Krakow

From MaxTravelz

Krakow (also spelled as Cracow, in Polish Kraków, pronounced KRA-koov (roll the 'r', short 'a')) is a large, attractive and historical city in southern Poland located on the river Vistula. Population 860,000, metropolitan area 1.2 million. For many people, it is the most beautiful city in Poland - it has its very own atmosphere, which cannot be compared to any other place in the country.

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Districts and parts of town

St. Mary´s Church
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St. Mary´s Church
  • the Center is the most attractive district in Krakow. It consists of the former towns and villages Old City, Kazimierz, Kleparz, Stradom, Piasek, Nowy Swiat, Srodmiescie Warszawskie and Wesola.
  • the Old City the historical center of Krakow. Many cafes, restaurants, museums, galleries and clubs throughout the district, along with many sites of historic interest.
  • Kazimierz founded in 1335 as a town of its own by Casimir the Great south east of the Old Town it became the most important center of Jewish live in Europe after 1495. There are still seven synagogues and a lot of Jewish heritage sites there. The monastry of the Paulins on the Rock is older than Kazimierz itself. Bishop Saint Stanislaw was killed in this church in 1075 by king Boleslaw II.
  • Stradom the part of town between the Old City and Kazimierz, where a branch of the Vistula flowed until the 19th century. It has some beautiful baroque churches and a park. In the place of the river there is a parkway named after Dietl, the mayor of Krakow who let it built.
  • Piasek the part of town between the Old City and Zwierzyniec. It has some beautiful 19th century houses and exclusive hotels.
  • Nowy Swiat the part of town between the Old City and Lobzow. It has some beautiful baroque churches and a park.
  • Kleparz also founded by Casimir the Great as a town of its own, North of the Old Town it also was called Florencja, as its main church is the St. Florians Church in which Karol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II - was a vicar in the late 1940s. Kleparz is best known for its two market places - old and new Kleparz, were one can buy good, fresh food - fruit, vegetables, bread etc.
  • Srodmiescie Warszawskie the part of town between the Old City Krowodrza. It has one of the most bautiful cemeteries in Europe - the Rakowicki.
  • Wesola the part of town between the Old City and Grzegorzki. Most of the buildings are hospitals from the 19th century. The botanic garden from the 18th century is the oldest in Poland.
  • Dębniki - district of Krakow in the south west right of the Vistula, once a village. There is a landscape park and a beautiful lake at Twardowski Rocks. Nearby is the Tyniec monastry, one of the oldest in Poland.
  • Lagiewniki - district of Krakow in the south right of the Vistula. Saint Faustyna established a monastry there in the 19th century. She had the famous picture painted "Jesus I Trust You" [Jezu, Ufam Ciebie]. The modern pilgrim site Church of Mercy was inaugurated by John Paul II in 2002.
  • Nowa Huta - district of Krakow in the east left of the Vistula. In the 6th century the Vislans made the Wanda Mound here. In the Middle Ages the village Mogila (Grave), named after the mound, existed here, with a monastry of the same name. There are beautiful frescoes by Samostrzelnik - the best Polish Renaissance painter - and a pretty gothic altar in this church. After 1945 the Communists built the biggest steel mill in Europe and a perfect socialist-realist town around the huge central square "Plac Centralny". The postmodern Arca Church was built there due to the efforts of Karol Wojtyla - later pope John Paul II. A large rock of from moon makes up part of the altar.
  • Podgorze - district of Krakow south of the Vistula. In the Middle Ages a town in its own right, it was named Josefow in 1772 after the Austrian Emperor after the first Polish Partition.
  • Płaszów - part of Podgorze, where the Nazi Germans established a labour camp for Jews and Poles just after invading Poland. Karol Wojtyla and his father are amongst many who were forced to work there. Nowadays there is a memorial at the site.
  • Prokocim - district of Krakow in the south east right of the Vistula. The new university campus of the Jagiellonian University is there and the Krakow Technology Park.
  • Zwierzyniec - district of Krakow in the west left of the Vistula. The greenest part of Krakow, includes the forest Las Wolski, the meadow Blonie and the Mounds of Tadeusz Kosciuszko and Jozef Pilsudski. The parklike Las Wolski, Wola Justowska and Salwator are where the richest Krakowians live. The monastries of the Norbetanki and the Bielany are there. The name Zwierzyniec - animal garden - comes from the tradition of hunting enjoyed by the Polish Kings in the forests of Las Wolski. Nowadays there is a beautiful zoo there. Also the football clubs Cracovia and Wisla Krakow hail from this area.
  • Bronowice - district of Krakow in the west left of the Vistula. Once a village with beautiful estates. The famous wedding of the poet and artist Tetmajer took place there in 1900. Stanislaw Wyspianski wrote the his famous drama "Wedding" ["Wesele"] about it, which was realised for cinema by Andrzej Wajda. The Tetmajerowka can be visited, there is a small museum.

