Zawidowice: Hotels and accommodations

Zawidowice lies along the route of a regional cycling trail described in southern Greater Poland. In addition, there is a compact cycling route, a yellow hiking trail, as well as natural and cultural sites in the village and its immediate surroundings. For travelers who would like to book a hotel in Zawidowice, the following is an overview of the area's specific features.

Cycling

Compact Cycling Route No. 2 runs via Lenartowice, Prokopów, Pacanowice, Pardelak, Grodzisko, Zawidowice, and Przydziałki, returning to Lenartowice.

A published estimated travel time of approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes is given for this route. The “Stara Stajnia” inn in Zawidowice is listed as a point of interest on Compact Cycling Route No. 2.

Nature

The Glinianki are located in the immediate vicinity of Zawidowice. They are a nature refuge with one large pond and several smaller ponds in an abandoned clay-mining area.

In the immediate vicinity of Zawidowice, the shallow ponds of Glinianki have species-rich shoreline and aquatic vegetation and provide a habitat for approximately 300 fire-bellied toads, several hundred large white-faced darters, other dragonfly species, and the large copper butterfly.

Culture and history

Since 1945, the western part of Zawidowice has been home to a brick wayside chapel in the form of a square pillar with a tent-shaped roof and a metal cross.

The wayside chapel in Zawidowice has a plaque bearing the inscription “Ave Maria,” a statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and a reproduction of the image of the Divine Mercy.

The manor complex in Zawidowice comprises a main courtyard, the remains of a smaller eastern farmyard, and a settlement of former manor workers’ houses located along the main access road.

The manor complex in Zawidowice includes surviving sections of the brick wall with gates, the ruins of a granary barn built in the 19th century and burned down in 1976, as well as the former steward’s house.

Hiking and horseback riding

At kilometer 6.1, the yellow hiking trail crosses the paved road from Brzezie to Zawidowice.

The yellow hiking trail leads through fields, then through a small forest and down through the densely wooded, ravine-like Ner river valley.

The yellow Pleszew–Lenartowice–Tursko hiking trail is 14.0 kilometers long.

A Nordic walking competition was held annually on the grounds of “Stara Stajnia” and in the forests of Zawidowice.

The “Stara Stajnia” equestrian center in Zawidowice runs a riding school for beginners and advanced riders and offers special show-jumping training. “Stara Stajnia” also offers guided horseback rides.

Food

The “Stara Stajnia” restaurant in Zawidowice serves home-style cooking as well as drinks, including refreshing beer.

“Stara Stajnia” in Zawidowice offers catering and invites guests to hold private celebrations in its own premises.

Other destinations: Pleszew, Lutynia, Kościelna Wieś, Szymanowice, Dobrzyca, Gołuchów.

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