Bardejov in Slovakia, travel info, local tours, guides..

You will certainly enjoy visiting this medieval-looking town in the north-eastern part of Slovakia.

Having a walk in the old town, which was also listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List you should definitely visit several important sites:

St. Egidius Basilica, which in its present-day form represents one of the peaks of late Gothic in the Eastern Slovakia.

Town hall, nicely located in the middle of the square is the first renaissance building in Slovakia built between 1505 and 1511.

Mentioning the Townhall Square, a special attention is attracted by the rectangular square paved with cobblestones flanked on three sides with burgher houses carrying traces of gothic and renaissance architecture.

Not less interesting is well-preserved fortification system in the past the safety of trade and craftsmanship and the town's independence were protected by the town fortifications with their impregnable gates, massive turrets and water moats.

Behind the western walls Jews built a big synagogue in 1771-1773, which became the basis for built-up of Jewish suburbia.

On the outskirts of town are located the Bardejov Spa with several healing water springs.

The open-air museum, situated in the centre of them, is the oldest exhibition of folk architecture in Slovakia.

You can find here also 2 wooden churches moved from neighbouring villages. The St. Nicolas church from Zboj was built in 1775. It is a typical Lemko variation of the Ruthenian-Ukrainian 3-space architecture. The second one, Church of the Mother of God from Mikulasova was built in the 2nd half of 18th century.

The unique wooden churches located in surroundings of Bardejov are the Orthodox tradition - Greek Catholic (eastern Byzantine, Orthodox), which were built during the 17th - 19th century.

The small wooden churches have the basic construction of a blockhouse. The construction is unique from the point of view of the ground plan design and of the formal shape of the object.

Some of them can be found in villages of Jedlinka, Kozany, Krive, Trocany, Fricka, Lukov-Venecia.

This part of Slovakia will welcome you not only with old history but also with strong traditions and folklore that are still notable.

 

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