Parczew: Find a Holiday Apartment for Your Vacation in Poland

If you want to rent a holiday apartment in Parczew, find a holiday home, or book a hotel, start your selection with a specific feature of the place: Parczew’s best-known landmark is the minor basilica of Our Lady, Queen of Families, a neo-Gothic church with two distinctive towers; the church was granted the status of a minor basilica in 1989. If this particular historic church architecture is important to you, decide whether Parczew belongs on your list of destinations before looking for accommodation there.

Culture and History

The oldest surviving historic building in Parczew is a wooden bell tower dating from 1675; it has a timber-frame construction and a shingle roof.

The town of Parczew, bearing the same name, historically belongs to the region of Lesser Poland (Małopolska). The town of Parczew, bearing the same name, was granted town rights in 1401 by King Władysław II Jagiełło. In 1413, Parczew was designated as a venue for Polish-Lithuanian councils in connection with the Union of Horodło.

A Jewish cemetery in the town of Parczew, bearing the same name, is now a park. The town of Parczew, bearing the same name, has a historic market square and the Gothic Church of St. Mary Magdalene.

Cycling Route and Walking Trail

A 42-kilometre cycling route called “Szlakiem dzikiej przyrody” begins in Parczew and passes through or near the Parczew Forests as well as four nature reserves. If this particular combination of a cycling route, forests, and nature reserves is important to you, decide whether Parczew belongs on your list of destinations before looking for accommodation there.

A 6.9-kilometre walking and cycling route leads from Parczew to Siemień and reaches the Tyśmienica River, where a rest area is described.

Getting There

The town of Parczew, bearing the same name, has a railway station on the branch line from Lublin to Łuków.

Canal and Wetlands

Parczew is described in connection with the nearby Wieprz-Krzna Canal and the surrounding wetlands.

The Wieprz-Krzna Canal and the surrounding wetlands near Parczew are associated with birdwatching and an interest in nature.

Further Destinations for Orientation

For further orientation, you can open the pages for Opole, Parczew, Babianka, Leitnie, and Dębowa Kłoda.

For further orientation, you can also explore the regional page for Lublin as well as the pages for Łęczna, Lublin, and Świdnik.

To the overarching travel overview: Lublin.