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Historical Museum of the City of Kraków
The wartime history of the factory, its owner Oskar Schindler, and the Jewish prisoners of the Płaszów camp became known primarily thanks to Steven Spielberg... »
Old Town
Over 600 hundred of history, high altar by Veit Stoss, the bugle call and the star-strewn paintings decorating the vaulting. All this and more in a single ch... »
Wawel
Although there are few who can guess which church bears the official name of the Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus the Bishop and Martyr and St Wenceslas,... »
Off the main routes
Today, the shrine attracts thousands of visitors (approximately 50 thousand in 2008) who come to pray before the painting of Jesus and the relics of the sain... »
Venues
At our Aquarium you can find more than just fish, we also have reptiles, amphibians and a pair of extremely rare monkeys. The museum is located in the centre... »
Historical Museum of the City of Kraków
The underground trail In the Footsteps of Kraków’s European Identity, opened in September 2010 under the Main Market Square, aims to introduce the spectator... »
Old Town
The huge, main square of the city was laid out in accordance with the City Charter, which awarded it rights under the Law of Magdeburg in 1257. It was situat... »
Kazimierz
The church is a foundation of King Casimir the Great. It is an excellent example of the Gothic sacred architecture that we owe to a bishop’s anathema... Even... »
Museums around Kraków
Auschwitz has become a symbol of terror, genocide, and the Holocaust. It was established by Germans in 1940, in the suburbs of Oświęcim, a Polish city t... »
Ghetto and Camp in Płaszów
By the ordinance of 3rd March 1941 from the Governor of the Kraków District, Otto Wächter, Jews were forced to move to the district's first "residential area... »
Old Town
According to tradition, the church was founded by Prince Ladislaus Herman in the 11th century as thanksgiving for the birth of his son, Boleslaus. Archaeolog... »
Old Town
To quote the inscription on the façade of the theatre building, this is Kraków’s contribution to the development and preservation of national art. The place... »
Kazimierz
Kraków's first Bernadine monks were recruited from among the audience who came to hear St John Capistrano, an austere preacher who gave fiery sermons against... »
Old Town
The Jagiellonian University, established by King Casimir the Great (Kazimierz Wielki) in 1364 as the Kraków Academy, is Poland’s oldest university, and one o... »
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Wawel
Although there are few who can guess which church bears the official name of the Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus the Bishop and Martyr and St Wenceslas,... »
Events
3rd Conrad Festival, which will be held from 2-6 November in Kraków. The 5-day festival will run under the slogan “In search of lost worlds”... »
Events
This year’s final Opera Rara promises to be exceptional: a work by Antonio Vivaldi, unheard for 250 years, returns to the stage!... »
Events
Even in the United States, Jews were often rejected from jobs in favour of white Protestants. As a result, they were pushed to find jobs in a variety of diff... »
Kazimierz
The church is a foundation of King Casimir the Great. It is an excellent example of the Gothic sacred architecture that we owe to a bishop’s anathema... Even... »
Events
Does the adjective “new” have any right to appear at an event devoted to early music? The organisers of the 8th Misteria Paschalia Festival (18-25 April... »
Events
The tragic story of Cio-Cio San, the Japanese woman unhappily in love with an American, has for years remained at number one on the list of the most gladly... »
Old Town
Over 600 hundred of history, high altar by Veit Stoss, the bugle call and the star-strewn paintings decorating the vaulting. All this and more in a single ch... »
Kazimierz
The church was founded as a parish church for the new town of Kazimierz, established by King Casimir the Great (Kazimierz Wielki) in 1335. King Ladislaus Jag... »
Events
For the third time Kraków’s streets and squares will be taken over by artists – ArtBoom festival is an explosion of modern art in public space; art which pro... »
Old Town
The first Dominicans arrived in Kraków in 1222, brought here by the Bishop Iwo Odrowąż. The Dominican ideas were brought to Poland by his two nephews, Jacek... »
Old Town
The huge, main square of the city was laid out in accordance with the City Charter, which awarded it rights under the Law of Magdeburg in 1257. It was situat... »
Events
One of Poland’s oldest culinary traditions is referred to by the 9th Pierogi Festival, held at the Mały Rynek... »
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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.... »









