Lowicz Things to Do

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The medieval urban plan preserved; three-cornered market is a unique specimen on a European scale. There was a Gothic Town Hall from 1443 in the middle, it was ruined in the 20s.of the 19 century. Now there is a fountain in the middle. At present tenement-buildings from the 16-19th century. In the northern part - a stone commemorating Insurgents from 1863.

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Late Renaissance, nowadays an academic church; originally wooden then partly brick. It was rebuilt about 1642, founded by Cebrowski. There was a church and Institute of St Leonard taking care for poor boys, so called Bartoszki. In 1780 there was established the first cemetery in Poland which was situated at the outskirts.

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The church is neo-ghotic, from 1910, according to design by Zaze. Interior from the 19th and 20th century. Nearby the monument of W. Grabski - the Prime Minister, "the father of Polish zloty", the author of Polish monetary reform in 1923.

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The Tawn Hall is a classicist building. It was built in 1828 according to a design by Bonifacy Witkowski but was modernised a few times. The room upstairs decorated with frescoes by Lamparski and pictures of Sienkiewicz, Laski, Staszic, Kosciuszko and Kazimierz the Great. The building looks nice, probably after renovation.

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According to the inscription under the gallery, the church was there in 1100. In 1433 it was given a dignity of the collegiate church. In the middle of the 15th century it was established the collegiate church the cathedral, and during the Pope's visit in 1999 the church received the name of basilica.

Inside the church is mostly Renaissance and Baroque. 12 primates were buried inside this church.

When I entered the church I found the show of organs. There was a group of foreigners and they were listening the music of organs. Lowicz organs are unique as you may see small sculptures around the organ moving. See my video from the show.:)

There is an old and a new market square - so be carefull. There is a basilica in a heart of the square, two monuments and some interesting buildings: in the northern part so-called Primate Gate from the 17th century and in the southern part the Cebrowskis' tenement-house.

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The Museum in Lowicz occupies the building of a former 17th/18th century seminary, largely rebuilt after war damage. It consists of four permanent exhibitions plus the Open-air Folk Museum at Maurzyce 7 km away. The ground floor houses the exhibition of baroque art in Poland, on the first floor you can follow the history of the town and of the Land of Lowicz and on the top floor you can admire the colourful folk arts and crafts of the region. And, last but not least, there is also a small but fascinating open-air folk museum. As I found them all interesting in their own ways, I will discuss each of them in separate tips.

Opening hours: daily, except Mondays - 10 am.- 4 pm, Saturdays and Sundays - 10am.- 5 pm.
The open-air part open from 1 April till 31 October.

Admission to permanent exhibitions: 7 PLN, concessions - 4 PLN, Sundays free
temporary exhibitions: 2 PLN

For the open-air part there is a separate ticket at 4 PLN, concessions - 3 PLN, Saturdays free

Photography: 10 PLN (and do get and keep the ticket - I was asked to show it a few times)

The reception sells some interesting souvenirs, which are cheaper and more original here than in Cepelia shops.

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The Basilica, dedicated to the Assumption of the BVM and to St Nicholas rises high above the Old Market Square. You can climb one of its towers for a great view of the town, the river and the fields beyond it.
Lowicz belonged to the archbishops of Gniezno from the 12th to the 18th centuries so the church played a very important part in the life of the town. A wooden church existed there already in 1100. The Gothic church of the following centuries was in the 17th century rebuilt in the baroque style, thus acquiring its present shape.
In front of the Basilica stands the monument to Pope John Paul II, who visited the town in 1999.