The best cycling routes around Zarszyn

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The old wooden church currently serves as a funeral chapel – in the front of the church is a glass-walled cold room into which the coffin containing the body is placed. Conservation work is underway inside and outside the church. Two plane trees grow behind the church. The new church, built of brick and in the shape of a cross, is impressive in its walls and roof height, considering the relatively small town of Besko (population 4,000). This isn't visible in close-up photos, but can be seen from a distance: the ridges of the four roofs, meeting in the center of the building, are not horizontal but slope downward toward the center, where a concrete turret—a bell tower—protrudes from the roof. One might get the impression that the bell tower was so heavy that it caused the roof structure to collapse. WW The Wooden Parish Church of St. The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was built in 1755 and rebuilt in 1925, and the classicist bell tower dates from 1841. (Wikipedia)

According to the plan, on April 19, 2024, the pedestrian and vehicle footbridge over the Wisłok River was officially opened for use. The total cost of building this facility is PLN 4,606,648.64. (...) The new crossing connects two parts of Besko divided by the Wisłok River and will serve the residents of the commune moving on foot, on two-wheelers or by passenger cars to school, library, church, cultural center, nursery, sports facilities, commune and post offices, police station, shops or their own homes. It significantly shortens the route to the above-mentioned facilities and, most importantly, directs local pedestrian and car traffic away from the busy and dangerous national road no. 28. (...) Source and more: https://www.besko.pl/asp/oficjalne-oddanie-do-uzytku-mostu-na-wisloku-w-besku,12,artykul,1,2132

From the border pass there is a very extensive view of the Low Beskids and the Bieszczady Mountains – you can see the peaks surrounding Lake Solina. Looking west, you can see Sucha Góra located behind Krosno with a characteristic concrete radio and television mast, built as a concrete chimney at the time of the launch of terrestrial television in Poland. A similar structure stands on Święty Krzyż in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. WW

The new church was built behind the old church. Comparing both buildings gives an idea of the radical change in the style of religious architecture in Poland. WW

Recently the church has been renovated - the appearance of the tower has changed. Instead of silver, the tower walls are brown. The belfry remains unchanged for now. WW

The square is nicely lit at night, as if from below. Small architecture, benches, monument. In the summer season, next to the square there is an open ice cream stand from the Jagusia confectionery from Krosno. Scoop PLN 6.50, approx. 10 flavors. I recommend mascarpone with raspberry and coffee with walnut. 😀 Behind the square, on the same side of the road, there is an Orthodox church on a hill. Closer to the Wisłok River, on the other side of the main street (DK28), there is a sports and bicycle shop. Hiking tourists who do not have cars can reach Besko by Kubuś buses serving the Krosno - Zarszyn - Sanok route. WW

Until the local road from Wola Górecka to Strachocina was asphalted, the asphalt ended near the church, and the further section was a rocky, field road, passable by bicycle or cart. Currently, it is a not very wide, but good quality asphalt road with attractive views from the pass.