Worth a Detour
Tyniec Abbey
A Benedictine abbey founded in 1044 on a white cliff above the Vistula, reached by riverside bike path or summer boat.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Free; paid for the museum
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Benedyktyńska 37, 30-398 KrakówDirections
- Getting There
- Bus 112 from the center, about 40 minutes, or a boat from below Wawel in summer.
Why Go
The monks have been here, with breaks, for nearly a thousand years. The baroque church, a small museum and the courtyard look out over the river, and vespers are sung most evenings.
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