Lesser Polish Way
The symbol of the way surrounded by EU flag stars
The Lesser Polish Way of Saint James or Little Polish Way of Saint James is one of the Polish routes of the Way of St. James, the medieval pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. It runs from Sandomierz to Kraków through the Land of Lesser Poland (voivodeship: Świętokrzyskie, Lesser Poland). It is an alternative path of Via Regia (from Vilnius, Grodno and Lublin). Lesser Polish Way was partially reopened on 25 October 2008. The whole Route was reopened on 25 October 2009.
Contents
1 The route
2 Day 1st
3 Day 2nd
4 Day 3rd
5 Day 4th
6 Day 5th
7 Day 6th
8 Day 7th
9 Day 8th
10 Day 9th
11 Destination Santiago
12 Other possible names
13 Gallery
14 External links
The route
Route online map: link
Legend: – cities with St. James churches
- Alternative way from Tarnobrzeg
Day 1st
Sandomierz – albergue, credencial, traditional and historical beginning of the Route- Dominican Church of St. James in Sandomierz, Sanctuary of blessed Sadok and 48 Dominican martyrs
- Queen Jadwiga's Ravine
- Dominican Church of St. James in Sandomierz, Sanctuary of blessed Sadok and 48 Dominican martyrs
- Kobierniki
- Andruszkowice
- Milczany
- Waligóra
- Ossolin
- Pęchowiec
Klimontów – ex-Dominican church of St. Mary and St. Hyacinth, albergue, distance: 28 km.
Day 2nd
- Nawodzice
- Wiśniowa
Kotuszów – albergue, distance: 37 km.
Day 3rd
- Szydłów
- Stary Solec
Szczaworyż – St. James church, distance: 31 km.
Day 4th
- Baranów
- Chotel Czerwony
Wiślica – albergue, distance: 17 km.
Day 5th
- Koniecmosty
- Pełczyska
Probołowice – albergue, distance: 10 km.
Day 6th
- Skalbmierz
Pałecznica – St. James church, albergue, distance: 25 km.
Day 7th
- Lelowice
Zielenice - Sanctuary of Our Lady of Zielenice
Niegardów – St. James church, distance: 19 km.
Day 8th
- Szczepanowice
- Polanowice
- Wola Więcławska
Stare Więcławice – St. James church, albergue, distance: 20 km.
Day 9th
- Zdziesławice
- Książniczki
- Bosutów
Kraków – albergue, distance: 17 km.- Prądnik Czerwony
- Rakowicki Cemetery
- jesuit Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
St. Nicolas Church – close to Armenian Khachkar- Mały Rynek Square
- Dominican Trinity Basilica – tomb of Saint Hyacinth
Wawel – cathedral
Tyniec – benedictian abbey
Destination Santiago
From Kraków it is possible to go Santiago de Compostela. There are two possible ways. Firstly through Via Regia (Opole, Wrocław), and then to Germany, and secondly to Oświęcim, Żory and Racibórz and then to the Czech Republic.
Other possible names
- English: The Lesser Polish Way of Saint James, The Lesser Poland Way of Saint James, The Little Poland Way of Saint James, The Little Polish Way of Saint James, The Małopolska Way of Saint James
- Spanish: El Camino Małopolska, El Camino de Santiago de Pequeña Polonia, Ruta Jacobea de Pequeña Polonia
- Galician: O Camiño Małopolska, O Camiño de Pequena Polonia, Ruta Xacobea de Pequena Polonia
- Latin: Via Iacobea de Polonia Minor
- French: Le Chemin de Petite-Pologne
- German: Kleinpolen Jakobsweg
- Ukrainian: Малопольська Дорога Святого Яківа
- Belarusian: Малапольска Дарога Святого Якаў
- Russian: Малопольский Путь Святого Иакова
- Lithuanian: Mažosios Lenkijos Jokūbo kelias
Gallery
The modern symbol of the way
Sandomierz
Sign close to St. James Church in Sandomierz
Klimontów
Szczaworyż
Skalbmierz
Pałecznica
Niegardów
Więcławice
Kraków - Tyniec
Opatowiec
Koprzywnica
External links
- Facebook fun page
- Contacts for French and Lithuanian pilgrims
News in English 2009; Naws in English 2008- Sandomierz
- Więcławice


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