Homestead of Felicja Curyłowa in Zalipie
Homestead of Felicja Curyłowa in Zalipie
Homestead of Felicja Curyłowa in Zalipie
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Barabassy A
21 contributions
Aug 2024 • Family
I do not understand why this place is rated so high in traveling books and traveling sites. It was absolutely underwhelming! A village full of new houses, among which a few (but really a few) painted houses stand. Those are also mostly new or older sheds and are painted by the owners but not in any traditional but rather in a tacky way. It was an absolute waste of time. We drove 1.30h from Krakow to spend exactly 15 min there, driving around to find the houses, because it is not like a nice little village where you walk around. What a waste of time. Instead if you have time, go visit beautiful Tarnow.
Written August 8, 2024
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Thomas D
Lovestad, Sweden28 contributions
Jul 2017 • Couples
We had a nice visit to the area and were positively surprised of how genuin the atmosphere was in this working farm area, no tourist trap at all ! There were about 20 flower pained houses houses/farms with different amounts of decorations made to them, some walls, some doors, wells, kennels, and even tree trunks, some even complete houses, some were old and some were more modern. It is the work of hard working women that do it out of love for the tradition of the area. You have to drive around and look for them and each place you find feels like a wonderful surprise ! Many of the owners invited us in to look around totally for free, proud of what they have, we loved it !
Written July 17, 2017
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Marta P
Volendam, The Netherlands173 contributions
Sep 2016 • Solo
I went there by bus and it was definitely possible. From Krakow you have to go to Tarnów then to Dąbrowa and then to zalipie. Once there you need to walk a but but it's all very doable in an one day trip. Not all the houses are painted but in the museum you can get a map to see which are and it's a pleasant walk. The museum is very small but it costs only 6zl and it's worth a visit, it gives a lot of inside on the history of the place. And the lady selling tickets there is super nice. There is no restaurant or anything like that so better take your food.
Written September 11, 2016
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Sharon K
Conyers, GA23 contributions
Jul 2016 • Solo
A meandering self guided tour using the map provided at the Felicja Curylo Household Museum where you are able to stop and photograph houses, barns and scenery. The museum was a delight, reflecting a country woman's desire to brighten her home with unique and colorful folk art. Getting to Zalipie can be a big challenge but I used the following GPS coordinates with no problem : Latitude N 50.2292889 Longitude E 20.860725
Written July 20, 2016
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Travelgnome
Carefree, AZ136 contributions
Jun 2014 • Couples
In Zalipie when people still used stoves that produced smoke, they began whitewashing their interior walls of their homes to cover up the sooty walls. In the early 1900's when a stove with a chimney became the norm, a new form of decoration arose. The women began to paint flower motifs, at first just using white, black and beige. Soon more talented painters began to produce more elaborate designs. By the 1930's girls from this area were invited to folk art shows in Krakow and wealthy people were commissioning these artists. Soon the designs became multicolored and expanded from flowers to all forms of plants and birds. Since the 1960's competitions have been held annually. Homes, wells, dog houses, painted ceramics and costumes and fabrics and paper cut-outs. In Zalipie there is a museum farm which even teaches classes in this type of painting. Each year artists vie to win the prize for the best Painted Cottage. This village is so beautiful - definitely an attraction not to miss!
Written May 8, 2015
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Loves2Research
Agawam, MA465 contributions
May 2013 • Couples
Zalipe is a very interesting village with wooden houses painted traditionally by local artists.
People in the countryside used to cook on stoves from which smoke escaped though a hole in the ceiling. Women whitened the smoke-darkened rooms spotting the sooty ceiling and walls with whitewash. At the turn of the century and modern stoves, the procedure of ornamentation became the inspiration of a new interior decoration. Instead of spots, women began to paint flower motifs on walls and on paper. This talent led to folk art painting competitions and to this day there is an annual competition immediately following Corpus Christi.
There is a museum farm and a delightful village full of painted houses, barns and everything you can imagine. We were lucky enough to find a woman in the process of painting her barn with bright colored flowers!
This town is located northwest of Dabrowa Tarnowska and well worth the visit! The pottery in the museum is beautiful and are great gifts or to keep for yourself.
People in the countryside used to cook on stoves from which smoke escaped though a hole in the ceiling. Women whitened the smoke-darkened rooms spotting the sooty ceiling and walls with whitewash. At the turn of the century and modern stoves, the procedure of ornamentation became the inspiration of a new interior decoration. Instead of spots, women began to paint flower motifs on walls and on paper. This talent led to folk art painting competitions and to this day there is an annual competition immediately following Corpus Christi.
