Things to do in Sanok
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Museum of Folk Architecture
Sanok is noted for its unique Museum of Folk Architecture, a skansen (open-air museum of traditional architecture) about 2km north of the centre. Poland’s largest open-air museum, it has gathered about 120 traditional buildings from the southeast of the country and provides an insight into the culture of the Boyks and Lemks. Among the highlights are four timber churches, an inn, a school and even a fire station. The interiors of many cottages are furnished and decorated as they once were, while some buildings house exhibitions; one of these features a collection of 200 icons.
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Greenway Bicycle Trail
The region around the Bieszczady (byesh-chah-di), in the far southeastern corner of Poland and sandwiched between Ukraine and Slovakia, is one of thick forests and open meadows. Scantily populated and largely unspoilt, it's one of the most attractive areas of the country.
One of the most exciting developments in recent years is the completion of the 350km bicycle loop known as the Greenway Bicycle Trail, which links the Bieszczady towns of Sanok, Lesko, Ustrzyki Dolne and Solina before crossing into Ukraine, Slovakia and back into Poland.
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Historical Museum
One of Sanok’s major attractions is the Historical Museum. Housed in a renovated 16th-century castle, the museum has several sections, of which the highlight is a 700-piece collection of Ruthenian icons. The selection on display consists of about 260 large pieces dating from the 15th to 18th centuries; most were acquired after WWII from abandoned Uniat churches.
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Schweik Statue
The odd little bronze likeness of a soldier sitting on a bench in the centre of ul 3 Maja is the Schweik Statue, representing the antihero of Czech writer Jaroslav Hašek's polemical novel The Good Soldier Schweik (1923). According to the book, Schweik (or Švejk) visited Sanok on 15 July 1915. Fame at last.
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Karczma Jadło Karpackie
This is an amenable, folksy (but not overly so) bar and restaurant on the main square that serves up unusual Carpathian dishes, including hreczanyky (a local dish made with minced pork and buckwheat groats) and ogórki małosolne (lightly salted pickles).
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Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity
The neoclassical Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity was built in 1784 and initially served the Uniat congregation. The main door behind the grill is left open for you to admire the modern iconostasis.
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Restauracja U Szwejka
Just down from the bronze statue of the soldier Schweik (from which it takes its name), this place has something for everyone – Czech dishes, pierogi (dumplings), pizza and pancakes.
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Weranda Caffe
This cosy café-bar, with a fireplace glowing in winter and outdoor terrace set up in summer, is a good place to have a drink, alcoholic or otherwise, year-round.
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Palermo Pizza
One of the more popular budget eateries in Sanok, this pizzeria below the Hotel Pod Trzema Różami also does a nice range of pasta dishes and salads.
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Parish Church
The neo-Romanesque Parish Church, dating from 1886, has Art Nouveau wall paintings and remarkable stained glass behind the main altar.
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Franciscan Church of the Holy Cross
At the SW corner of the large rebuilt Rynek is the Franciscan Church of the Holy Cross, the town's oldest, dating back to the 1640s.
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