Skansen Wsi Pogórzańskiej

Szymbark

Szymbark is an old village set among the gentle hills of the Low Beskids, not far from Gorlice. It is crossed by the busy national road from Wadowice to Przemyśl. When travelling along it, it is worth stopping for a while at the convenient car park in the centre of Szymbark to discover the local treasures with our audio guide – the Pogórze Village Open-Air Museum and the Renaissance kasztel (fortified manor house) standing right next to it.The convenient, easy-to-use audio guide can be hired in the historic granary, which is visible from the main road. First, we get to know the inhabitants of this land more closely – the Pogórzanie and their neighbours, the Lemkos and the Lachs. Then we stroll unhurriedly from cottage to cottage to take a close look at their everyday life and their material and spiritual culture.With the audio guide we also look into a building full of… Austrian, German and Russian soldiers. What are they doing here? In 1915, one of the most important battles of the First World War on the Eastern Front took place near Gorlice. One of its episodes has been recreated in Szymbark...When the tour of the open-air museum ends, the audio guide does not remind you to return the device at the ticket office, but instead invites you to step outside the fence and head towards the white building standing nearby. This is the 16th-century Szymbark kasztel, a pearl of the Renaissance hidden away in the Beskids. Together we view it from the outside and also explore its remarkable interiors.