Understand

History

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Wawel Cathedral

Krakow is a charming city in Poland. The former capital of Poland (before Warsaw), Krakow's castle on the Wawel hill (at the southern end of Krakow old town) was the center of royal ceremonial throughout the years of Poland's greatness and decline from c. 1300 to 1795. The city itself has a relaxed, student-like feel and an excellent cultural and theatrical life. One of central Europe's oldest universities, the Jagiellonian University (established 1364), is located in Krakow. Unlike Warsaw and so many other Polish cities, Krakow was fortunately spared destruction by the retreating Germans, although it didn't escape the Soviets, who built a vast steel mill (Nowa Huta) on one edge of the city, in an effort to destroy its intellectual and elitist atmosphere.

Located at the center of a major rail system centered on the coal mines of nearby Silesia, Krakow is somewhat haunted by its proximity to Auschwitz, the most notorious of the Nazi extermination camps. The city's image (and Poland's image) suffers from its use by the Nazis as a site for the extermination of the Jews. The Nazis considered the city and its surroundings an annex of Germany, called the General Government, and its famously cruel ruler, Hans Frank, governed from the Wawel during the years of Nazi occupation.

The history of the city and area (and its relationships with the large local Jewish community) provide a great deal of human interest, and even optimism, to set against the dark effect of one of the century's great crimes. Recommended reading on Poland as a whole - Heart of Europe by Norman Davies.

Get in

By plane

Krakow's airport, located 12 km west of the city centre, is Krakow-Balice International Airport (KRK) - also known as John Paul II International Airport (Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy im. Jana Pawła II Kraków-Balice). There are two buses to the city centre (turn right out of the terminal building) - Bus 192 heads to the Planty (ring) which is just 200m from the Main square, and Bus 208 which terminates at Krakow Glowny station. Tickets cost 2,50zl one-way for an adult. The airport is also easily accessible using the A4 highway, which connects to the Toll Highway to Katowice.

There are plenty of useful connections to Krakow on a number of airlines. Check the airport website for the latest new destinations. Airlines include, Aer Lingus, Alitalia, Austrian, British Airways, Centralwings, CSA, easyJet, El Al, Germanwings, LOT Polish, Lufthansa, Malev, Norwegian, Ryanair, SkyEurope and Swiss.

By train

If you arrive in Krakow by train, try to avoid the swindlers preying on gullible tourists as they arrive at the station. Be careful if you're arriving in town on an early morning train (pickpocketers). The station has all the usual facilities you would expect to find in a major station including left luggage and baggage lockers.

The city Information Office is just three minutes walk from the station in St Jana street, near the Rynek Glowny.

By car

You can easily come to Krakow by car by the A4 from Wroclaw or the A1 Warsaw.

Get Around

The city has extensive bus and tram lines run by MPK Krakow. It is a trust system with regular random ticket inspections onboard vehicles. Tickets can be purchased in kiosks (small newspapers shops at the corners or the roads), or on board for an additional fee of 0,50zl. One way tickets cost 2,50zl. One hour tickets (allowing a change of vehicle) cost 3,10zl. Note that student tickets are only valid for students studying in Krakow holding the Polish Legytimacja Studencka, not tourists with ISIC or other university cards.

A great resource for all bus and tram travellers is the website of Krakowska Encyclopedia Komunikacji. It is unfortunately in Polish, but some clicking (and web translating tools) can give you access to all routes, maps and timetables you could ever wish.

By Foot

Much of Krakow (or at least the part frequented by tourists) can be negotiated by foot - the best way to explore the old city and its surrounding districts. You may want to catch a tram down to Kazimierz, or across the river to the Podgorze district where the WWII Jewish Ghetto was situated (Plac Bohaterow Ghetta).


