Introducing Bardejov
It may as well be the 15th century, this old town centre has been so enthusiastically preserved. All steep roofs and flat fronts, the Gothic-Renaissance burghers’ houses on the main square seem strikingly homogeneous at first. Look closer and you notice an ethereal sgraffito decoration or a pastel hue and plaster detail that sets each apart – get your camera ready. Unesco must have been impressed too, they put Bardejov on the World Heritage list in 2000. The quiet square is the main drawcard today, but there’s also an excellent icon museum that sheds light on this region’s eastern-facing religion.
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Nearby in Bardejovské Kúpele you can take the cure at a hotspring spa and explore an open-air village museum. The wooden churches in the area reflect the Carpatho-Rusyn heritage shared with neighbouring parts of the Ukraine and Poland.
Last updated: Mar 2, 2009
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