1. Kraków. Wawel Royal Castle2. Kraków. The Royal Archcathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus and St Wenceslaus3. Kraków. Complex of Renaissance mansions in Kanonicza street4. Kraków. Complex of Renaissance mansions in the historical city centre5. Kraków. Villa Decius6. Zielonki. Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary7. Giebultów. Church of St Giles8. Modlnica. Church of St Adalbert and Our Lady of Sorrows9. Suloszowa. Pieskowa Skala Castle10. Ksiaz Wielki. Mirow Castle in Ksiaz Wielki11. Miechów. Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre12. Bodzentyn. Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr13. Sucha Beskidzka. Castle in Sucha Beskidzka14. Kraków - Mogila. Sanctuary of The Holy Cross of The Cistercian Abbey15. Kraków - Branice. Branicki Villa - Lamus16. Niepolomice. Royal Castle in Niepolomice17. Niepolomice. Church of Ten Thousand Martyrs - Memorial Chapel of Branicki Family18. Tarnów. The Town Hall1920. Tarnów. Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary21. Wilczyska. Jezów Manor House22. Szymbark. Castellum: Renaissance fortified manor house in Szymbark
Tarnów. Complex of Renaissance townhouses in the Old Town
Mikolajowski House (plac Katedralny 6)
One of the oldest and best preserved townhouses in Tarnów with original Renaissance stonework around the windows and stucco decoration characteristic of the period. The house is part of a compact urban development. It stands over its cellars on the north-western corner of the square. In 1527, its owners, Barbara and Jan Mikołajowski, entrusted the property to the vicars of the collegiate church. Today Dom Mikołajowski belongs to the Diocesan Museum.
Florencki House (ul. Zydowska 20)
Literally 'Florentine House', the Dom Florencki in ul. Żydowska 20 is a Renaissance masonry structure, built over cellars and with a utility attic, built on an irregular plan. It is covered with a gable roof with ceramic tiles. The upper section of the façade overhangs on wood brackets connected with arches. The house was probably built in the 16th century by combining two earlier ones set up by the defence wall. In the 17th century it became the property of Jewish owners, who settled in large numbers in this part of the city. Today, the building is home to the Tarnów office of the Polish Tourism Association (PTTK).
Houses in the Market Square, Rynek 19, 20, and 21)
The three most conspicuous houses in the Market Square were built in the 16th century as single-storey buildings, with ground floor arcades, which were surmounted by parapet walls. The interiors of nos 20 and 21 were connected in 1780. They are currently the headquarters of the Regional Museum in Tarnów.
Renaissance was the time when the bourgeoisie flourished in the cities of Poland. This finds a reflection in city architecture: both public - town halls, cloth halls, stalls, and sacred buildings - and private - city residences and townhouses. They are characterised by high artistic merit, care for the aesthetics and the mostly sgraffito, painted, and stone decoration. Renaissance synagogues were erected by Jews living in Polish cities. Today, all these structures are testimony to the golden age of Polish culture and art.