The Barbican and St Florian’s Gate: Kraków’s Medieval Walls
At the northern edge of Kraków’s Old Town stand the best-surviving remnants of its medieval defences: the round brick fortress of the Barbican, the last of…
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Collegium Maius: Kraków’s Oldest University Building
Collegium Maius is the oldest building of the Jagiellonian University — founded in 1364 and one of the oldest universities in Europe — and one of…
Rynek Underground: The Medieval Market Beneath Kraków’s Square
Four metres beneath the Main Market Square lies one of Kraków’s most surprising museums: the Rynek Underground (Podziemia Rynku), a modern, atmospheric walk through the medieval…
St Mary’s Basilica in Kraków: The Altarpiece and the Hejnał
St Mary’s Basilica (Kościół Mariacki) is the brick Gothic church that dominates Kraków’s Main Market Square — famous for its two unequal towers, the trumpet call…
Kraków Facts and Curiosities: Things You Didn’t Know
Kraków is the kind of city where almost every corner comes with a story, a record or a legend. Here is a collection of facts and…
Kraków Essentials: Money, SIM, Safety and Practical Tips
A few practical things are worth knowing before you arrive in Kraków — how to pay, how to stay connected, who to call in an emergency…
Accessible Kraków: Visiting with Reduced Mobility
Kraków is a very walkable city, but its medieval heart was not built with wheels in mind — cobblestones, kerbs and the odd flight of steps…
Kraków Full of Organ Music: The 23rd “Zaduszki Organowe” Festival
From 29 October to 10 November 2026, the 23rd International “Zaduszki Organowe” Festival named after Prof. Jan Jargoń is taking place in Kraków. The programme includes…
Podgórze: Kraków’s Riverside Quarter and Ghetto Memory
Across the Vistula from Kazimierz lies Podgórze — for most of its history a separate town, during the Second World War the site of the Kraków…
Nowa Huta: Kraków’s Socialist-Realist District
Most visitors never leave Kraków’s medieval core, but a short tram ride east lies something completely different: Nowa Huta, a town built from nothing in the…
Green Kraków: Parks, Mounds and Nature
Kraków is an easy city to slow down in. A green ring wraps the Old Town, meadows and riverbanks open up a short walk from the…
Museums in Kraków: The Best Museums and How to Visit
Kraków has more museums than almost any other Polish city — from a Leonardo da Vinci painting and the great canvases of Polish Romanticism to a…