Nowe Dwory – Cycling Route, Landscape and History
Accommodation in Nowe Dwory
Nowe Dwory lies on the border between the Oświęcim Basin and the hills of the Wieliczka Foothills. The Vistula flows through the basin’s valley floor. The red Doliny Karpia cycling route also passes through the village. These two points of reference give your holiday planning a concrete direction: you can weigh up whether the location between the basin and the foothills, the cycling route or the village’s history is of particular interest to you. Historical topics include a wooden wayside shrine and a manor house dating from the 19th century.
Cycling route through Nowe Dwory
The red Doliny Karpia cycling route passes through Nowe Dwory, via Tłuczań to the municipality of Spytkowice and onwards to Zator. If you are planning a cycling trip, the route through the village may be a factor when choosing your holiday apartment.
Between the basin and the foothills
Its location places Nowe Dwory in two distinct landscape areas. On one side is the Oświęcim Basin, whose valley floor is crossed by the Vistula; on the other are the hills of the Wieliczka Foothills. This geographical setting is a consideration in its own right when choosing a holiday destination: it describes Nowe Dwory not only in terms of a single cultural site, but also in terms of its position at the transition between the basin and the hills. If you are weighing up different travel interests, you can consider this location alongside the cycling route that passes through the village, without combining the two aspects into a single attraction.
Wayside shrine and manor house
The wooden Kapliczka na Gorkach stands on the border between Nowe Dwory and Tłuczań. The wayside shrine has been there since at least the mid-20th century. Its former name, “Upadek” (“The Fall”), also tells of a specific image: it referred to a depiction of Christ falling under the weight of the cross, which used to be inside the shrine. A Pietà figure was placed inside. The shrine’s wooden structure, its location on the border and its different religious motifs can thus be considered separately. Anyone interested in local history or religious art will find here a specific cultural point of reference for planning a trip.
Another historical subject is the 19th-century manor house associated with the writer Adam Gorczyński. Gorczyński wrote at the manor house in Nowe Dwory from 1856 to 1869. This links the village to a clearly defined period of his writing career. Together with the shrine, this presents two distinct ways of engaging with the area’s culture: one is a religious building and its history of imagery; the other is a manor house associated with a writer and a precisely specified period. When planning your trip, you can decide how much weight to give these subjects depending on whether you are more interested in regional religious history or literary history.
Nearby places for orientation
Marcyporeba: Marcyporeba, Leńcze, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Andrychów, Targanice, Radocza, Wadowice, Klecza Górna.
Go to the main travel overview: Wadowice.
