Old Town: Cultural History and Cycling Routes

Stare Miasto combines cultural and historical points of interest with named cycling routes. When planning your trip, you can first consider whether the town’s history and church, or a cycling tour, should be the focus of your stay. Both interests have specific points of reference: a market settlement dating back to the 12th century, the Church of St. Peter and Paul, and routes with designated courses.

Church and History of Stare Miasto

A particular highlight of the town’s history is the Church of St. Peter and Paul. Its south wall features a Romanesque portal with three recessed levels, dating from the 13th century. In the tympanum, the image field of the portal, a relief depicts the Crucifixion of Christ. This building therefore brings together distinctive portal design and a clearly identified Christian image motif. The portal is also a stop on the Piast Route.

The church interior also has a distinct historical reference: it contains a polychrome painting by Eligiusz Niewiadomski from 1907. Together with the 13th-century portal, this offers a comparison between two different periods. If you are interested in the church, you can consider these two artistic features separately: the Romanesque portal on the south wall and the later polychrome painting inside.

The town’s history reaches back to the middle of the 12th century. At that time, Stare Miasto was a market settlement at the crossroads of international trade routes. The town is also considered to be connected with the early development of Konin. This historical connection places Stare Miasto within the history of the region; the church and cycling routes offer additional specific points of interest to help shape your stay.

Cultural Routes and Cycling Trails

The church in Stare Miasto lies on the Piast Route between Konin and Dzierzbin. The Romanesque Route also passes through Stare Miasto, between Dzierzbin and Konin. The routes can be distinguished by their stated sequences of places: the church is named as a stop on the Piast Route, while the Romanesque Route is described as passing through the town. If you explore the cultural routes, these give you two different points of reference for Stare Miasto, without treating the routes as the same.

For a cycling trip, “Przez Trójkę” is one option with specific details. The black-marked cycling route is 20.1 kilometres long and starts and ends in Stare Miasto. For your planning, the tour therefore provides two details: a set route length and the same town as both its start and finish. This makes it easier to compare with the cultural routes, whose significance lies in their connections to historic places and routes.

Another cycling route is “Dookoła Zbiornika Powa.” A car park above the dam is named as its endpoint; confirm this locally before your tour. This way, you can take this route information into account in your plans without assuming the endpoint is accurate without checking.

Which Theme Suits Your Stay?

If you are looking for a hotel in Stare Miasto, your planned focus can help guide your choice. For a stay centered on culture and history, the highlights are the Romanesque portal, the 1907 polychrome painting, and the two cultural routes. For a cycling trip, “Przez Trójkę” offers specific planning details, including its length and its start and finish in Stare Miasto; for “Dookoła Zbiornika Powa,” you should confirm the stated endpoint locally.

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