Things to do in Szydłów
7 attractions in Szydłów, including Szydłów Synagogue, Kraków Gate in Szydłów and European Fairy Tale Centre named after Koziołek Matołek in Pacanów.
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All attractions (7)
Hidden gemChurches & monasteries
Szydłów Synagogue
Szydłów
From the outside it looks like a small fortress: stone walls about 2 metres thick, heavy buttresses and an attic parapet resembling battlements. Szydłów Synagogue, built in the 16th century within the town walls, is the oldest surviving sy…
Landmarks
Kraków Gate in Szydłów
Szydłów
The Kraków Gate in Szydłów ("SHID-woof") is the only one of the town's three medieval gates still standing, and the emblem of a small town often called the "Polish Carcassonne." This 14th-century stone gate tower, crowned by a Renaissance…
Free entry
Amusement parks
European Fairy Tale Centre named after Koziołek Matołek in Pacanów
Szydłów
The European Fairy Tale Centre in Pacanów (roughly "pa-TSAH-noof") is a children's culture center built around Koziołek Matołek, the little goat who stars in one of Poland's best-loved picture books. In the 1932 story by Kornel Makuszyński…
Churches & monasteries
Ruins of the Holy Spirit Church and Hospital in Szydłów
Szydłów
Outside the town walls of Szydłów, next to the parish cemetery, stand the stone ruins of the Holy Spirit church and a former hospital for the poor and elderly. The municipality stresses that it is a rare surviving example in Świętokrzyskie…
Churches & monasteries
St Ladislaus Church in Szydłów
Szydłów
In stone-built Szydłów, where the walls, castle and synagogue were all raised from local limestone, the parish church of St Ladislaus stands out by its colour alone: it is a brick Gothic church from the mid-14th century. It was founded by…
Fortifications
Szydłów Town Walls
Szydłów
Szydłów is sometimes called the Polish Carcassonne, although its walls look nothing like the French original. They have no towers at all: just a plain stone ring with battlements that has enclosed the little town since the mid-14th century…
Castles
Szydłów Royal Castle
Szydłów
Szydłów Royal Castle stands on an escarpment sloping down to the valley of the little Ciekąca river, built into the walls of the town known as the Polish Carcassonne. Its Knights' Hall from around 1400 is the best-preserved medieval reside…