A Historic Walking Tour of Majdanek Most Picturesque Spots
Lublin Old Town is considered one of the most beautiful in Poland. The original medieval urban layout has been well preserved. And several times Lublin played a significant role in history.
The city has always been on the crossroads between East and West and a melting pot of cultures and religions. In 1569, deputies from Poland and Lithuania signed here the union of Lublin which gave birth to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It covered the territories of today Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine. The Commonwealth shaped the cultural landscape of eastern Europe. The best example is the Chapel of the Holy Trinity – a combination of gothic architecture (typical for a catholic church) and Rutheno-Byzantine polychromes (typical for an orthodox christian church) which is unique in Europe. A real synthesis of Eastern and Western cultures.
