Lanckorona’s market square was probably built when the town was founded by Casimir the Great in the 1360s. Its shape is close to a square and it is one of the steepest town squares of its kind in this part of Europe, as it is located on the southern slope of the Lanckorońska Mountain. Until the second half of the 18th century, the town hall stood in the middle of the market square; it can be seen on Friedrich von Mieg’s map of Galicia from around 1780. From the end of the 18th century, the seat of the city authorities was located in the stone building of the former Magistrate. In the second half of the 20th century, the seat of the authorities was moved to the newly built County Office (‘Urząd Gminy’). Currently, the former Magistrate building houses a shop, a bank, and a charming, artistic old-style restacafét – the ‘Cafe Pensjonat’ – where numerous paintings and drawings by Kazimierz Wiśniak adorn the walls. At the beginning of the 21st century, whole swathes of the market square were overhauled, creating a kind of natural amphitheatre with a wooden stage at the bottom and benches on the terraces above. The amphitheatre is used by residents and tourists as a place for recreational walks and is also used for many Lanckorona outdoor events, especially yearly ones, such as the St. John’s Fair (‘Jarmark Świętojański’) held in June, the International Guitar Workshops held in July, and the ‘Romantic Lanckorona’ event held in August. In the centre of the market square is a metal sculpture by the Italian artist Enrico Muscetra, entitled ‘The Heart of an Angel’, which has become one of the symbols of modern Lanckorona. Not far from it, you can see one of the oldest structures in the town – a stone well. It can be assumed that the well was dug in the 1360s, at the same time as the market square was being laid out. On the well are the lyrics to one of the songs by Marek Grechuta, one of the many Polish artists who fell in love with Lanckorona. The market square is surrounded by shops, cafés, and galleries.