Regarded as one of Poland’s greatest works of Baroque architecture, the famous Marian sanctuary in Swieta Lipka annually attracts huge numbers of tourists and pilgrims alike. The entrance to the basilica is via the arcaded cloisters and contains an ornate wrought-iron gate and four corner chapels.

Inside you will see that the church boasts a stunning interior with the works of many remarkable artists. Among these masterpieces is an 18th century trompe l’oeil ceiling polychrome by M. J. Meyer as well as a splendid high altar by K. Peucker that includes a B. Pens painting showing the Virgin Mary dressed in a silver robe. But the church’s most famous feature is the Baroque organ, built in 1721 by Johann Mosengel from Konigsberg. A work of art in itself, it has a set of statues such as an angel playing the mandolin and cherubin with bugles. And what is more, you can watch the figures moving while the instrument is being played. Organ concerts are held in the summer months every Friday at eight p.m.

Not far away, near the road through the forest is a former a border stone with a statuette of Holy Virgin on it that once marked the border between Poland and Prussia.