old Cemetery in Cmentarna St. established in 1784 and in use since 1785. Initially a small, square square square, it was enlarged twice in 1850 and 1890. The oldest historical tombstones are from the 19th century and are characterized by great artistic value. The classicistic cemetery chapel founded by Franciszka Geneser, a widow of a lieutenant of the C.K. Economic Commission in Jaros³aw, was built between 1831 and 1832.
Park im. Baśki Puzon
Czesława Puzon a.k.a. "Baśka" Town Park - is located in Jarosław between Kraszewskiego Street and Czesława Puzon a.k.a. "Baśka" Street. The park lies in the area of the former Greek Catholic cemetery, which is proved by the remains of the Orthodox church of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary. On the area of 0.68 ha there are walking paths, benches, a fountain and a monument to Czeslawa Puzon.
Podziemna Trasa Turystyczna ok. 150m
Underground tourist routes in Yaroslavl - two objects, forming complexes of former city cellars, located in Yaroslavl, which are connected into a tourist route.
Kościół pw. Trójcy Przenajświętszej
Holy Trinity Church and Monastery of the Franciscan Fathers - a Roman Catholic temple in Yaroslavl. Franciscan fathers serve in the church. The temple was founded in 1700 by Antoni Kwolka, a townsman from Jaros³aw, Franciszek and Eufrozyna Zawadzcy. It was built in the years 1710-1716 by Martyn of Kety according to the project of Thomas Belotti. It has a quadrilateral plan with a cloister in the middle and a churchyard surrounded by a wall with stations of the Passion of Christ. Inside the church there are 7 altars. In the square there is a grotto with the image of Our Lady of Lourdes, built in 1974. Next to it there are statues of St. Padre Pio, the Servant of God Brother Aloysius Kosiba and St. Faustyna Kowalska.
Address: 16 Jana Pawła II, Jarosław
Greckokatolicka cerkiew konkatedralna Przemienia Pańskiego
Transfiguration Church in Yaroslavl - The Greek Catholic church in Yaroslavl was built in 1717-1747, then rebuilt in 1911-1912, and is the main pilgrimage center for Polish Uniates. In the church there is an icon of Our Lady of Yaroslavl, known as the Gate of Mercy. In 1996, the legate of Pope John Paul II, Achille Silvestrini crowned it with papal crowns.
Address: Cerkiewna 3, 37-500 Jarosław