Viewing terrace on the Small Market

The vantage point in Yaroslavl is located within the Small Market Square. It offers a beautiful sweeping view of the valley of the lower San River, which is part of the Sandomierz Basin. The Rzeszów Foothills, also known as the Yaroslavl Foothills, end at this point. From the View Scarp, the Benedictine Sisters' Abbey, surrounded by a defense system towering over the area, looks magnificent.

On the square located in the Small Market Square is the so-called "Kieferling Bench", a well-known Yaroslavl visual artist. The bench was made on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the school, and its author is Mr. Henryk Cebula, a prominent student of Kieferling and a world-renowned visual artist. This unique monument was placed in front of the windows of the late painter's studio. Edward Kieferling was born in 1933 in nearby Pruchnik, and died in 1998. From 1957 he taught at the State High School of Fine Arts in Yaroslavl, while in 1962-1974 he was director of the institution. His works are currently exhibited in museums in Paris and the United States, among others. This makes it all the more gratifying that such a distinguished figure is associated with a Podkarpackie city.

In March 1656 a battle between Czarniecki's army and the Swedish army took place near Jaroslaw. This skirmish was described by Henryk Sienkiewicz on the pages of "The Deluge", the plot of which almost everyone has met (in part or in whole). The battle took place near the city in the Nadsany area. Standing at the vantage point, one can imagine the scenery of this event.

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