Cz?stochowa

In Spanish it would probably be pronounced "Chestocova". This southern Polish city, which has a population of about 260,000 inhabitants, is world renowned for being one of the places most famous for its Marian pilgrimage in the world. Although Lourdes and Fatima are ahead, this is well known as Our Lady of Czestochowa, also known as the Black Virgin (from the colour of the painting) was a favorite of PopeJohn Paul II, the Polish Pope, one of symbols of the country is kept in the Monastery here. Everything in the city revolves around the monastery and pilgrimages, the restaurants, hotels, and the