To get an understanding of the central role that Catholicism still holds in contemporary Poland, a visit to CZESTOCHOWA is essential and, for many people, an extraordinary experience. The hilltop monastery of Jasna Góra (Bright Mountain) is one of the world's greatest places of pilgrimage, and its famous icon, the Black Madonna , has drawn the faithful here over the past six centuries - reproductions exist in almost every Polish church. ... [More]