By Taxi

Taxis are very cheap in Krakow, even traveling from the very outskirts of town to the center in the middle of the night will cost no more than 30zl (7-8 euro). Most fares around town come in under 10zl. Taxis are plentiful, especially around the Old Town. If you can't find any around, call one of the many local taxi companies (two recommendations: MPT 9191 and Barbakan 9661). Unfortunately, there are cases of overcharging of tourists who don't speak Polish, so beware.

All cabs should should have a 'Taxi' sign on their roof and a yellow sticker on the rear passenger window with prices. There is an initial charge of 5zl, followed by a charge of 2zl per kilometer.

By Car

Unless you're planing a day trip to visit the surrounding area, there is no advantage to renting a car in Krakow. Parking is problematic, guarded parking lots are expensive and the rules concerning the local driving "zones" confound even long-time residents.

See

Landmarks

Wawel Castle
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Wawel Castle
  • The Old City (Stare Miasto)
  • The Rynek Glowny (Main Marketplace) - one of the biggest mediaeval squares in the world is at the heart of the Old City, currently being repaved and beautified, festooned with churches, restaurants and bars
  • Wawel Castle - ancient seat of the Polish kings and now a major museum
  • Kazimierz - the Jewish suburb south of the Wawel, scene of many of the events in Schindler's List

Museums and Galleries

Many of Krakow's state museums have free admission on Sunday and are closed on Monday.

  • the Krakow National Museum (Muzeum Narodowe) - one of the best collections of 19th century paintings in Poland (website currently in Polish only). Free on Sunday.
  • The Czartoryski Museum - former town house of one of Poland's great families, and proud owner of the famous da Vinci portrait, Lady with an Ermine
  • Bunker of Modern Art (Bunkier Sztuki Wspolczesnej), gallery of contemporary art very near city center. There is also book shop and nice cafe in the "bunker".
  • The Centre of Japanese Art & Technology (Manggha-Centrum Sztuki I Techniki Japonskiej) it houses the National Museum’s Japanese artefacts, consisting mostly of the fabulous 6,500-item collection of local legend Feliks Jasienski (1861-1929) who adored Japan. It is located across Wawel castle.
  • Cracow has many other museums and galleries spread around Old City like Archaeological Museum or Armia Krajowa Museum, just to name a few. All over Old Town one can find campus parts of third oldest university in the world - Jagiellonian University - you are free to enter (and leave) all buildings at your choice (mind the students milling around every day of the week).

Do

Events

There are festivals, concerts, exhibitions and events going on around Krakow every day.

Do

  • Walk the entire Royal Way, from St. Florian's gate, down Florianska, across the Rynek Glowny, down Grodzka to the Wawel castle.
  • Listen to the Hejnal Mariacki (Trumpet Signal) while sipping on coffee in the Rynek Glowny. The signal is played live every full hour during daylight, and is cut suddenly in memory of a trumpeter shot and killed by a Tatar arrow in 1241.
  • Walk around the Planty, a large park that surrounds the entire Old Town. See the dragon breathe fire and the Dragon's Lair near the Wawel castle.
  • Spend an afternoon lounging and taking in the sun on the banks of the Vistula river, then take a cruise down the river. Find out more about cruises at Magiczny Krakow's Vistula River page.
  • Wake up early on a Sunday and go shopping at Plac Nowy's open air market.
  • Have the fantastic Sheraton Brunch (100zl) eat-and-drink-as-much-as-you-like from 12-5pm. Located on Podwisle at the foot of the Wawel.

Buy

City Shopping

The Old Town district offers excellent shopping, especially for clothes, jewelry and art. You can wander all around the Old Town and Kazimierz, where antique stores abound. The center of this all is the Rynek Glowny (the word Rynek also means 'market'), where you can find some of the city's top stores.

In the middle of the Rynek Glowny stands Sukiennice (Cloth Hall), a center of trade in Krakow for hundereds of years. The entire ground floor is a market, where local artists sell their wares. Look for amber jewelry and sheep skin rugs. A great place to check out if you want to bring an authentic piece of Krakow back home.

If you're addicated to shopping, be sure to check out the Royal Way (Florianska - Rynek Glowny - Grodzka) and the streets surrounding Plac Nowy in the Kazimierz district.

