- Kraków Barbican is the fortress located in Kraków.
- The Barbican in Kraków was erected in the 15th century and for years it was virtually indestructible.
- The barbican is one of the few remaining relics of the complex network of fortifications and defensive barriers that once encircled the royal city of Krakow in the south...
- Take a tour of the structure that once ensured Krakow’s safety and is today the best-preserved barbican in Europe.
- The Kraków Barbican is a barbican – a fortified outpost once connected to the city walls.
- The Krakow Barbican was established at the end of the XV century and is a symbol of Krakow’s fortification process against foreign invasion.
- The Barbican (barbakan in Polish) is the last completely standing remnant of the medieval fortifications that once protected Krakow’s old city.
- A pivotal player in Kraków’s defense, the Barbican engaged in multiple battles, including those against the Archduke of Austria Maximilian III and Russian forces...
- Barbican is accessible for the tourists, who have the opportunity to get inside the building and become acquainted with the history of Kraków's defensive architecture.
- The Barbican was built in 1499 as a separate structure to protect the northern part of Krakow from the troops of Stephen the Great.