TOWN HALL SQUARE (RADNIČNÉ NÁMESTIE)
Read moreThis central square built in the early th century has a oblong shape. It is broken to the north by the basilica. The old town hall nestles majestically in its centre. It is surrounded by over bourgeois houses, some of which are worthy of interest. At No. 13, the Gantzaugh house (the headquarters of the regional museum of Šariš) has a beautiful rococo facade. At No. 16, the old school of 3 houses linked to each other is now city hall. This house, originally Gothic and modified in Renaissance style, has lovely frescoes on its facade, including Bardejov weapons.
At No. 26, a Gothic Renaissance style house is priceless, with its facade adorned with a superb fresco depicting the coronation of the Virgin Mary. The house No. 42 served as a cellar at the Tokaj which produced the vineyards of the city. At that time, the market was hosted, and the city hall was sometimes sheltered in the event of weather.
SAINT GILLES SQUARE (NÁM. SV EGIDIUS)
Read moreThe classic square of the city is surrounded by the baroque and classical bourgeois houses of the th and th centuries.
HISTORIC HEART
Read moreThe city centre is full of historic buildings. At the time of boarding, we can observe a bourgeois house in the rococo style of the main square, cotoyant the old chamber of mines in a Renaissance building, recognizable by its massive arcades. The guêt tower overlooking the city is Renaissance style. It was built in 1643 and was rebuilt in a baroque style following a fire. The façade of the old hospital contains a pediment with 3 baroque statues. It was opened in the th century by the Andrassý family. Between Saint-François-Xavier and Saint-Jean-Népomucène churches, a thread of shops facades dating from the end of the Middle Ages overlooks the street and reminds us how the city was the economic centre of the region.