Shopping Malls

Until recently, Krakow had avoided the invasion of shopping centers/malls. That time has past, and most national supermarkets and chain stores have opened up shop in Krakow. There are a few malls on Wadowicka and Zakopiańska, anchored by large supermarkets.

The largest and best shopping mall in Krakow is probably Galeria Kazimierz (Podgorska 34). Located at the southern tip of Kazimierz, on the Vistula River, it offers 36,000m2 of stores, boutiques and eateries, as well as a movie theater. Krakow's premiere supermarket, Alma, is also located here.

Other large malls include M1 (Al.Pokoju 67), anchored by electronics superstore Media Markt, and Krakow Plaza (Al.Pokoju 44), which includes a vast array of clothes shopping.

A new shopping mall, Galeria Krakowska is being built next to Krakow Glowny station, due to open in late 2006.

Local brands of note:

  • Reserved is a Polish clothing brand with several stores in the city center. It is exporting its casual wear only to Europe, so if you want some original stuff, be sure to visit it.
  • W. Kruk is Poland's best known jeweler.
  • Dagny on 17 Starowislna Street is a shop with famous Ewa Dunikowska designer dresses.

Eat

Kraków's cuisine has been influenced by countless cultures inhabiting central Europe and the Austro-Hungarian empire.

If you want to try Polish cuisine for outstandingly good-value prices (a big lunch for one person for ca 8 zloty) then try 'Bar mleczny' (bar mleczny means milk bar, a kind of cafeteria very prevalent in Communist times) on the right side of Grodzka street (if you are going from Rynek Glowny). They offer classical Polish food such as 'kroketka'. English-Polish dictionary is recommended when ordering.

Zurek is a buttery-yeasty soup often with bits of kielbasa sausage. Barszcz is like the Russian borscht, a soup made with beetroot -- very savory.

You won't see this in most guides, but one of the true joys of a trip to Krakow is a visit to the kielbasa van. Basically, it's these two gruff Polish men who, every night from 9pm to 3am, set up a fire grill outside of their van (parked in front of the market east of the old town near the train bridge) and grill kielbasa. For a few zlotty, get your sausage and a squirt of mustard and stand at the perch nearby and chow down with the locals in-the-know. Let me tell you, it is delicious, especially after a night of exploring Krakowian bars. A fun experience free of the usual tourist crush and off the main paths. (note: this is true! I'm from Krakow. It's on ul. Grzegorzecka, opposite ul. Blich). Seconded - have eaten there PLENTY of times stumbling home in the middle of the night - wonderful!!!

  • Wierzynek Restaurant

Drink

Bars, pubs and cafes in Krakow are one of its biggest attractions. Not just their number or quality, but close proximity. It has been said that there are more than 300 eating and drinking establishments in the Old Town alone.

Local drinks

  • A tatanka is a unique (and delicious) Polish beverage made with apple juice and a special kind of vodka called zubrowka, which is flavored with bison grass. It is also often referred to as a Szarlotka, or apple cake.
  • Wódka miodowa is a honey vodka, often served chilled in shots. Some of the better Polish-themed restaurants will have house brands.
  • Śliwowica, a plum brandy, is worth watching out for. There are two main variants: a 80-proof (40%) yellow tinged one and a 140-proof (70%) clear variety. While the 80-proof variety is often smooth and flavorful, some have compared the 140-proof to drinking gasoline. A good way to drink it is to deal with it like with an absynth. Take a small spoon with sugar, put some Sliwowica on it and fire it. Let the sugar melt down for a while (10-30 sec). Then mix the flaming sugar with the rest of the drink. Let it burn for 5-10 sec, then blow it and drink it. Watch out and don't burn your lips! You can also let it burn longer, but then use a pipe to drink it to avoid burning your fingers or lips (Tested! :D).

Bars

Thanks to their proximity to each other, Krakow's watering holes are ideal for bar hopping. Many locals and tourists have spent nights partying from the Old Town all the way to Vistula River at the end of Kazimierz. Most bars fall in the Old Town and Kazimierz districts.

In the warmer months, Kraków's nightlife moves outdoors into hundereds of sidewalk cafes and beer gardens. When winter comes around, it moves underground into cellars all around the city.

