A sight in the Sandomierz region

The Opatów Gate in Sandomierz — a Gothic gate with a viewing platform

The Opatów Gate was built around 1362 at the foundation of King Casimir the Great as one of four gates in the defensive walls of Sandomierz. In the 16th century it was crowned with a Renaissance parapet, and in 1928–1929 it was roofed and opened to visitors. It is the only one of the original gates to survive to our day and is regarded as one of the best-preserved town gates in Poland. The tower measures about 30 metres and some 130 steps lead to its top. From the viewing platform opens the finest panorama of the old town, the Vistula valley and the Pepper Hills.

fot. Marek Marcola

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Photos taken on site. Photo: Marek Marcola.

Widok z Bramy Opatowskiej na Sandomierz
Widok z Bramy Opatowskiej na Sandomierz · fot. Marek Marcola
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Other sights in Sandomierz

Straight-line distances from „The Opatów Gate" — calculated from real coordinates. By road it is often further.

The market square and town hallThe broad market square of the old town, about 110 by 120 metres, with a Gothic-Renaissanc
~85 m as the crow flies
The Underground Tourist RouteA network of former merchants' cellars beneath the old town, joined into a route abou
~127 m as the crow flies
The cathedral basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MaryA Gothic cathedral founded by Casimir the Great in 1360–1382, with 15th-century Byzantine-
~188 m as the crow flies
St James's ChurchOne of the oldest brick churches in Poland, raised by the Dominicans between 1226 and 1250
~445 m as the crow flies
The Royal CastleThe former royal castle at about 159 m a.s.l. above the Vistula, today the seat of the Dis
~660 m as the crow flies
Queen Jadwiga's RavineA picturesque loess ravine right by the old town, just under half a kilometre long and up
~764 m as the crow flies
The Pepper HillsA nature reserve on hills of Precambrian shale more than 500 million years old, famous for
~2,4 km as the crow flies

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