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Press: 1011 hPa
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Legend of the two towers of St Mary’s
The two towers of St Mary’s are of different height, which everyone can see. The bugle call is played from the taller tower – Hejnalica, while the church bell known as Półzygmunt hangs in the lower tower... »
The bugle call from St Mary’s
Centuries ago, there was a watcher in the tower who played the bugle call at sunrise and sunset, thus giving the signal to open and close the city gates... »
The Wawel Dragon
The Wawel Dragon was a beast which lived in a den under Wawel Hill and terrorised all the inhabitants of King Krak’s town... »
Lajkonik
Lajkonik – also known as the Tartar rider or the hobby-horse of Kraków (or Zwierzyniec) is one of the main symbols of Kraków. Lajkonik’s cortege marching along the streets of the city represents a custom that has been practised for centuries on the first Thursday following Corpus Christi... »
The legend of Wanda who didn’t want to marry a German
Legends about Wanda, the beautiful young ruler of Kraków, frequently thought to be the daughter of King Krak himself, are associated with the mound in Mogila... »
The legend of the enchanted pigeons
This legend holds that the pigeons of Kraków are enchanted. When the Kraków throne was assumed by Prince Henryk IV Probus in the 13th century, the Piast monarch greatly desired to unite all the Polish lands and crown himself king... »
Sigismund Bell
Known as the bell of kings and the king of bells, the Sigismund is the most famous and until recently the largest Polish bell. It was founded for King Sigismund the Old (Zygmunt Stary) to hang in Wawel Cathedral... »
Legend of the Jewish wedding
There is a fenced site in Szeroka Street said to have been a cemetery. There is a legend of a Jewish wedding connected to this place. The date of the wedding was to be a Friday, well before sundown, that is before the holy day of rest – the Sabbath... »
Legend of the little foot of Queen Jadwiga
There is an inscription on the wall of the Church of Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary known also as the Church Na Piasku. It reads “stópka Królowej Jadwigi” i.e. “the little foot of Queen Jadwiga”... »
The bell of the drowned
There used to be a ferry moored by the Premonstratensian convent in Zwierzyniec where the trading route crossed the river. On one wintry night, the rope broke, and the ferry went down the river... »
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Various Faces of MOCAK
Since it opened in May last year, the expansive floor space of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow (MOCAK) are regularly filled with temporary exhibitions. Four will be opened on 16 February.... »
