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Levoča

A walled town and the tallest Gothic altar in the world.

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📷 Patrik Kunec (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Levoča is a walled Renaissance town in the Spiš region, with a great church on its long square.

Museums in Levoča

Look inside, then pay your admission straight to the museum.

The story of Levoča

In the Basilica of St James stands Master Paul's altar, 18.6 metres high, carved in limewood and finished in 1517. Walk the square with the Renaissance town hall and the 'cage of shame', an iron cage for punishing wrongdoers. Spiš Castle is a short drive away.

  • 1517Master Paul finishes the altar
  • 2009Levoča on the UNESCO list

Levoča through time

The big moments, and where to see them today.

  1. 1321Levoča receives the right to stop and trade all passing merchants' goods.See it: Spiš Museum

What to do in Levoča

  1. 01

    Basilica of St James

    The altar of Master Paul.

    Levoča1 hour
  2. 02

    Spiš Museum

    Spiš history in the town hall.

    Levoča1 hour
Getting there

Getting to Levoča

Almost every museum is easy to reach by public transport.

Getting around Levoča

Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.

On the map

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Hidden story

The cage of shame

An iron cage stands on the square.

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In front of the town hall of Levoča stands an iron cage from the 16th century. People who broke the rules, such as unfaithful wives or women who went out after the curfew, were locked in it and shown to everyone in the square. It is a reminder of how shame was used as a punishment.