Many tourists, both from Poland and abroad, never leave the Old Town Square at night. If you want to party with tourists, that's a great spot. Meanwhile, many of the locals have moved the party to Kazimierz and new bars are popping up there every month. Walk down Szeroka or head over to Plac Nowy, it's wall-to-wall bars.

A few recommendations in Kazimierz:

  • Propaganda (ul. Miodowa 20), a tongue-in-cheek preservation of Warsaw Pact-era ambience, posters and drinks
  • Singer, a former sewing factory featuring actual sewing machine tables
  • Le Scandale (Plac Nowy), an huge selection of drinks with a great atmosphere
  • Alchemia (Plac Nowy), very popular, and the original Plac Nowy spot.
  • Eszeweria (Jozefa), great music, decor and Pilsner in a bottle for just 5zl!

A couple of recommendations near the Old Town:

  • Nowy Kuzyn (Maly Rynek), typical underground Polish bar with good darts machine and nice people.
  • Pauza, (Florianska 18/3 - pauza.pl), a long-time trendy bar in the centre of Krakow, popular with cool students!
  • Still Bar (ul Golebia), The type of bar you don't expect to find a street away from the main bar, cheap beer and few tourists. Its the sort of bar you go to if you don't want to remember what happened the next morning.
  • Paparazzi a cozy place with alot of pictures of known people. Fridays and saturdays you will meet many norwegian students there!!
  • Harris Piano Jazz Bar A packed underground jazz bar with great music - PLN6,50 for Zywiec, get there early to get seats.
  • Razzy Dazzy Jazz Club (Tomasza 11A) Club with live jazz music.

Cafes

Krakow is not only full of cosy cafes, but is also said to be the place of the first Cafe founded in Europe. Most cafes offer good espresso and something to it as well as something to nibble at a very reasonable price. As a rule, international-looking places are much more expensive.

  • Dym
  • Loch Camelot with naive art pictures and good szarlotka
  • Lokator is a cafe, gallery and pub - all in one. Cafe and pub are separated, the cafe part hosts cultural events (concerts, etc.)
  • Jama Michalika is a cafe frequented and decorated by artists of the Young Poland movement. Plenty of art nouveau style and original paintings.

If you're looking for a more American coffee experience, check out coffeeheaven (Karmelicka 5 and Galeria Kazimierz) or Tribeca Coffee (Rynek Glowny 27).

Sleep


Kraków is experiencing a tourist boom at the moment, with 60% more visitors in 2005 than in 2003, the hotel industry is playing catchup so be prepared to pay more than someone who visited in previous years.

Don't try too hard to save money on accommodations when you're in Krakow. If you don't want Kraków to become your worst experience, try to avoid hotels and hostels located in the Nowa Huta district; most of them are former shelters for part-time industry workers. Be sure to check the accommodation before agreeing to pay for it-- some backpackers have ended up with filthy rooms complete with biting bedbugs!

There are plenty of decent clean backpacker hostels within a stone's throw of the old city. Expect to pay 40-60zl for a dorm bed, inclunding breakfast (bread, jam and cheese), laundry, sheets, lockers and internet.

A good way to stay in Krakow is to rent private accommodation. Usually the same price as an overcrowded hostel but nicer. There are two agencies opposite the main train station offering rooms. If you hang around the street outside the agencies for a while, some landlords will approach you and make an offer. Saves you the commission, but may be a bit unsafe.

Budget

Mid-range

Krakow offers a large number of two and three star hotels, priced at 25-40euro per night. Be sure to look out for hotels that are located in centrum (city center) or przy centrum (near the city center). The most expensive of these hotels are actually in the Old Town proper.

Another great solution is to rent an apartment. Many companies, including inturs.net - Tanie Noclegi - Kraków and Krakow-Apartments.com, offer high quality apartments in various locations around Kraków. These are great for families, as a four person apartment will run you 150-250zl (35-55 euro) - it may be cheaper than a hostel, and is a lot cosier. Be sure to check the map when reserving an apartment, some of them are not in the city center.

