Śpiąca Góra Albertine Brothers Monastery

The monastery on Śpiąca Góra (Sleeping Mountain) is the Hermitage of the Congregation of the Albertine Brothers and is part of the only one monastic-hermit complex in the Tatras. Besides Albertines, also candidates preparing for religious vows stay there. The original building of the monastery was built in 1912 under the leadership of Brother Albert himself, and the present one has existed since 1984. Visitors can get there by the yellow route starting at the female Albertine monastery on Kalatówki which is situated lower. Despite closeness of the crowded blue trail leading to Giewont, the hermitage surrounded by forests is an oasis of peace and seclusion.

The hermitage had been established in the area donated by count Władysław Zamoyski. The monks have extended their monastery many times, for example in 1926 raising the Chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. In 1977, the buildings were completely destroyed by fire. In 1984, the hermitage has been rebuilt. A new chapel has been also established, this time dedicated to Saint Brother Albert. The authors of the projects were Danuta Kopkowicz and Zbigniew Śliwiński.