Krakow promotes religious tourism

Promotional actions are planned for later in the year in Europe’s leading pilgrimage centres, including Lourdes in France, Fatima in Portugal, Loreto and San Giovanni Rotondo in Italy, as well as Madrid and Santiago di Compostela in Spain.

A mobile Museum of Pope John Paul II will visit all these places. An international conference on religious tourism as an element of cultural integration will additionally be held in Krakow in October 2013.

Currently, the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in the Kraków district of Łagiewniki attracts over 2 million visitors from almost 100 countries a year.

The southern city of Krakow also hosts many historic churches and places connected with the life and pastoral work of Pope John Paul II, who lived there for many years and served as bishop and cardinal. (mk/jb)