The largest apartment inventory is provided by Old Town Apartments, part of the Old Town Apartments group. About 50 apartments in Warsaw and 40 in Krakow. Has apartments in many cities around Europe. Apartments have quality ratings from previous customers and the website has last minute offers and special price offers on selected dates. Their apartments are their own - they are not an agency. Prices from 30 euro - 175 euro

Splurge

  • Hotel Copernicus (Kanonicza 16) is tucked away on one of Krakow's most beautiful streets, Kanonicza. If you're looking for an authentic european feel, while maintaining a five-star experience, this is the place.
  • Ostoya Palace Hotel (Pilsudskiego 24) is a newly opened four-star in a 19th century mansion about 5-10 minutes walk from Rynek Główny. The rooms are beautifully furnished in pastel colours with custom-made furniture. If possible get a ground or first floor room; the second floor rooms (while still very nicely apportioned) have skylights rather than windows. Staff are very friendly and helpful; the buffet breakfast is also good, with tasty pastries, cheese and ham, and proper coffee.
  • Radisson SAS (Straszewskiego 17) has an excellent location, literally 3 minutes away from Rynek Główny.
  • The Sheraton Krakow (Powiśle 7), is 5-star hotel located right on the Vistula river with a great view of the Wawel castle.
  • Hotel Wentzl (Rynek Główny 19) is one of the best known high class hotels in Krakow, and the only one located right on Rynek Główny. Set in a 15th century house, John Wentzl opened the Wentzl restaurant in this building in 1792.

Many hotels offer much lower rates at online travel agency sites.

Maps

Getting around Krakow is much easier if you have a map. Maps can be purchased at most bookstores and gas stations. Smaller, free maps of the Old Town and Kazimierz can be found in any tourist information point and at some hotels.

Consulates

  • Austria, ul. Cebulskiego 9, 012/4249940
  • Denmark, ul. sw. Anny 5, 012/4217120
  • France, ul. Stolarska 15, 012/4245300
  • GB, ul. sw. Anny 9, 012/4217030
  • Germany, ul. Stolarska 7, 012/4243000
  • Hungary, ul. sw. Marka 7/9, 012/4225657
  • Italy, ul. Wenecja 3, 012/4292921
  • Lithuania, ul. Chlopieckiego 10, 012/4136518
  • Norway, ul. Mazowiecka 2, 012/6330376
  • Russia, ul. Biskuia 7, 012/4222647
  • Slovakia, ul. sw. Tomasza 34, 012/4254970
  • Ukraine, ul. Krakowska 41, 012/4296066
  • USA, ul. Stolarska 9, 012/4245100

Get out

  • Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi camp 2km outside city of Oświęcim, 65 km from Krakow. Leave a whole day for this if you want to go. Frequent and inexpensive buses from the main bus station, or trains approx every two hours from the adjacent train station (10.50zl each way). Most hotels and travel agents in Krakow can also arrange hassle-free coach tours to the former camp.
  • Wieliczka is a town known for its ancient salt mines, now a museum. 10 km from Kraków. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and a definite must see. LUX-BUS minibuses from Krakow Main Railway Station (Dworzec Główny), or the top of ul. Starowiślna, (2.50zl each way) take approx 30 mins and will drop you 100m from the mine entrance.
  • Bochnia - historic salt mine, older than Wieliczka's one. 40 km from Kraków. Must see. SK-BUS minibuses from Krakow Main Railway Station (Dworzec Główny), or train (way: Tarnów, or Nowy Sącz/Krynica).
  • Tarnow - the second largest city in region with a beautiful main market.
  • Nowy Sacz - beautiful old city with a fine main market square.
  • Zakopane - 70 km south in the Tatra Mountains is considered to be the Polish winter sport capital. Other winter sport centers near Krakow in the Beskids are Szczyrk, Zywiec, Zawoja, Korbielow, Bukowina Tatrzanska, Bialka Tatrzanska, Rabka, Szczawnica, Wisla, Koniakow and Ustron.
  • Czestochowa - 80 km north is the most important pilgrim´s place in Central Europe.
  • Wadowice - 40 km south-west is the birthplace of Karol Wojtyla, John Paul II.
  • Beautiful Renaissance Castles in Pieskowa Skala, Nowy Wisnicz, Niepolomice, Sucha Beskidzka and Niedzica.
  • The "Eagle Nest Castle Ruins" in the Jura in Ogrodzeniec, Olsztyn, Rudno, Mirow and Ojcow.
  • Monastries near Krakow are in Tyniec and Kalwaria Zebrzydowska.
  • Spas near Krakow are in Krynica, Muszyna, Busko Zdroj, and Piwniczna.


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