Kraków
Near the northern end of ul Szeroka is the district’s smallest synagogue and one of only two in the area still used regularly for religious services. The…
Must-see attractions in Kraków
Kraków
This small church on the southern corner of the Main Market Square is usually regarded as the city's oldest place of worship, with a history that…
Kraków
This church is almost a thousand years old. Built towards the end of the 11th century, much of its austere Romanesque stone exterior has been preserved…
Kraków
The centrepiece of the art nouveau Plac Szczepański is this elaborate edifice on its western side. An incredible frieze circles the building (product of…
Kraków
If you’ve had enough of high art and baroque furnishings, complete your Wawel trip with a visit to the cheesy Dragon’s Den, former home of the legendary…
Kraków
The centre of Kazimierz is marked by this popular square, with its signature early-20th-century roundhouse at the centre. This was once the commercial…
Kraków
The Cistercian Abbey consists of a church and monastery, with a large garden-park behind it. The Cistercians came to Poland in 1140 and founded abbeys…
Kraków
This small synagogue, which started life as a hospital, dates from the mid-16th century and was partly built into the Kazimierz city walls (still visible…
Kraków
Housed in vaulted Gothic rooms surviving from the 14th-century castle, the most famous object in the treasury is the Szczerbiec (Jagged Sword), dating…
Museum of Municipal Engineering
Kraków
Trams and trucks fill the yard of this former tram depot, while inside there's a fun collection of cars and motorbikes. A room of hands-on magnetic and…
Kraków
MICET is something a little different. Situated in the Stary Theatre, it's an interactive museum where visitors learn the traditional crafts associated…
Kraków
Diagonally opposite the cathedral is this treasury of historical and religious objects from the cathedral. There are plenty of exhibits, including church…
Kraków
Nobody knows the exact origins of the 16m-high mound that towers over Podgórze. According to legend, it was the burial site of the city's founder, Krakus…
Kraków
This mound-based memorial was erected in honour of Marshal Józef Piłsudski after his death in 1935; it was formed from soil taken from WWI Polish battle…
Kraków
Nowa Huta's newest attraction opened in 2019 and focuses on the quarter's extensive network of atomic fallout shelters, built up in the 1950s and '60s…
Kraków
This oft-overlooked museum, housed in an old granary, holds the National Museum's most important collection of European paintings. Around 100 works are on…
Kraków
You can learn about the Małopolska region's history from the Palaeolithic period up until the early Middle Ages here, but you’ll be most enthralled by the…
Kraków
This 12th-century church’s location was chosen by the oxen that carried the remains of St Florian from Rome. When the beasts would go no further, it was…
Kraków
Accommodated in the old royal kitchen, this exhibition features remnants of the late-10th-century Rotunda of SS Felix and Adauctus, reputedly the first…
Kraków
All-you-can-eat pinball. A basement filled with retro pinball machines and video games from your youth (if you happened to grow up anywhere from the 1960s…
Kraków
The 'Young Poland' artist lived in this stately home from 1932 until his death in 1946. The museum preserves the elegant interiors, with many original…
Kraków
The 20-hectare zoological gardens are well-tended and home to about 1500 animals. Highlights include a pair of Indian elephants, pygmy hippopotamuses, and…
Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Painting
Kraków
This important gallery is separated into four separate rooms, each focusing on an element of Polish art from the end of the 18th century up to WWI. The…
Kraków
This imposing, fortified monastery, on the banks of the Wisla, has been home to the Sisters of the Order of St Norbert for more than 800 years. It's also…
Kraków
A collection of 17th-century Turkish banners and weaponry, captured after the Battle of Vienna and displayed along with a variety of old Persian carpets,…
Kraków
Designed by Tylman van Gameren and built in the late-17th century as a university church, the Church of St Anne was long the site of inaugurations of the…
Kraków
This sombre 14th-century church is located on the small, charming Plac Mariacki, which was a churchyard until the early 19th century. St Barbara’s was the…
Kraków
While Kraków's art scene focuses mostly on the 19th and 20th centuries or earlier, Bunkier Sztuki – literally 'art bunker' – houses three floors of…
Kraków
One of the most monumental churches in the city, and possibly the one that has best retained its original Gothic shape, St Catherine’s was founded in 1363…
Kraków
This collection of religious sculpture and paintings, dating from the 13th to 16th centuries, is located in a 14th-century townhouse. Also on display is…
Kraków
When visiting Kraków, Pope John Paul II used to address his followers from this window of the Bishop's Palace, overlooking ul Franciszkańska. The area is…
Kraków
This former home of the Stanisław Wyspiański Museum is now used to house rotating exhibitions of art and culture. Check the website to see what's showing…
Kraków
Southwest of the Cloth Hall, this soaring tower is all that is left of the 15th-century town hall which was dismantled in the 1820s. The 70m-tall tower…
Kraków
Next to St Mary’s Basilica, this branch of the Kraków City History Museum contains faithful recreations of townhouse interiors from the 17th to early 19th…
Kraków
This sprawling square and tram stop serves as the centrepoint of the Nowa Huta workers' housing estate. The square dates from 1949, and the buildings here…
Manggha Centre of Japanese Art & Technology
Kraków
This museum is the brainchild of the late Polish film director Andrzej Wajda, who donated the Kyoto Prize money he received in 1987 to fund a permanent…
Kraków
This large 19th-century prayer room serves as a leading venue for lectures, films, art presentations and discussions concerning local Jewish life and…
Kraków
The retro-modern Arka Pana was the first church in Nowa Huta, built from 1967 to 1977 after much controversy. Authorities had intended the workers' suburb…
Kraków
The small, shingled Church of St Bartholomew dates from the mid-15th century, which makes it Poland’s oldest surviving three-nave timber church. It was…
Kraków
This understated park offers a quiet place for walkers, joggers, readers, families and anyone else to enjoy the greenery on a sunny day. Winter time also…
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