Welcome to the route
Welcome to the cultural tourism route “On the Trail of the East Slavic Tradition”. Here you can find a number of useful information that will bring you closer to the tradition of Eastern Christianity existing for more than a thousand years on Polish land. On our portal we present selected pearls, mostly wooden, of Orthodox sacred architecture from Suwalszczyzna to Lemkowszczyzna. Our purpose is to present these beautiful Orthodox churches in the most attractive and practical way, so that you can visit our route by bicycle, by car or on foot, see the temples and feel their atmosphere and unique beauty.
We offer
e have prepared a lot of practical multimedia materials for you, which we hope will bring you closer to these beautiful Polish Orthodox churches. While watching the introductory videos, with the accompanying text of the spiritual guardians of the temples, decorated with the most beautiful church chants, you can feel the atmosphere of the churches. Taking part in a virtual tour, which includes 360 panoramic photos, you can feel inside the temples. For active tourists, we have prepared bike routes. We invite you to visit churches virtually, and in the future – in person.
Who invites you
The owner of the trail is Lublin – Chelm Orthodox Diocese, beneficiary of the project “East Slavic cultural heritage – preservation, reconstruction and digitalization of wooden churches and their decorations in Malopolska, Podkarpacie, Lubelszczyzna and Podlasie. The purpose of the project, financed from EU funds, the Infrastructure and Environment Programme, is to “Restore the Orthodox tradition along the eastern EU borders, including the assistance in the development of cultural and religious tourism.”
Project culmination
A conference was held in Lublin at the end of the project “East Slavic cultural heritage – conservation, renovation and digitization of wooden churches and their equipment in Malopolska, Podkarpacie, Lubelszczyzna and Podlasie” as part of which 19 Orthodox churches in four provinces were restored. This powerful project has been implemented since 2017. Received support of over PLN 22 million from the ERDF. The conference was hosted by, among others, the Secretary of State in the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the General Conservator of Monuments Dr. Jarosław Sellin, whose speech we present on film. The conference took place on February 21, 2022.