Kraków, City of History: Old Town, Wawel & Beyond: the places
14 places from this post, mapped as a trip.
- AttractionEurope's largest medieval square — Kraków's living room since 1257
- Attraction700 years of market stalls under one Renaissance roof
- AttractionVeit Stoss altarpiece inside; the hejnał trumpet call from the tower every hour
- AttractionCastle, cathedral, and a fire-breathing dragon — book state rooms early
- Attraction11th-century Benedictine abbey — the kayak trip's upstream launch point
- Food & drinkClassic Old Town milk bar between the square and Wawel
- Food & drinkThe polished milk bar — żurek and pierogi at single-digit prices
- AttractionThe old Jewish quarter — synagogues, vintage shops, cellar bars
- AttractionKazimierz's market square, home of the zapiekanka rotunda
- Food & drinkThe zapiekanka hatch at the Okrąglak — open until 2am
- AttractionOccupied Kraków 1939–45, told inside Oskar Schindler's actual factory — book online
- Attraction135 meters down to St. Kinga's Chapel, carved entirely from salt — book ahead
- AttractionFree entry with reserved timeslot from visit.auschwitz.org; allow four hours and visit with respect
- AttractionHand-raised memorial hill with the city's best sunset panorama