Why this ride
From Rzeszów it runs 224 km to Rzeszów; allow about 4 h 57 of riding. It goes by way of Church of All Saints, Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Vi, Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska and Church of the Archangel Michael.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Rzeszów day out · Church of the Archangel Michael
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 224 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 57
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Rzeszów
Rzeszów is the largest city in south-eastern Poland and the capital of the Podkarpackie region, a place that has grown fast and looks cheerful about it. The old market square has a Renaissance town hall and arcaded houses, and underneath it a network of cellars and passages has been opened to visitors as an underground route. The Lubomirski family built the castle that stands at the edge of the centre, and the area was long a crossroads of Polish, Ukrainian, Jewish and Carpathian culture. A strong aviation industry gives the city the nickname of the capital of Poland's Aviation Valley, and a fair number of its young people work in engineering.
Read the complete Rzeszow write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Rzeszów is where the day begins. Next is Church of All Saints.
2. Church of All Saints
Blizne, in the green rolling country of the Subcarpathian region, has one of the oldest wooden churches in Poland, and you can see its age before you step inside. The Church of All Saints dates in its main structure from the late fifteenth century, built of larch and fir logs, with a steep shingled roof that sweeps nearly to the ground and a slender tower that seems to grow out of the nave. It is a classic of the Gothic wooden tradition that spread across the Carpathian foothills, and in 2013 it joined the UNESCO list of wooden churches of the Carpathian region.
Read the complete Church of All Saints write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Church of All Saints comes up about 44 km into the recorded legs. Next is Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Vi.
3. Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Vi
Haczów, a village in the foothills of the Carpathians in southeastern Poland, has a church that is considered the largest Gothic wooden church in Europe, and one of the oldest. Built in the fifteenth century, probably on the site of an earlier church, the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Michael the Archangel is a massive structure of larch logs, with a steep shingled roof and a bell tower, standing among old trees. Inside, the walls are covered with polychrome paintings, the oldest from the late fifteenth century, showing saints, biblical scenes and decorative patterns, and the atmosphere is dim, warm and fragrant with old wood. In 2003 the church was listed by UNESCO among the Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska, along with five others in the region. It is still used for worship, so check visiting times and dress respectfully.
Read the complete Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Vi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 53 km into the recorded legs you reach Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Vi. Next is Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska.
4. Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska
The church of St Michael the Archangel in Binarowa looks, from the outside, like a simple barn with a tower: dark shingled walls, a steep roof and a small onion-topped belfry. Step inside and the walls and ceiling explode with colour, covered with painted decoration of saints, scenes from the Bible and floral patterns, some of them centuries old. Built around 1500 of larch and fir, without nails in the traditional joinery, it is one of the Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska, a group of Gothic churches inscribed as a World Heritage site. The local story is that it was built from timber left over from another church, but whatever its origins, the result is one of the finest wooden interiors in Poland.
Read the complete Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska, about halfway. Next is Church of the Archangel Michael.
5. Church of the Archangel Michael
There is a church in the Polish foothills that has a ceiling like a field of flowers. The Church of the Archangel Michael at Binarowa, near Gorlice in Lesser Poland, was built around the year 1500 from larch and fir logs, in the Gothic style, with a steep shingled roof and a tower covered in wooden scales. From the outside it is a modest, dark country church. Inside it opens into an explosion of painted decoration, with vines, flowers and ornaments on the ceiling, scenes from the Bible and the saints on the walls, and a rich Baroque altar. The paintings date from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The church was listed by UNESCO in 2013 as one of the wooden churches of the Carpathian region, and it is one of the finest in Poland.
Read the complete Church of the Archangel Michael write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Church of the Archangel Michael sits at 118 km, about halfway. Next is back through Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska.
6. back through Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska comes up about 113 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Vi.
7. back through Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Vi
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Vi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 172 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Vi. Next is back through Church of All Saints.
8. back through Church of All Saints
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Church of All Saints write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Church of All Saints, late in the day. Next is Rzeszow.
9. Rzeszów
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Rzeszow write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 224 km.
Leg by leg
Rzeszów to Church of All Saints
Rzeszów → Church of All Saints is 44 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Church of All Saints to Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Vi
Church of All Saints → Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Vi is 9 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Vi to Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Vi → Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska is 58 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska to back through Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Vi
back through Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska → back through Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Vi is 59 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Vi to back through Church of All Saints
back through Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Vi → back through Church of All Saints is 9 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Church of All Saints to Rzeszow
back through Church of All Saints → Rzeszow is 45 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.