The Collette tour offered an optional evening excursion to Świdnica to see the Church of Peace. Of course, Susan and I wanted to see it. It's a UNESCO World Heritage site. The group left Wrocław about 3:30 p.m. and reached Świdnica an hour later. The route led past the scenic foothills of Lower Silesia, though the ranges remained in the distance. The Churches of Peace (Friedenskirchen or Kościoły Pokoju) were built following the Peace of Wesphalia in 1648. (The treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War.) Protestants in Silesia were permitted to build three churches outside of city walls, in Świdnica, Jawor and Glogau. They had to be built of wood and clay, with no spires or towers, lest they be required
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