Romanesque Collegiate Church of St. Marting Church in Opatów

In Opatów located on the Amber Trail, the old times have left many valuable souvenirs. The biggest monument of the town is – remembering the Romanesque period – the collegiate church of St. Martin.

You can admire the Romanesque windows, the so-called biforia and decorations in the form of a frieze. Particularly noteworthy are the  tombstones of the Szydłowiecki family located in the left nave of the transept, with an interesting bronze bas-relief, the so-called The Opatowski Lament. This three-nave temple built on the plan of a Latin cross is accessible through the Renaissance Warsaw Gate.

Near the church, there is a market square with a squat town hall from the turn  of the 16th and 17th centuries and underneath there is a 400-meter-long Underground Tourist Route. On the other side of the Opatówka River, it is worth visiting the  Bernardine Monastery with its Baroque church and interesting Rococo sculptures.