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This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Kraków, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Kraków, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Kraków are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Kraków. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
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Table of Contents
Kraków’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Day In Kraków
Introduction
Old Town Treasures
Cultural Capital
Ways to Unwind
Beyond the Town Centre
A Brief History
Settlers and Invaders
The Golden Age
An Elected Monarch
Poland’s Decline
Rebirth and Disaster
The Postwar Years
Today’s Kraków
Historical Landmarks
Where To Go
The Old Town: Rynek Główny
St Mary’s Basilica
Cloth Hall
Town Hall Tower
Other Sights in the Rynek
Around the Edges
The Old Town: Around The Rynek
Around the Barbican and Ul. Floriańska
Czartoryski Museum
The Palace of Fine Art and the Feliks Jasieński Szołayski House
Jagiellonian University
Basilica of St Francis and Dominican Church
South along Ul. Grodzka
Sts. Peter and Paul’s Church
Ul. Kanonicza
Wawel
The Cathedral
Castle Highlights
By the River Wisła
Kazimierz
Jewish Kazimierz
Around Ul. Szeroka
Plac Nowy
New Jewish Cemetery
Two Museums
Catholic Kazimierz
Podgórze
Ghetto Heroes’ Square
Schindler’s Kraków
Płaszów Concentration Camp
Nowa Huta
Socialist-Realist Sights
Lord’s Ark Church
Outlying Sights
To the East
Botanical Garden
Polish Aviation Museum
To the West
National Museum
Kraków Zoo
Excursions
Wieliczka Salt Mines
Auschwitz
Tarnów
Rynek and the Old Town
Jewish Tarnów
Other Highlights
The Tatras
Zakopane
What To Do
Entertainment
Theatre
Classical and Opera
Cinema
Nightlife
Bars
Clubs
Shopping
Speciality Shopping
Markets and Malls
Sports and Activities
Festivals
Children’s Kraków
Calendar of Events
Eating Out
Restaurants
When to Eat
Meat, Fish and Vegetarian Options
An A–Z of Dishes
Local Specialities
Sweets
What to Drink
Reading the Menu
To Help You Order...
Menu Reader
Restaurants
Old Town
Kazimierz
West of the Old Town
East of the Old Town
Nowa Huta
Tarnów
Zakopane
A–Z Travel Tips
A
Accommodation
Airport (see also Getting There)
B
Bicycle Hire
Budgeting For Your Trip
C
Car Hire (see also Driving)
Climate
Clothing
Consulates
Crime And Safety (see also Police)
D
Disabled Travellers
Driving (see also Car Hire)
E
Electricity
Emergencies (see also Police)
G
Getting There (see also Airport)
Guides And Tours
H
Health And Medical Care
L
Language
LGBTQ Travellers
M
Maps
Media
Money
O
Opening Times
P
Police (see also Crime and Safety and Emergencies)
Post Offices
Public Holidays
R
Religion
T
Telephones
Time Differences
Tipping
Toilets
Tourist Information
Transport
V
Visas And Entry Requirements
W
Websites And Internet Access
Y
Youth Hostels
Recommended Hotels
Old Town
Kazimierz
West of the Old Town
East of the Old Town
Nowa Huta
Tarnów
Zakopane
Dictionary
English–Polish
Polish–English


Kraków’s Top 10 Attractions




Top Attraction #1
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Rynek Główny
The medieval market square is Kraków’s lively heart. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #2
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National Museum
Where the best in Polish fine art, decorative arts and arms and armour can be seen. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #3
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Wawel
Ruling from its castle and cathedral, kings made this the centre of power in Poland for centuries. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #4
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The Planty
A restful ring of parkland surrounding the busy Old Town. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #5
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St Mary’s Basilica
This medieval church is impressive inside and out. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #6
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Kazimierz
This cutting-edge district also offers a wealth of Jewish heritage. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #7
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Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCAK)
See the best of Polish and international contemporary art in this stylish modern cultural centre. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #8
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Lord’s Ark Church
In the Communist showcase of Nowa Huta, this remarkable edifice stands apart as a monument to the Poles’ fervent Catholic faith. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #9
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Auschwitz
Confront the face of evil at its two death camps. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #10
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Tarnów
A perfectly preserved Galician gem. For more information, click here .


A Perfect Day In Kraków



9.00am

Breakfast
Start the day with breakfast at one of the numerous cafés in Rynek Główny. Look out for the carved animals – lizards, eagles, rams, even a rhinoceros – that give the merchant houses their names. The hourly Hejnał bugle call from the highest tower of St Mary’s Basilica is your signal to get up and go.


10.00am

Royal Route
Walk north up ul. Floriańska to the gate through which the kings of Poland entered the city to be crowned at Wawel. Leave behind the medieval Barbican and ul. św. Jana, to wander south through the leafy Planty.