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LOURDES MARIAN SANCTUARY IN LORETTO
The origins of the Marian Sanctuary in Loretto date back to 1928. On March 27, 1929, the official name of the town was changed to Loretto, referencing the Sanctuary in Loreto, Italy. In 1981, a statue of Our Lady of Loreto - a faithful replica of the statue from the Sanctuary in Loreto, Italy - was brought to Polish Loretto.
Mass: Sunday at 8:00 and 10:00; weekdays at 6:30
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PARK AND OBELISK OF CHARLES FREDERIC VASA IN WYSZKOW
In the second half of the 16th century, the Bishop of Płock, Piotr Dunin Wolski, commissioned the construction of a magnificent manor. Later, it became the favorite place of Charles Frederic Vasa. To this day, the obelisk commemorating him, funded by Jan Kazimierz, has survived. The work was designed by the Italian Jan Baptista Gisleni - the court architect of the Vasa.
WHISTLE MUSEUM IN GWIZDAŁY
The Whistle Museum was established in May 1999. The idea to create it was proposed by Mr. Witold Tchórzewski, a radiologist, and collector from Warsaw, who at the start donated 52 whistles. Today, the museum has around 1500 whistles and other exhibits.
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MUSEUM OF ARMS IN THE CASTLE IN LIW
The castle was built in the 15th century as a border guardhouse. It is currently one of the largest weapon museums in Poland, showcasing its main exhibition of cold, firearm, and pole weapons from the 15th to the 20th century. This museum also features temporary exhibition galleries showing collections from other museums and works by local artists. Every year, the International Tournament of Flavors on the Trail of the Great Lithuanian Road and the International Knight Tournament take place at the Castle in Liw.
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Tue.-Fri. from 10:00-16:00; Saturday: 10:00 - 18:00; Sunday and holidays from 11:00-18:00 (from May to the end of September);
Tue.-Sat. from 10:00-16:00; Sunday and holidays from 11:00-16:00 (from October to the end of April)
entrance: regular ticket 10 PLN, reduced 7 PLN
MUSEUM OF MARIA ŻYWIRSKA IN BRAŃSZCZYK
The open-air museum in Brańszczyk was established in 2015 by the Brańszczyk commune as a tribute to “tradition and centuries-old rural culture.” The museum collects buildings and objects related to the history and culture of the White Kurpi, a group with unique costumes and customs established by settlers who arrived in the 18th century from the Green Kurpi, a region located in the north of the Masovian Voivodeship. The open-air museum includes: Wooden Cottage, Log Barn, Forge, and Well.
PALACE IN STARA WIEŚ
The neo-Gothic palace was probably built at the end of the 16th century and has since been rebuilt and modernized several times. Open to organized groups by prior reservation.
MUSEUM OF WOODEN ARCHITECTURE OF THE SIEDLCE REGION IN NOWA SUCHA
In the village of Nowa Sucha, 25 km from Siedlce, there is a baroque manor with alcoves, built in 1743 by Ignacy Cieszkowski, the castellan of Liw. In 1843, a classicist portico was added. In the late 1980s, Professor Marek Kwiatkowski, then director of the Łazienki Królewskie, became the caretaker of the manor and renovated the building. 20 structures were relocated to the area next to the restored manor: wooden cottages, a Dutch-style windmill, an inn, farm buildings, and another manor from Rudzienko.
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PRIVATE MUSEUM OF FOLK ART IN ZAMBRZYŃCU
The gallery located in a barn presents not only local artistic and handicraft works but also literature, folk tradition, broadly understood regional culture, and the value of “forgotten” professions. Workshops organized in the museum are conducted by recognized creators and folk artists. They are well-received and becoming increasingly popular. The museum is open from May to November.
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MUSEUM OF FIGHT AND MARTYRDOM IN TREBLINKA
Two German camps, labor and extermination, existed from 1941-1944/1942-1943 in the forests along the Bug, along the railway line Siedlce – Małkinia, near the village of Poniatowo. The name comes from the name of the train station located 6 km from the camp. It includes: the former Extermination Camp, the former Labor Camp, a gravel pit, the Place of Executions, and the so-called
