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Churches & monasteries
Olkusz
St. Andrew's Basilica in Olkusz (say "OL-koosh") is the Gothic parish church of Poland's old "Silver Town," standing at the corner of the Market Square about 40 km (25 miles) northwest of Kraków. Two treasures make it worth a detour: the l…
Fortifications
Olkusz
The tower in Olkusz is a reconstructed half-tower with a stretch of defensive wall, standing in a corner of the Old Town right next to St Andrew's Basilica. It is the best-preserved and most legible trace of the medieval fortifications of…
Historic sites
Olkusz
Less than 3 km west of Olkusz town centre lie the remains of a medieval stronghold: a deep moat, two rings of earthen ramparts and the ruins of the Gothic Church of St John the Baptist. This is where the town's story begins – before Olkusz…
Museums
Olkusz
In the centre of Olkusz, in an outbuilding of the former hospital at 32 Szpitalna Street, sits a remarkable collection of art and everyday objects from West and Central Africa. The African Museum was founded in 1971 on a gift from a local…
Museums
Olkusz
The Stefan Ząbczyński Olkusz Land Firefighting Museum is a small institution on ul. Floriańska in Olkusz, a few steps from the market square. Open since 1978, it displays 19th- and 20th-century firefighting equipment: horse-drawn pumps, en…
Museums
Olkusz
In front of a house on Olkusz's market square stands a statue of a miner holding a sword. Inside the museum behind him is a real sword, known as the executioner's sword. Legend says two miners were beheaded with it for searching for silver…
Museums
Olkusz
A few metres below the paving of Olkusz Market Square lie the cellars of a town hall that has not stood above ground for two hundred years. Underground Olkusz (Podziemny Olkusz) is a pair of underground exhibitions – one beneath the remain…
Old towns & squares
Olkusz
The Market Square in Olkusz (say "OL-koosh") is the heart of Poland's old "Silver Town," a medieval silver and lead mining center about 40 km (25 miles) northwest of Kraków. Since a makeover completed in 2013, the square has been car-free,…