Guide to GIETRZWALD

Gietrzwałd Step by Step – At Your Own Pace

A guide to Gietrzwałd – the VoxTravel.pl audio guide.
Are you looking for a calm yet profound way to explore?
Our audio guide to Gietrzwałd invites you to discover this exceptional place step by step – accompanied by its history, meaning, and a voice in your headphones. Gietrzwałd is best experienced slowly – shrine by shrine, plaque by plaque – because its strength lies in the details.

We understand that you may not have the whole day – that is why, in about one hour, we will tell you about the most important sites, events, and people connected with this remarkable sanctuary. With each stop, you’ll uncover something moving and feel ever more deeply the spiritual dimension of this Warmian village.

A Walk Through Gietrzwałd – Listen, Learn, and Explore Whenever You Want

A guide to GIETRZWAŁD – the VoxTravel.pl audio guide is an invitation to a truly unique place. Even if you do not have much time, in just over an hour we will share with you a story that transformed not only this small village in Warmia, but also the hearts of thousands of pilgrims.

Your walk will begin at the very heart of Gietrzwałd – at the church and the image of Our Lady, before which candles are lit and prayers are heard every day. From there, we will guide you further – to the apparition chapel hidden among the trees, where, according to accounts, Mary spoke in Polish to two young girls in the year eighteen seventy-seven. You will learn what happened beneath the maple tree and what that summer looked like – a summer that changed the history of this place.

We will also stop at the plaque marking the apparition site, tell you about Father Augustyn Weischel, about the Church's approval of the apparitions, the medical commission, the coronation of the image, and... the daring theft of the crowns. Each stop will cast new light on the events that made Gietrzwałd a pilgrimage destination and a spiritual landmark on the map of Poland.

The Place Where Mary Spoke Polish

This is not an ordinary tour – it is a story you can listen to whenever you choose. Just put on your headphones, and Gietrzwałd will begin to share its story with you.

You will get to know the girls who witnessed the apparitions – Justyna Szafryńska and Barbara Samulowska – both as children and as grown women. You will learn about their later lives, the choices they faced, and what traces of them remain to this day.

We will end our walk at the Holy Spring, where pilgrims draw water with faith in its extraordinary power. Because Gietrzwałd – though quiet and modest – has a way of staying in the heart for a long time.

We invite you to walk this path with us. Shall we begin?

Gietrzwałd Also Speaks with a Contemporary Voice

As you walk through Gietrzwałd and the surrounding villages, you will notice remarkable artworks painted on the walls of barns, houses, and farm buildings. These are descalings – large-scale murals inspired by the story of the apparitions and the spiritual heritage of this place. They recall the girls who saw the Virgin Mary, the message they received, and the enduring power of faith that still lives here today.

It is a modern form of remembrance that gently – yet effectively – connects the past with the present. It is worth exploring the entire descaling trail, which continues to expand, reaching nearby towns and uncovering new places of meaning.

See and Listen to More…

If you enjoyed Gietrzwałd, be sure to visit Lidzbark Warmiński the city of bishops and a Gothic castle filled with history – and Frombork where Nicolaus Copernicus gazed at the stars and wrote the work that changed the world.
With VoxTravel.pl, each of these places speaks with its own voice – just put on your headphones.

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