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Monuments Times of prosperity as well as difficult periods of the town’s history are commemorated in Przemyśl’s old town historic buildings from different ages, charming streets, churches, two cathedrals: Roman and Greek Catholic and the Kazimierzowski Castle surrounded with a beautiful park. Streets in the old town lead to nearly all sights worth visiting.
Przemyśl is called the capital of bells and pipes. The works of local craftsmen are displayed in the local Museum of Bells and Pipes located in the Clock Tower. A magnet attracting tourists to Przemyśl is the famous Przemyśl Fortress built by Austrians on the hills surrounding the town. The town is enclosed by two rings of fortifications which after the outbreak of WWI stopped a Rusian army of many thousands heading for the western and southern Europe. The history of the combats is presented on numerous exhibitions and war cementaries of all the armies involved.
Active leisure
Przemyśl is a very attractive place for tourists who decide to spent their holiday there. It may be also a perfect starting point for other trips or an interesting stop on a way to the Bieszczady Mountains, Eastern Europe countries or the Balkans.
The existing trails make it easy to take up such oudoor activities as hiking or cycling. In the Przemyśl area you can also go hunting, horse-riding, paragliding or canoeing and in winter downhill or cross-country skiing.
The tourists atractions in the near vicinity of Przemyśl are numerous: the Molotov Line bunkers, a Rennaisance castle in Krasiczyn, an arboretum in Bolestraszyce, the Sanctuary of Virgin Mary in Kalwaria Pacławska and the oldest in Poland Orthodox church in Posada Rybotycka. Hikers have at their disposal numerous footpaths (included those to Dynów, Sanok and Ustrzyki Dolne) as well as educational and nature tracks going across forests and nature reserves. There are also a lot of expeditions and hikes organised. Cyclists can use several bike path:‘Przemyśl Fortress’, ‘Following the Good Soldier Svejk’ or ‘San Bunkers Trail’. On your way you will see old churches and chapels, historic buildings and mysterious mounds and kurgans. Water lovers may go rafting in the Błękitny San River.
In the city itself there is a ski slope situated on a north-west slope of Zniesienie Mountain. Two ski lifts (270 and 740m long) are open in summer season too. In winter skiers and snowboarders can choose betweeen two downhill trails which are 1600m long in total and have a 110m vertical drop. There is also a 350m taboogan run.
Events Cultural life in Przemyśl is marked by its rich past, culture and ethnic diversity and thriving artist community open to European and world art trends as well as more and more often contacts with foreign artists. These factors have created a unique atmosphere and a varied cultural offer of Przemyśl – a city in the borderland.
Calendar of the most important cultural events in Przemyśl in 2007:
May Tourism Podkarpacie Fair (12-13th May) An outdoor event innaugurating a tourist season in Podkarpacie. It involves: tourism and local crafts and food fairs, music and dance performances and sports and leisure events.
Reenactment of the Operation Barbarossa (27th May) Reenactment of the fights to break through The Molotov Line which took place in June 1941. In the reconstruction a replica of a German Pancer II tank from the WWII will be used as well as other historic military equipment such as trucks, motorcycles and cannons. Last year there were about 7000 spectators and this year it should be similar number of people. The spectacle will start at 3.30 pm on May 27th on the San River in Przemyśl near the Gromada Hotel.
JUNE Multicultural Festival GALICJA (16-17th June) A series of concerts, exhibitions, meetings, lectures presenting the culture of nations connected in the past or present times with the Przemyśl area. The festival promotes and displays the richeness of Polish, Ukrainian, Austrian, Romanian and Jewish traditions and culture. The programme includes musical and drama performances, art and photography exhibitions and local crafts and food markets.
JULY Big Svejk Manoeuvres in the Przemyśl Fortress (7-8th July) The manoeuvres are an outdoor fun event promoting the city, the Przemyśl fortress and bringing back the very popular in this area fiction character – the Good Soldier Svejk. The programme includes: musical performances, a bike race ‘Following the Good Soldier Svejk’, games and contests on the river San, antique fairs and other quizzes and competitions tinged with the humour of the Good Soldier Svejk.
The Pipe Festival (1st July) An outdoor event involving pipe fairs, concerts, a parade and a slow smoking contest. It is a festival promoting pipe smoking and manufacturing traditions of Przemyśl which is called the city of pipes and bells.
Kupała’s Night (7th July) The event is a celebration of old folk traditions. It includes craft fairs and local Polish and Ukrainian cuisine markets, concerts and in the evening bonfires and ancient celebrations of the Midsummer Eve
The Festival of Honey (29th July) An outdoor event promoting local honey and crafts, accompanied with fairs, folk dance peformances and a display of the wide array of bee products.
AUGUST The days of Saint Patron of Przemyśl St.Wincent „WINCENTIADA” (25-26th August) ‘Wincentiada’ is the biggest outdoor festival in the city. It not only gives reverence to the saint whose relics are kept in the Franciscan church, but it is also a happy family event and an opportunity to display the works of local craftsmen, artists and sportsmen. This festival attracts thousands of the city inhabitants and tourists.
The information on events in Przemyśl, the detailed calendar of present events and announcement of planned ones as well as photo galleries are available on www.przemysl.pl
Urząd Miejski w Przemyślu Wydział Kultury, Promocji i Turystyki Rynek 1, 37-700 Przemyśl phone. 016 675 20 90, 016 675 21 05 www.przemysl.pl
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