Szymbark (Lesser Poland Province)

State of preservation:		The manor has preserved in its entirety
Admission:		The entrance to the manor is paid, since it houses the museum open from 9 till 16
Parking:		There is no parking lot nearby
Searching difficulty:		Finding the building is very easy
Access difficulty:		The access to the manor does not require any effort
Subjective rating:		Nice building

Driving directions:

Driving down the road no 28 from Nowy Sącz to Gorlice you pass through Szymbark. In the place you must turn right to "Heritage park in Szymbark" by indication of the signpost. After driving up to the end of the road, the manor is on the right, opposite to the heritage park.


Historical outline:

A defensive manor in Szymbark was raised around 1540 as the Gładysz family residence of Gryf coat of arms. It was built allegedly at the place of the earlier one, a wooden defensive foundation. Still in the XVIth cent. the manor was destroyed, and then reconstructed in a renaissance style, which we can watch at present. In the XVIIth cent. the building suffered destruction during the Swedish Deluge, in the XVIIIth cent. was abandoned, and in the XIXth cent. the building was designated for distillery. All of that led to a ruination of the manor, which was standing deserted till the middle of the XXth cent. The renovation works restored its former appearance and it houses a museum currently.


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