Tarnów

Worth seeing in and around Tarnów

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarnów

   The Diocese of Tarnów is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Poland. According to Church statistics, it is the most religious diocese in Poland, with 72.5% weekly Mass attendance.

   100 m · diocese of the Catholic Church in Poland · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tarnów

   The Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary also called Tarnów Cathedral is a religious building belonging to the Diocese of Tarnów of the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Tarnów in the European country of Poland. It is a Gothic church, rebuilt in later periods.

   100 m · church building in Tarnów, Poland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   State Higher Vocational School in Tarnów

   State Higher Vocational School in Tarnów – a public, vocational type university, created on the basis of the Council of Ministers of 19 May 1998 as the first university in Poland of a new type of vocational educating undergraduate and engineering. The university operates under the Act of 26 June 1997 on higher vocational schools, the statute and other regulations issued on its basis.

   400 m · state university in Tarnów, Poland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Saint Martin's Peak

   Saint Martin's Peak is a hill located southeast of the center of Tarnów, Poland, partly inside the city's administrative boundaries. It forms the northern edge of the threshold of the Carpathian foothills.

   2.8 km · hill near Tarnów (Poland) · Wikipedia
5. 05
   A monument to something that never happened

   A Monument to Something That Never Happened; Polish: Pomnik czegoś, co nigdy się nie wydarzyło ) is a sculpture designed by Wilhelm Sasnal located in Mościce, Poland.

   4.7 km · monument in Tarnów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Jaskółcze Gniazdo Municipal Stadium

   The Jaskółcze Gniazdo Municipal Stadium or The Swallow's Nest is a 16,000-capacity motorcycle speedway and association football stadium in the western outskirts of Tarnów, Poland. The venue is used by the speedway team Unia Tarnów, who compete in the Team Speedway Polish Championship and the Unia Tarnów football team.

   4.6 km · Stadium in Tarnów, Poland · Wikipedia
7. 07
   5 Sobieskiego Square in Tarnów

   Sanguszko Palace is a palace located at Jan Sobieski Square in Tarnów, Poland. It was constructed at the end of the 18th century, with its current form established in the first half of the 20th century.

   300 m · building in Tarnów, Poland · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Medieval urban layout of Old Town with tenement houses and the Main Square with 14th century Gothic/Renaissance City Hall in the middle.

1. 01
   Half-Bastion

   Remains of the defensive walls and two fortified towers.

2. 02
   Bimah

   Remains of the old synagogue.

3. 03
   Tarnów Cathedral

   However, it has been said that you can talk to the rector about accompanying the janitor to the tower.

4. 04
   Holy Trinity Church
5. 05
   Bernadine Abbey Complex

   The Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive cost 300,000 men their lives.

6. 06
   World War I Cemetery

   200 – Tarnów-Chyszów.

From Wikivoyage: Tarnów, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

There are several parks and two cinemas.

1. 01
   Kino Marzenie

   Staszica 4,.

From Wikivoyage: Tarnów, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Most restaurants are on ul. Krakowska and in the Old Town.

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Getting to Tarnów

Airports

Rzeszów-Jasionka (RZE), 75 km · Kraków John Paul II (KRK), 86 km · Katowice Wojciech Korfanty (KTW), 145 km

Stations

Tarnów rail station bomb attack, 1.3 km

• Jasionka → Tarnów

  243 km · quickest by road, 4h 55m · zł85–115
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• Balice → Tarnów

  86 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · zł21–28
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• Katowice → Tarnów

  143 km · quickest by road, 2h 7m · zł35–47
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