The Barbican (Barbakan) Krakow

Ul. Basztowa, Krakow , Southern Poland, Poland
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  • 1

    Backpack first

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    ... a Pizza and a beer for lunch before checking out tickets to Budapest. After that I headed to the Florian Gate and the Barbican, a defensive bastion built in 1498. I hung around in the lively old square before going back to the hostel to get my tripod and ...

  • 2

    Krakow

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    ... Church in the corner. North of the old town Is the Florin Gate, the only to remain and behind it the defensive bastion of the Barbican. We also visited the Czartoryski Museum, which holds amongst others paintings from Leonardo da Vinici and Rembrandt. We ...

  • 3

    Wandering through Krakow

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    ... .                 Coming out of St. Mary’s we walk to the Barbican which once was the gateway into the city and had a moat around it, drawbridge, more than one hundred arrow ...

  • 4

    Krakow Arrival

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    Arriving in Krakow, Poland We took a night train last night to get here, which is an experience in itself. This was a new adventure for us, so we weren't sure what to expect. Charlie keeps telling me to have no expectations so that I won't be ...

  • 5

    Polish Dinner

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    ... was taken over without a fight there was minimal damage to its historic buildings.  From the castle we went to the Barbican and Defence Walls which were a little underwhelming.  Next we visited the Cloth Halls which is a grand building in the ...

  • 6

    poland

    ... been demolished and the green belt of the public park has replaced it. In fact the only remaining part of the wall is 'the Barbican' a defensive bastion accessed by walking up ul Florianska and passing the 14thcentury 'Florian Gate'. At the southern tip ...

  • 7

    Krakow

    ... . The other 8 gates were destroyed when they filled in the moat in the 19th century. I had a look in the Barbican, good views and a history of Krakow in English.   Back through the city, going down different streets. The buildings are beautiful but ...

  • 8

    A sunny day in Krakow

    ... went on a walking tour of Old Town (as if I don't do enough walking already) and saw pretty much everything. The Barbican is MUCH smaller than I had imagined, but impressive nonetheless. I visited Jagiellonian University, the second oldest university ...

  • 9

    Auschwitz....

    ... to drop off our bags for the day. Everyone else was heading to Auschwitz so I went for a walk around this amazing city. I walked through the Barbican gate and into the old town of the city for a nice long walk in the mist. Mist is of course just like ...

  • 10

    Krakow's Best

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    ... can actually see the fire - excellent timing for a photo! The whole city was surrounded by fortress walls that were called the Barbican and around that was a mote which is now a park. Jagiellonian University: Jagiellonian University is the second oldest ...