Location: <\/p>\n
Province: Ma\u0142opolska
County: Brzesko
Commune: Iwkowa <\/p>\n
Distance from Tarn\u00f3w: 48 km<\/p>\n
Driving directions from Tarn\u00f3w: Tarn\u00f3w \u2013 Wojnicz (National road No. 4, towards Krak\u00f3w) \u2013 Zawada\/Zakliczyn (Province road No. 975, towards Nowy S\u0105cz) \u2013 Jurk\u00f3w (Province road No. 980) \u2013 Tymowa (Province road No. 75, towards Brzesko) – Iwkowa <\/p>\n
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Wooden Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Iwkowa is located on a Ma\u0142opolska wooden architecture route. But Iwkowa is also famous for the annual \u2018Feast of the Prune\u2019, and is located on a unique trail \u2013 Prune Route. Good location and soil-climate conditions make growing and drying plums one of the most popular agricultural activities. In the villages: Dobrociesz, Wojakowa and K\u0105ty in almost every homestead there is a traditional beech wood fuelled drying-shed, where fruits are smoke-dried or in case of modern devices they are heat-dried. Shortly after the harvest fruit are pre-dried consignment by consignment and stored in bags. When all the fruits are pre-dried they are poured into a fire-grate and dried properly. <\/p>\n
When in Iwkowa tasting local products made from plums is a must: <\/p>\n
Suski<\/b> \u2013 dried plum and so called \u201cIwkowa mix\u201d, that is a composition of different dried fruit. Those delicacies are available in many homesteads in Dobrociesz, K\u0105ty and Wojakowa. <\/p>\n
Frykando \u015bwi\u0144skie<\/b> \u2013 roasted pieces of pork haunch with prune filling served with plum sauce. Frykando comes with galuszke noodles (Hungarian) or potato balls. Frykando is served in \u201eU Zygi\u201d restaurant in Iwkowa. <\/p>\n
Topionka<\/b> \u2013 pork lard with prune. Its unique flavour is a mixture of bacon, sausage, fresh apples, dried plums and aromatic herbs. <\/p>\n
Szynka wiejska \u201eJarzmik\u201d<\/b> \u2013 cottage ham \u2013 is prepared by Tadeusz Jarzmik from Wojakowa from pork gammon with traditional recipe. <\/p>\n
Kie\u0142basa wiejska \u201eswojska\u201d<\/b> – pork sausage, traditionally smoked, prepared by Tadeusz Uryga from Wojakowa, Janusz Uryga from Por\u0105bka Iwkowska and Kazimierz Motak from Iwkowa. \u201eSwojska\u201d is a perfect supplement to koreczki, or cocktail sticks, with prune. <\/p>\n
\u015aliwowica paryj\u00f3wka<\/b>. Extremely strong vodka, brandy flavored, made from plums. It was named after places which are hard to reach, called \u201cparyje\u201d, in which \u015aliwowica was produced. <\/p>\n
Imbir\u00f3wka<\/b> – heated, pure vodka with ginger and sugar addition. Imbir\u00f3wka is served in \u201cBelanka\u201d restaurant. One can also taste it in \u201eZyga\u201d restaurant. <\/p>\n
Udziec pieczony po iwkowsku \u201eBac\u00f3wka\u201d<\/b>. Honey-gold pork gammon, served with aromatic gravy made from home-made cottage cheese with garlic addition. This dish is served in a bac\u00f3wka (accommodation facility) the \u201eBia\u0142y Jele\u0144\u201d or \u201cWhite Deer\u201d in Iwkowa. <\/p>\n
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More information at: www.iwkowa.pl<\/a>\n (Polish only) and www.sliwka.iwkowa.pl<\/a>\n (Polish only)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Location: Province: Ma\u0142opolska County: Brzesko Commune: Iwkowa Distance from Tarn\u00f3w: 48 km Driving directions from Tarn\u00f3w: Tarn\u00f3w \u2013 Wojnicz (National road No. 4, towards Krak\u00f3w) \u2013 Zawada\/Zakliczyn (Province road No. […]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":9608,"menu_order":676,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9610","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"in_menu":null,"show_date":null,"intro_text":" Wooden Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Iwkowa is located on a Ma\u0142opolska wooden architecture route. But Iwkowa is also famous for the annual \u2018Feast of the Prune\u2019, and is located on a unique trail \u2013 Prune Route<\/p>","map":{"lat":"49.816721","lng":"20.590096","address":"","zoom":12}},"yoast_head":"\n