The symbol of the way surrounded by EU flag stars The Lesser Poland Way is one of the Polish routes of the Way of St. James , a medieval pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain . It runs from Sandomierz to Kraków through the Lesser Poland Voivodeship and the Świętokrzyskie Voivodship . It is an alternative path of the main Via Regia that in the Middle Ages ran from Estonia through Vilnius , Grodno and Lublin . The Lesser Poland Way was partially reopened on 25 October 2008. The whole route was reopened on 25 October 2009.[ 1] Tarnobrzeg .
The route
The traditional starting point in Sandomierz was the Dominican Church of St. James in Sandomierz , Sanctuary of blessed Sadok and 48 Dominican martyrs . The aim was to pass towns or villages with churches dedicated to the Apostle James , stopping at Kraków, where there is no St. James' church, before joining other international routes.
Places with St. James church
Between Sandomierz and Kraków there are four places with a St. James' church:
Santiago de Compostela
From Kraków it is possible to go Santiago by two initial routes. Either using the Via Regia through Opole and Wrocław onto Germany . The alternative is through Oświęcim , Żory and Racibórz then onto the Czech Republic .
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References
^ Wyrwa, Andrzej Marek (2009). Święty Jakub Apostoł. Malakologiczne i historyczne ślady peregrynacji z ziem polskich do Santiago de Compostela, . Lednica – Poznań: Muzeum Pierwszych Piastów na Lednicy. pp. passim.
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