The Lesser Polish Way

The Lesser Polish Way of Saint James or Little Polish Way of Saint James is one of the Polish routes of the Way of St. James, the medieval pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. It runs from Sandomierz to Kraków through the Land of Lesser Poland (voivodeship: Świętokrzyskie, Lesser Poland). It is an alternative path of Via Regia (from Vilnius, Grodno and Lublin). Lesser Polish Way was partially reopened on 25 October 2008. The whole Route was reopened on 25 October 2009.

Route online map: link

Legend: – cities with St. James churches

From Kraków it is possible to go Santiago de Compostela. There are two possible ways. Firstly through Via Regia (Opole, Wrocław), and then to Germany, and secondly to Oświęcim, Żory and Racibórz and then to the Czech Republic.

The modern symbol of the way

Sandomierz

Sign close to St. James Church in Sandomierz

Klimontów

Szczaworyż

Skalbmierz

Pałecznica

Niegardów

Więcławice

Kraków - Tyniec

Opatowiec

Koprzywnica