Mentioned by chroniclers as early as 1241, this large town has retained its medieval character. The superbly preserved old town’s long market square, Radničné námestie, is flanked on three sides by over 40 houses built on typically narrow plots, with street-facing gables. The finest is No. 13, originally a Gothic structure remodelled in Renaissance style, now part of the Šariš Museum . The early 16th-century town hall  at the centre of the square has Renaissance windows, an oriel and stone portals. The top façade bears a statue of the Knight Roland. Another branch of the Šariš Museum is here.

The fourth side of the square is occupied by the Basilica of St Giles  (sv. Egídius), a magnificent church with 11 medieval side altars. The town, on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list, also has very well-preserved medieval defensive walls.