Things to do in Szydłowiec
Szydłowiec is a small town built from its own stone – its main monuments are made of local sandstone. On the northern edge of the centre stands the Gothic-Renaissance castle of the Szydłowiecki and Radziwiłł families, home to the Museum of Folk Musical Instruments. In the middle of the Main Market Square rises a late Renaissance town hall of 1602–1629 with a viewing terrace on its tower, two pillories stand nearby, and the Gothic parish church of St Sigismund lines the square. In the north-east of town lies one of the largest surviving Jewish cemeteries in Poland. A good half-day walk for anyone interested in history.
Map of attractions in Szydłowiec
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Historic sites
Jewish Cemetery in Szydłowiec
Szydłowiec
No two headstones are alike in the Jewish cemetery of Szydłowiec. Local stonemasons, working the same sandstone used for the town hall and the parish church, carved candles, lions, deer, birds feeding their young and hands raised in blessi…
30–60 min
Churches & monasteries
St Sigismund's Church in Szydłowiec
Szydłowiec
Four centuries ago someone carved a knight in armour, buildings with pennants and a house topped with a ball into the sandstone blocks of Szydłowiec's parish church. This graffiti from around 1600 is just one reason to walk all the way rou…
30–45 min
Landmarks
Szydłowiec Town Hall
Szydłowiec
A white town hall with four corner turrets stands alone in the middle of the Main Market Square and can be seen from several kilometres away. Built of local stone between 1602 and 1629, it is one of the best-preserved late Renaissance town…
30–60 min
Castles
Szydłowiec Castle
Szydłowiec
Szydłowiec Castle (Zamek Szydłowieckich i Radziwiłłów) is a white Gothic-Renaissance residence of the Szydłowiecki and Radziwiłł families, set on an island among the channels of the Korzeniówka stream. Today it houses the Museum of Folk Mu…