Wadowice is a town 70 km west of Kraków, 5 km west of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska and 40 km south of Oświęcim in the Western Beskids in southern Poland.
Wadowice is a pretty small town with a late baroque church. Karol Wojtyła, the later pope John Paul II, was born there in 1920.
- Birth House of Karol Wojtyła, Kościelna 7, +48 33 823 35 65. Now a museum.
- St. Mary Basilica, plac Jana Pawła II 1. This is the church where Karol Wojtyła was baptized.
- Municipal Museum, Kościelna 4, +48 33 873 81 00.
Birth House of Karol Wojtyła, Kościelna 7, +48 33 823 35 65. Now a museum.
St. Mary Basilica, plac Jana Pawła II 1. This is the church where Karol Wojtyła was baptized.
Municipal Museum, Kościelna 4, +48 33 873 81 00.
Numerous cafes around the market square sell famous papal cake (kremówka).