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Biecz
Place in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Biecz

Biecz is a town and municipality in southeastern Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Gorlice County.

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It is in the Carpathian Mountains, in the Doły Jasielsko-Sanockie, by the Ropa River. Due to its rich history, it is often referred to as "little Kraków" or the "pearl of the Carpathians". The many preserved medieval city walls and buildings have also given rise to the nickname "Polish Carcassonne" for both Biecz and the town of Szydłów.

Get in

Getting to Biecz

You need your own car, as public transport is sparse. Buses run every hour or so from Gorlice, but getting there depends upon an occasional bus from Nowy Sącz. There is a direct bus service from Kraków's MDA Bus Station, stopping in Biecz on its way to the nearby town of Jasło. The drive from Krakow takes 2 hours and 40 minutes and cost between 24 and 37 zł, depending on the company.

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    Biecz
See

Worth seeing

The original village centres on the market place (Rynek).

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    Town Hall

    The main attraction of Biecz has a 16th C bell tower, with a dungeon etched by prisoners.

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    Corpus Christi Church

    The side chapels are 16th C and the richly carved stalls are 17th C.

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    Holy Spirit Hospital
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    City Walls

    Only a few sections remain, around Corpus Christi Church and the Hospital, and three towers: Kowalska or smith's tower, Rzeźnicka or bell tower, and Radziecka or commissioner’s tower.

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    Museum of the Biecz Region
Do

Things to do

Hike in the hills

Eat

Where to eat

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    U Becza

    This place on Rynek square is for a leisurely filling meal, it's not for quick bite.

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    Pizzeria Rynek 9

    Also in the marketplace are a Doner King kebab shop, a coffee shop and an ice-cream shop.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.