Sandomierz
Sandomierz is a historic town in south-eastern Poland with 23,863 inhabitants, situated on the Vistula River near its confluence with the San, in the Sandomierz Basin.
It is the capital of Sandomierz County within the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. Sandomierz is known for its preserved Old Town, a major cultural and tourist attraction which the President of Poland declared a National Monument of Poland in 2017.
Getting to Sandomierz
The airports in Warsaw, Kraków and Rzeszów are the best options to get to Sandomierz. Train connections to Sandomierz are basically non-existent. Trunk road DK79 and DK77
Worth seeing
Sandomierz is a medieval town with many buildings from the late middle ages or Renaissance. From among 120 monuments of architecture, as the most precious ones are regarded the architectural and scenery complex of the old town preserving its urban layout from the 2nd half the 14th c. There is also an older Romanesque church and some wonderfully preserved medieval tunnels under the city.
- 01Sandomierz Castle
- 02Dominican Monastery
Staromiejska 3,.
- 03Dominican Church and Convent of St
James, Staromiejska 3.
- 04Church of St Michael the Archangel
Michała Archanioła), Stefana Żeromskiego 6.
- 05Opatowska Gate
Built in the 14th - 16th centuries - one of the best preserved town gates in Poland.
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