Guidebook for Kraków

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Guidebook for Kraków

Sightseeing

Sukiennice means 'cloth hall' and was built in the 15th century when Krakow was one of the major European trading towns. Today, the sukiennice houses souvenir stalls and a museum.
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The Cloth Hall
1 Rynek Główny
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Sukiennice means 'cloth hall' and was built in the 15th century when Krakow was one of the major European trading towns. Today, the sukiennice houses souvenir stalls and a museum.
The royal Wawel castle houses a museum, a cathedral and a spectacular courtyard. From the castle walls you can enjoy grand views of the Vistula river and Krakow itself.
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Koninklijke Kasteel van Wawel
5 Wawel
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The royal Wawel castle houses a museum, a cathedral and a spectacular courtyard. From the castle walls you can enjoy grand views of the Vistula river and Krakow itself.
This is the Jewish quarter. Krakow has a long association with the Jewish diaspora. There had been a Jewish settlement in Krakow for at least 600 years - from the 14th century until World War II.
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Kazimierz
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This is the Jewish quarter. Krakow has a long association with the Jewish diaspora. There had been a Jewish settlement in Krakow for at least 600 years - from the 14th century until World War II.
This is my favourite street in the Jewish quarter. There are many original buildings which used to belong to Jewish families. Kazimierz has its own charm, quite different from the Old Town.
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Szeroka
Szeroka
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This is my favourite street in the Jewish quarter. There are many original buildings which used to belong to Jewish families. Kazimierz has its own charm, quite different from the Old Town.
This is one of the oldest university buildings in Europe.
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Muzeum Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego Collegium Maius
15 Jagiellońska
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This is one of the oldest university buildings in Europe.
This is the site of Oskar Schindler's enamel factory.
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MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow
4 Lipowa
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This is the site of Oskar Schindler's enamel factory.

Food Scene

This bar has a very special atmosphere. It is very creatively laid out and decorated with old furniture and pictures. There is also live music here. You won't forget this place.
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Alchemia
5 Estery
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This bar has a very special atmosphere. It is very creatively laid out and decorated with old furniture and pictures. There is also live music here. You won't forget this place.
This is a 'Bar Mleczny', which is a self-service cafeteria where you can eat typical Polish food.
Grodzka 43
43 Grodzka
This is a 'Bar Mleczny', which is a self-service cafeteria where you can eat typical Polish food.
This is a great self-service restaurant, where you can eat typical Polish food at affordable prices.
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Polakowski Restauracja
39 Miodowa
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This is a great self-service restaurant, where you can eat typical Polish food at affordable prices.
Lovely food and atmosphere. Free concerts sometimes. Delicious and healthy seasonal food at very good prices.
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Chimera
3 Świętej Anny
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Lovely food and atmosphere. Free concerts sometimes. Delicious and healthy seasonal food at very good prices.
Inexpensive supermarket. The simple range of food and everyday things of very good quality. Open daily until 22:30.
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Biedronka
28 Berka Joselewicza
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Inexpensive supermarket. The simple range of food and everyday things of very good quality. Open daily until 22:30.

Arts & Culture

Maly Rynek is the smaller market square, where there are often festivals and live events especially during the summer.
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Mały Rynek
Mały Rynek
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Maly Rynek is the smaller market square, where there are often festivals and live events especially during the summer.

Everything Else

This is the main railway station where you can take a train to the airport.
PKP Kraków
This is the main railway station where you can take a train to the airport.
This is the city's main post office, from where you send postcards.
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Urząd Pocztowy Kraków 65
48 Wrocławska
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This is the city's main post office, from where you send postcards.
Along Estery street just off Plac Nowy, you will find Kaziermierz's open air antique market which is usually open for trade every Saturday morning.
Estery
Estery
Along Estery street just off Plac Nowy, you will find Kaziermierz's open air antique market which is usually open for trade every Saturday morning.

Essentials

This is a market where you can buy fresh fruit and vegetables among other products.
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Hala Targowa
aleja Ignacego Daszyńskiego
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This is a market where you can buy fresh fruit and vegetables among other products.
This is a general supermarket offering a wide range of food of good quality and value.
Stanisława Worcella 6
6 Stanisława Worcella
This is a general supermarket offering a wide range of food of good quality and value.