Green Velo

This tour allows you to see the most interesting places in the area of Łańcut. The tour leads through grounds, most of which once belonged to the Potockis’ Łańcut Entail. The main attractions on it are: the palace and park complex in Łańcut, the open-air museum and the Ulma Family Carpathian Museum of Poles Saving Jews, in Markowa.

The journey begins in Łańcut. The expedition should be preceded by sightseeing of the residence of the Lubomirskis and Potockis. From the car park at the railway station in Łańcut, you follow the Green Velo trail to the west. The trail runs along the railway line No. 91 Kraków – Przemyśl, through the village of Krzemienica to Strażowa. In Krasne, you deviate from the main Green Velo trail and change the direction of travel from the west to the south. The next section runs through places with a typically agricultural nature – Malawa and Kraczkowa. Markowa is another important point on the route. The next section leads by the regional Road No. 881 to Łańcut. In the city, you should direct yourself on to Leżajsk. You reach the car park in front of the station by turning left before the rails.

Route:

• Łańcut (0,0 km)
• Krzemienica (4,0 km)
• Strażów (9,5 km)
• Krasne (14,0 km)
• Malawa (17,5 km)
• Kraczkowa (23,0 km)
• Markowa (34,0 km)
• Łańcut (46,5 km)

Surface:

• Lolocal bituminous pavements
• Łańcut – Krzemienica: gravel

The route is partly marked:
Łańcut – Krasne: in a large part Green Velo

Tourist attractions on the route:

• Łańcut – a city renowned for the magnificent residence of the two noblest aristocratic families of the Republic: the Lubomirskis and the Potockis. You need to visit the magnificent interior of the early baroque castle. The building is surrounded by well-preserved fortifications with bastions at the corners. Nearby is the coach house with one of Europe’s largest collections of horse-drawn vehicles. You can relax, strolling along the paths of the picturesque park.
• Malawa – you should go to the Mary Magdalene Hill, offering a beautiful view of Rzeszów and the surrounding area. This is the first slope of the Dynowskie Plateau. At the top, there is the historic Church of St Magdalene.
• Markowa – it is famous in this area for the social activities of the extremely thrifty locals and gourmet meat products. Once in the village, there were a few dozen wind turbines (windmills), one of which has survived. Passing through, you should pay attention to houses with a unique half-timbered construction from the late 19th and early
• 20th century. You should also look to the newly built Ulma Family Carpathian Museum of Poles Saving Jews. Ceremonies are held in the village, connected with the tragic death of the Ulma family, who were shot by the Nazis. They died because they helped Jewish families to survive