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Leżajsk - tourist attractions, monuments and sightseeing in the city. What's worth seeing?

Leżajsk is a city located in the northern part of the Podkarpackie Province, in the San River valley, on the edge of the former Sandomierz Forest. This otherwise very pretty town is today known mainly for the Lezajsk Brewery.

The Lezajsk Brewery was built between 1972 and 1977, and began producing beer in 1978. The brewery was built in accordance with the master plan of the United Brewing Industry and the Ministry of Food Industry and Purchasing. The location of the brewery near Leżajsk was determined by the availability of Oligocene water deposits in the area, which were suitable for brewing beer without the need for treatment. But as early as 1525, thanks to a royal privilege granted by Sigismund I the Old himself, the first brewery was erected here, which, despite numerous wars and fires, survived until the second half of the 19th century. The beer quickly gained fame in the area. It owed its exquisite taste to the excellent waters and the barley and wheat used in its brewing. On the advice of the Benedictine brothers, nutmeg, oak bark, wormwood and caraway seeds began to be added to the boiling wort. This enhanced the flavor of Leżajsk beer and increased its shelf life.

The town is famous not only for its brewing industry. Thousands of Jews come to Lezajsk every year. This is associated with the figure of the charismatic leader Elimelech, whose tomb is located in the Jewish cemetery in Lezajsk, on Górna Street. Elimelech was a Jewish rabbi whose figure has been surrounded by many legends. While he was still alive, he was said to cure the incurably ill and talk      with animals. Jews from Israel, Europe, the US and Canada, who come to Lezajsk, pray at the tzaddik's tomb, the so-called ohel. They believe that Tzadik Elimelech, on the anniversary of his death (he died on March 11, 1787), descends from heaven and takes to God their requests for health, prosperity for their children and success in their work. They write them down on slips of paper called kwitełe and place them at the grave. Prayers are accompanied by traditional dancing and singing of psalms. For Chassidim, Lezajsk, along with the grave of Tzadik Elimelech, is one          of the holiest places in the world. Hasidim come there not only on the anniversary of the death of the tzaddik, but also on the occasion of various Jewish holidays, on private pilgrimages and tours of Poland.

The monastery complex is certainly worth seeing in this small town. The creation of the church and monastery of the Bernardine Fathers in Lezajsk was preceded by an unusual event. To an employee of one 

of the Leżajsk breweries, in 1590, within the area of today's basilica, Our Lady with St. Joseph appeared to him on the trunk of a tree cut down in the forest. A basilica was built on the site of the apparition. The place is visited annually by more than 250,000 tourists and pilgrims from Poland and abroad, coming to Lezajsk individually or in groups. Inside the Basilica, concerts are organized every year

in the framework of the Festival of Music in Lancut, and since 1992 also in the summer season in the framework of the International Festivals of Organ and Chamber Music.

When visiting Lezajsk, it is definitely worth seeing the Old Town Manor and the Lezajsk Land Museum, which houses the Lezajsk Toy Park. The wooden toy park features extraordinary models of a woodpecker, a horse-drawn wagon, a rocking horse, a windmill and a man descending a ladder. The museum also has something for birophiles. We will be able to see labels, glasses, tankards or coasters, among others.

Lezajsk - PKS, buses and vans. Transport to and from Lezajsk

Our buses in Lezajsk stop at PKS station, st. 1, Dworcowy Square 1. We invite you to board our buses!

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