Zalipie - Folk Art Flower Village Private tour from Krakow

Zalipie is a typical Polish village with a unique tradition of painting houses in colorful floral motifs. Almost everywhere you will see the local folk art - houses, barns, chicken coops, wells, fences. . . If you want to discover real folk art, then Zalipie would be perfect for you! I would like to show you that extraordinary place in the southern Poland. During this tour you will meet people who lives here. I will bring you to a house of an elderly woman, who will share with you about her passion of decorating house by a floral motifs. The local tradition of painting houses come from the nineteenth century when women and girls used to paint their cottages. Nowadays this tradition is still alive. There is a competition each year when The Selection Board chooses the most pretty painted house. In this way people in the village are involved in painting. You may get a chance to be there, then! It is a great inspiration for everyone.