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Bieszczady Mountains by car
By Krzysztof Szpara
Published: June 10, 2008
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The Bieszczady Mountains are the easternmost part of the Polish Beskidy Mountains. Natural richness of the Bieszczady mountains, location on the Polish, Slovakian and Ukrainian borderline, and historic events which have influenced their present appearance in a fundamental way, make it one of the most interesting region in the Polish Carpathian Mountains. On this route you can see the Bieszczady Mountains from a natural, historical, ethnographic, architectural and tourist point of view.

Day 1

Name of tourist attraction No. 1: Ruins of church and monastery of the Discalced Carmelites, or Barefoot Carmelites in Zagórz
General information: This is one of the most interesting historic building in south-east Poland. The monastery was being built for many years in the 18th century. 1714 is the date when the first monks started to live there. A shelter for war veterans was established there, and in the 19^th century, as a thriving centre for independent thinking as well as fighting for freedom it became very suspicious for Austrian authorities. Thus, the historians suppose that fire which burnt the monastery in 1822 was not a coincidence. A restoration attempt of the monastery in the 1950s was unsuccessful because of political reasons.
-         Information about opening hours and prices: admission free of charge, open throughout the year,
-         Time required: depending on individual interest several minutes to one hour,

Getting there:
-         Available transport: car
-         Available accommodation: agritourism farms in the Osława valley, especially in Komańcza,
-         Other attractions: old brickyard, Orthodox Church from the 19th century, parish church from the 18^th century,

Name of tourist attraction number 2: The Orthodox churches of the Osława valley
General information: This is a complex of Eastern Lemko Orthodox churches, situated on the Beskid Niski and the Bieszczady mountains borderline (Szczawne, Rzepedź, Turzańsk, Komańcza). It is worth taking part in the Sunday liturgy. The Greek-Catholic church in Komańcza (actually from 1802) was transported there in 1985 from Dudyńce and situated on a story-high foundation which became the church proper. In the graveyard near the Orthodox church in Rzepedź bishop Teodor Majkowicz (born in Rzepedź  06.01.1932) – the first Greek-Catholic priest after World War II in Poland is buried.  What is also worth recommending, you can get unforgettable memories from a mass with candles (no electricity) in the Orthodox church in Szczawne.
-         Information about opening hours and prices: Greek-Catholic church in Komańcza – you can get the keys in house No. 173; Greek-Catholic church in Rzepedź – keys are with the Jurowski family; Greek-Catholic (currently Orthodox) church in Szczawne – keys with Mr. Jan Walorny (Szczawne 20); Greek-Catholic (currently Orthodox) church in Turzańsk – keys with Mr. Teodor Tchoryk (house No. 63),
-         Time required: depending on individual interest – from several minutes to a few hours (with the Church service)  

Getting there:
-         Available transport: car,
-         Available accommodation: agritourism farms in the Osława valley, especially in Komańcza,
-         Other attractions: beautiful landscapes of the Beskid Niski and Bieszczady borderline

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