Bardejov is spoken of as the “most Gothic town in Slovakia”. The principal area of its historical core is the rectangular Radničné námestie square skirted by rows of antique burgher houses with typical gable facades. In the centre of the square is the building of the former town hall from the 16th century (1505 – 1509). The most important monument of the square is the parish church of St Egidius standing in its northern part. Its construction started at the beginning of the 15th century. It was conceived as a majestic Gothic basilica with three naves. In the set of 11 Late Gothic wing altars built in the period between 1460 and 1520, some sculptures of which are considered the most valuable carving works.The Franciscan monastery with the church belong to the graces of the town. The monastery stands near the town walls, the best preserved medieval fortification system in Slovakia. Apart from the stone walls, 3 gates and 10 bastions survive of disappeared fortification. The most prominent site of Jewish heritage in Bardejov is a compound of Jewish institutional buildings that UNESCO has designated as a world cultural treasure due to “its cultural and historical significance“ illustrating a multi-national and multi-cultural society. The so-called area known as Jewish suburbia served the spiritual and communal needs of the once-vibrant Jewish community of Bardejov from the turn of 18th century until the early 1900s.
The Roman Catholic wooden Church of St Francis of Assisi was built by the end of the 15th century (probably between 1499 and 1500). It is the oldest and best preserved wooden church in Slovakia. The Gothic pictures and wall paintings from 1655 and 1805 are the most valuable parts of its interior. wooden Church of St Francis of Assisi (Kostol sv. Františka z Assisi) is in 2008, along with seven wooden churches of the Slovak part of Carpathian Mountain Area, it was included on the UNESCO Word Heritage List.
The Greek Catholic wooden church of St Lucas the Evangelist was built in 1826. It consists of three parts and stands on stone masonry. The iconostas of the 18th century also contains several older icons from the 17th century.
Category: Day trip, Duration 9 -10 hours, Condition: Very Easy. Regular trip. Unesco trip. Date: Every Tuesday.
Schedule:
Pick up from the hotels:
08.15 Moldavska road
08.25 Mäsiarska street
08.30 Juzna trieda
08.40 Puskinova/Mlynska street
08.45 Tyrsovo nabrezie
08.55 Dolny Bankov
Tour:
11.05 - 11.35 wooden church in Krive
11.50 - 12.30 wooden church in Hervartov
12.45 - 13.45 lunch
13.45-16.45 visit of Bardejov /square, Bazilika, Jewish suburbia/
17.55 - 18.35 drop off in the hotel in Kosice
*if your address is not mentioned in the list be sure that pick up and drop off includes all location in Kosice I, Kosice II, Kosice III, Kosice IV. Be sure that you filled to order form accurate address or name of pick up/ drop off location
Price: 69,- Eur minimum 4 persons
Price includes: Driver/guide, transfer, 12 Eur 2-course lunch, parking, highway fee, 20 eur entrances to bazilika, churches and jewish suburbium. Tip in the sites and restaurant.
Price not includes: drinks, personal costs, tip to the guide/driver.