There is a museum farm and a delightful village full of painted houses, barns and everything you can imagine. We were lucky enough to find a woman in the process of painting her barn with bright colored flowers!
This town is located northwest of Dabrowa Tarnowska and well worth the visit! The pottery in the museum is beautiful and are great gifts or to keep for yourself.
Written June 14, 2013
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ketan_fans
Mumbai, India97 contributions
Jun 2017 • Solo
Wit the descriptions of Zalipie, You would expect a village full of painted houses. Unfortunately amongst a village of 50 houses hardly 8 of them are painted and only 1 fully with flowers. Others just have a patch on some side. There is no public transport to reach this place as well, no restaurants or cafes.
Written June 9, 2017
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Lenkach
Passo del Tonale, Italy65 contributions
May 2017 • Family
We saw pictures from Zalipie and really wanted to see it. It takes about an hour drive from Kraków, there is nothing else interesting on the way. When we got there we were kind of disappointed as there are only cca 5-6 painted houses scattered around the village.
We walked around (cca 5 km) - the ordinary village is not really worth seeing apart from museum and those 5 painted little houses that are really special.
There is a sign saying "zwiedzanie, pamiatki" - do not walk there, it is not worth the walk. You can find newly build house, some flower paintings on it and they probably sell souvenirs there :-)
We walked around (cca 5 km) - the ordinary village is not really worth seeing apart from museum and those 5 painted little houses that are really special.
There is a sign saying "zwiedzanie, pamiatki" - do not walk there, it is not worth the walk. You can find newly build house, some flower paintings on it and they probably sell souvenirs there :-)
Written May 14, 2017
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marysia7
182 contributions
Jul 2016 • Friends
The painted village is lovely. The houses are very cute and it's really interesting to see them.
However, the village is sort of in the middle of nowhere, and you need to drive around in order to admire it all. Not every house is painted, but a lot are. I was disappointed to learn this, and to find out the lack of "activities" in the area.
Some homeowners are friendly and will let you in to see the interior of their homes!
The museum is great, however information in English is limited. We had a lady with some English do a mini tour for us, and we translated what she was unable to say to our English friends.
Personally, I loved it. But, it's definitely not for everyone, and it's not the most easy to get to.
The photos- it's worth going for them, because the village is truly cute.
However, the village is sort of in the middle of nowhere, and you need to drive around in order to admire it all. Not every house is painted, but a lot are. I was disappointed to learn this, and to find out the lack of "activities" in the area.
Some homeowners are friendly and will let you in to see the interior of their homes!
The museum is great, however information in English is limited. We had a lady with some English do a mini tour for us, and we translated what she was unable to say to our English friends.
Personally, I loved it. But, it's definitely not for everyone, and it's not the most easy to get to.
The photos- it's worth going for them, because the village is truly cute.
Written August 17, 2016
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LiseBB2014
Oslo, Norway298 contributions
Jul 2016 • Couples
We arrived on a Saturday morning, just after 10 a.m. and there was a heap of activity to open in time for us to come inside. Quite charming, it is not a big place, but we had a guide who was able to guide us in English so that we got an insight into the place. As others have commented, it is really hyped in guide books and leaflets, so my advice is: go there, but adjust your expectations a bit. As already mentioned, the museum is small, but really impressive. The village itself is what was the disappointment for us as we had expected more or less all houses and properties to be decorated. This was not the case, most houses were not decorated, but it turned out to be a bit of treasure hunt, trying to find the decorated houses and the ones we found, are really very nice. I will not add any of my photos as you should go there and see for yourself.
Written August 7, 2016
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Where in town is the museum located. Is the museum open on Mondays?
Thank you
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Written August 27, 2016
Zalipie is a small village, not in any way a town. The 'museum' is part of the village hall which is easy enough to find. If you have a GPS, it is at 50º 14' 12.22" N 20º 51' 12.22 E. If you have a map, and are coming from Krakow, turn off road 79 about 1km before Nowy Korszyn and follow on your map from there. If you don't have a map, take a tour. You can always look on Google Earth which has the village marked clearly.
As I recall, the museum, such as it is, is open every day in summer.
Written August 28, 2016
Que faire ou voir à zalipie? Il y a un musée combien coûte pour visiter ET avez vous les heures?
U j'attends vous reponses. Un gros merci
Written August 11, 2016
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