Most frequently visited

1

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...  »

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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...  »

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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,...  »

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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...  »

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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...  »

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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...  »

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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...  »

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Old Town

The pearl within the Kraków system of fortifications, the Gothic Barbican, called with all familiarity the “Rondel” (“Saucepan”), was built to answer the Tur...  »

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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...  »

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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...  »

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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...  »

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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...  »

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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...  »

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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...  »

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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...  »

Highest rated

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Events

Not only is it spring, warm, the air is fragrant, and life is generally good, but there’s also something to live for: late May will bring us a present fulfil...  »

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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...  »

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National Museum in Krakow

The huge collection of militaria kept here, second in Poland only to the Polish Army Museum in Warsaw, is housed in the Main Building of the Museum together...  »

4

Old Town

Grodzka is one of the city’s oldest streets. It existed even before the city received its charter in 1257 as an important section of the early mediaeval trad...  »

5

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...  »

6

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...  »

7

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,...  »

8

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...  »

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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...  »

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apartments and B&B

Distance from the centre: 0,5 km (Kleparz)...  »

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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...  »

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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...  »

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Old Town

Its other name was Porta Gloriae, that is “the gate of glory”, as it opened the royal route (Via Regia). It was through this gate that kings would enter the...  »

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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...  »

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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...  »

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5th Film Music Festival

 

The world premiere of a simultaneous screening of the cinematic hit Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, a festive gala to celebrate Wojciech Kilar’s 80th birthday, and during the finale, a special treat for fans of SF and the cult saga Alien. The 5th Film Music Festival is sure to satisfy both music and cinema lovers.... »

 
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