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The yellow bicycle trail

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The yellow bicycle trail (7.3 km long) starts at the former Gołąb Railway Station. In the same village, the route runs through Krzywa, Puławska, Zamojska and Kolejowa Streets. You continue from here along Route 845 and ride through the village of Studzienice, until you reach the intersection near the level crossing.

 

When in Gołąb, you should visit the Church of SS. Florian and Catherine located at Folwarki Street that was erected in the years 1626–38. It is an example of the northern Renaissance style that is very rare in the Lublin Region. It is interesting to know that the church was conceptualized and designed also as a defensive building. This explains why there are double brick walls above the arcades (the space between them is about 1 m long). While visiting the church, you can walk between the walls from the choir to the main altar. The oldest 17th-century part of the fence with the four loopholes also has characteristics of a fortress. Inside the church, the high altar dating from the 17th century, a Renaissance pulpit supported by two confessionals, and a Baroque pipe organ are particularly noteworthy. The local church is also the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Loreto, the patron saint of travellers.

 

The nearby House of Loreto was built ca. 1640 thanks to the efforts of Father Szymon Grzybowski, as a copy of Santa Casa of Loreto. The construction was completed thanks to the revenue from the parish estate and tithes as well as from parishioners’ donations. The main founder of the church was Jerzy Ossoliński, who made a pilgrimage to Loreto in 1633, and made a vow that he would build a similar structure in the village of Gołąb. As a result, a two-storey building with a butterfly roof hidden behind the attic was constructed. Thanks to its rich sculpture ornaments, the building is a unique example of the late Renaissance architecture in the Lublin Region. Four portals are decorated with the bas-reliefs representing the Evangelists, while the niches feature statutes of prophets alluding to the art of Micheloangelo. The polychromes from the 17th century with the scenes of the life of Our Lady are of great artistic value. A faithful copy of the House of the Holy Family of Nazareth is placed inside the late Renaissance building. One of the walls features a window through which – according to legend – Archangel Gabriel entered the house in the last rays of sunshine and announced the great news to the Virgin Mary. In the 17th century, services were held in the House of Loreto, and the faithful eagerly left votive offerings here (according to tradition, the majority of the offerings went to Tadeusz Kościuszko in support to the insurgents). Later, the Swedish Invasion and the Vistula River flooding contributed to its gradual devastation. In 1720 the cracked walls were reinforced with iron anchor plates, and the chancel was supported with buttresses. The modernization and renovation works were also conducted in the first half of the 19th century, and the towers were added in 1856. The building was destroyed again during the Second World War, but currently, it has been restored to its former glory.

 

Visitors to the only Museum of Unusual Bicycles (ul. Puławska 1) in Europe can find out all there is to know about the history of single-track vehicles from the museum’s curator and simultaneously its founder, Józef Majewski. What is more, they can look at them and even try out recumbent bicycles, circus unicycles, as well as many other unusual vehicles powered by the muscle strength. Children and teenagers greatly enjoy riding on “galloping bicycles,” while the caring parents can give their kids a ride in a rickshaw. Museum is open from Apr 1– Oct 31, Mon-Fri 10am-6pm. It is possible to visit the museum at other times as well, after a telephone reservation in advance (phone: +48 601 814 527). More information is available at the website www.muzeumrowerow.pl. Another intriguing venue – Museum of Drunkenness – is located at the same address. It features a fascinating collection of diverse original alcohol bottles from all over the world. A rest area for cyclists is located right next to the two museums.

 

Nature lovers, too, will find something for themselves in Gołąb. The Vistula River section of high natural value is located in its vicinity, between the villages of Wólka Gołębska and Matygi. It is a nesting site of rare bird species, such as the Common Ringed Plovers and Little Terns. Both species have been listed in the Polish Red Book [of Endangered Species] of Animals. The local mid river islands on the Vistula River house nesting sites of other endangered species from the Charadriiforme family, like the Common Sandpipers, Common Terns, Little Ringed Plovers and Seagulls: Common Gulls, European Herring Gulls, and Black-headed Gulls. The high escarpments, bushes, and forested areas of the floodplain also feature nesting sites of other rare and endangered species, such as the Common Rosefinches, Remizes, Common Kingfishers, Sand Martins and Common Kestrels.

 

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