Kamianets-Podilskyi walking tour & city guide

The fortress and the old town

The castle, with its round towers and walls rising above the canyon, dates back to the Middle Ages and was rebuilt by the Poles and Ottomans who fought over the region. It is reached by the so-called Turkish Bridge across the gorge.

In the old town, the Polish Market Square and the Armenian quarter recall the communities who traded here. The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul has a minaret beside it, a reminder of the period when the Ottomans turned it into a mosque in the 17th century; the Poles later crowned the minaret with a statue of the Virgin Mary.

Visiting tips

Paths lead down into the canyon for views of the walls from below. The 17th-century Khotyn Fortress on the Dniester River is about 25 kilometers away. Check current travel advice before any visit.