![here is the market square of Sandomierz...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995266.ghsLqYXy.jpg) here is the market square of Sandomierz... |
![...a town with history from the stone ages...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995267.8TvMssWG.jpg) ...a town with history from the stone ages... |
![...but significantly built up from the 14th to 17th centuries](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995268.DhWUIrux.jpg) ...but significantly built up from the 14th to 17th centuries |
![we've hired a guide to show us around](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995269.qxbG5gt4.jpg) we've hired a guide to show us around |
![we start with the Opatowska Gate, a surviving fortress gate and tower](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995270.4FpUEsxn.jpg) we start with the Opatowska Gate, a surviving fortress gate and tower |
![the view from here is excellent...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995271.77QUxgb7.jpg) the view from here is excellent... |
![...over the Wisla river...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995272.fpD4Ib2Z.jpg) ...over the Wisla river... |
![...from the city's perch on a hill](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995273.RvzuBUK6.jpg) ...from the city's perch on a hill |
![g4/66/607666/3/143995274.xsZuI2FJ.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995274.xsZuI2FJ.jpg) |
![in the distance, the Pepper Mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995275.mb4lkZxg.jpg) in the distance, the Pepper Mountains |
![our guide explains to Witek and Marla about the city fortifications](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995276.1VUJPTvU.jpg) our guide explains to Witek and Marla about the city fortifications |
![then we pass by the former synagogue (now a city admin building)...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995277.cWCI3LDG.jpg) then we pass by the former synagogue (now a city admin building)... |
![...and thru the city wall at the Needle's Eye](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995278.TYhRA8GZ.jpg) ...and thru the city wall at the Needle's Eye |
![several types of wooden buildings are still found in this area](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995279.m9OGHHGe.jpg) several types of wooden buildings are still found in this area |
![here's the city's famous ravines, a set of passages thru the hills around town](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995280.9mAxjAae.jpg) here's the city's famous ravines, a set of passages thru the hills around town |
![this one takes us to the Dominican church...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995281.IGHcTr4r.jpg) this one takes us to the Dominican church... |
![...one of the oldest brick churches in Europe](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995282.qDyzkS5s.jpg) ...one of the oldest brick churches in Europe |
![g4/66/607666/3/143995283.jaNBHM1C.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995283.jaNBHM1C.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/143995284.ks3rPsJ1.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995284.ks3rPsJ1.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/143995285.RM5CESun.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995285.RM5CESun.jpg) |
![the early 20th-c. glasswork is especially lovely](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995286.Xb98gwIr.jpg) the early 20th-c. glasswork is especially lovely |
![the monastery is also the site of a 13th-c. martyrdom of 48 monks](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995374.4tzuIibd.jpg) the monastery is also the site of a 13th-c. martyrdom of 48 monks |
![now back in the steep ravines...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995375.ZI4mcEoR.jpg) now back in the steep ravines... |
![...to take a shortcut to the castle](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995376.eyij3PHe.jpg) ...to take a shortcut to the castle |
![g4/66/607666/3/143995377.N9BEL0zx.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995377.N9BEL0zx.jpg) |
![our guide tells us some legends about the ravines](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995378.vTNclfOD.jpg) our guide tells us some legends about the ravines |
![up again at street level, we pass more historic wooden houses](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995379.68c5W9Z5.jpg) up again at street level, we pass more historic wooden houses |
![g4/66/607666/3/143995380.zJUypmNx.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995380.zJUypmNx.jpg) |
![a view along the Wisla](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995381.IZBOMcYS.jpg) a view along the Wisla |
![looking back at the Dominican church...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995382.XVXtIV6S.jpg) looking back at the Dominican church... |
![...and up at the medieval castle and city museum](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995383.3K1g7MgI.jpg) ...and up at the medieval castle and city museum |
![the castle is only a quarter of its former size, having been blown up by pesky Swedes in the Deluge](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995384.rGfw1bgb.jpg) the castle is only a quarter of its former size, having been blown up by pesky Swedes in the Deluge |
![flint is plentiful in the area...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995385.LE1wfeGC.jpg) flint is plentiful in the area... |
![...including an interesting spotted type...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995386.hhKlEY0d.jpg) ...including an interesting spotted type... |
![...and the world-famous striped flint](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995387.2RbR1h4x.jpg) ...and the world-famous striped flint |
![g4/66/607666/3/143995388.uY9Udn7r.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995388.uY9Udn7r.jpg) |
![a very early (12th-c.) chess set](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995389.a3Q01Y0o.jpg) a very early (12th-c.) chess set |
![16th-c. stonework by Master Benedict](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995390.ih4DMVEG.jpg) 16th-c. stonework by Master Benedict |
![folk art from the region](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995391.cbfU0ru4.jpg) folk art from the region |
![typical households...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995392.OztJTSMM.jpg) typical households... |
![...and workshops](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995393.yYXtK4qY.jpg) ...and workshops |
![in the arts section: a recollection of the writer Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995527.6wCARuBh.jpg) in the arts section: a recollection of the writer Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz |
![a special exhibit on Jacek Malczewski and his son Rafal](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995528.NX3lcicK.jpg) a special exhibit on Jacek Malczewski and his son Rafal |
![g4/66/607666/3/143995529.gZ2yobFr.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995529.gZ2yobFr.jpg) |
![back on the street...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995530.NKxT305V.jpg) back on the street... |
![...we next visit the Diocesan Museum in the former house of Jan Dlugosz](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995531.cMhkRIIL.jpg) ...we next visit the Diocesan Museum in the former house of Jan Dlugosz |
![Mary and Catherine by the elder Cranach](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995532.a03fcwPK.jpg) Mary and Catherine by the elder Cranach |
![a kind of relic sampler](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995533.1gdkMPwg.jpg) a kind of relic sampler |
![Mary, Agnes, and Clara by a local 15th-c. artist](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995534.p43RL3Iw.jpg) Mary, Agnes, and Clara by a local 15th-c. artist |
![Mary pierced by pain, originally in the Dominican church](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995535.uXBNAIa8.jpg) Mary pierced by pain, originally in the Dominican church |
![curios...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995536.Zb18VbLv.jpg) curios... |
![...like this Jericho rose](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995537.ZstjN6Nj.jpg) ...like this Jericho rose |
![a sandstone madonna from the 13th century](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995538.6DqOaKOV.jpg) a sandstone madonna from the 13th century |
![g4/66/607666/3/143995539.e4GP3DoW.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995539.e4GP3DoW.jpg) |
![a library of wood types!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995540.coZtNFoD.jpg) a library of wood types! |
![g4/66/607666/3/143995541.Iq75iuUZ.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995541.Iq75iuUZ.jpg) |
![here's the Sandomierz cathedral, re-styled in the Baroque era](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995542.ycwmap2F.jpg) here's the Sandomierz cathedral, re-styled in the Baroque era |
![g4/66/607666/3/143995543.PUOvpjYn.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995543.PUOvpjYn.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/143995544.0Jv7XkAO.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995544.0Jv7XkAO.jpg) |
![a last look up before we go...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995545.eUrgzrBU.jpg) a last look up before we go... |
![Sandomierz panorama from the Opatowska Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143995546.IQSgX3Hr.jpg) Sandomierz panorama from the Opatowska Gate |