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Attraction · Warsaw · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Warsaw Barbican

Warsaw Barbican is an attraction in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship. This place has a story in the app. 28 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 80 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.

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The story

Story · Warsaw Barbican

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You're standing at the Warsaw Barbican, right between the Old Town and the New Town. That semicircular fortress in front of you is one of the few surviving pieces of the defences that once ringed the whole city. A barbican is basically an outpost: an extra stronghold in front of the city gate, so attackers couldn't just walk up to the wall.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near Warsaw Barbican

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 28 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Palace of Culture and Science
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Palace of Culture and Science · 2.1 km

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Sigismund's Column
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Sigismund's Column · 430 m

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Royal Castle
CastleAudio story · 2 min

Royal Castle · 450 m

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National Museum in Warsaw
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

National Museum in Warsaw · 2.3 km

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Photo: Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Wilanow Palace
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Wilanow Palace · 11 km

Hear the story of Palace of Culture and Science on the spot with the app

Also within walking distance

The 10 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1Statue of the Little InsurgentAttraction · 150 m away
  2. 2Market SquareAttraction · 160 m away
  3. 3Warsaw Uprising MonumentMemorial · 320 m away
  4. 4Castle SquareAttraction · 400 m away
  5. 5Pałac SapiehówCastle · 500 m away
  6. 6Presidential PalaceCastle · 940 m away
  7. 7Tomb of the Unknown SoldierMonument · 1.1 km away
  8. 8Pomnik Bohaterów GettaMonument · 1.1 km away
  9. 9Polin Museum of the History of Polish JewsMuseum · 1.2 km away
  10. 10Czapski PalaceCastle · 1.3 km away
All 310 points of interest in Warsaw →

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a public toilet at 60 m and a water point at 80 m.

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