Kraków Sights

Barbican

#35 of 281 things to do in Kraków

#35 of 281 things to do in Kraków

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  • Address
    • Floriańska Old Town
  • Price
    • adult/concession/family zl6/zl4/zl12
  • Hours
    • 10.30am-6pm May-Oct

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Lonely Planet review for Barbican

The most intriguing remnant of the medieval fortifications, the Barbican is a powerful, circular brick bastion adorned with seven turrets. There are 130 loopholes in its 3m-thick walls. This curious piece of defensive art was built around 1498 as an additional protection of the Florian Gate, and was once connected to it by a narrow passage running over a moat. It’s one of the very few surviving structures of its kind in Europe, and also the largest and perhaps the most beautiful.

 

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