Krakow Travel Guide
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Renaissance arcades, enchanting onion domes, Baroque spires, storybook streets, and Leonardo da Vinci's sublime painting Cecilia Gallerani—little wonder the stunning beauty of this 1,000-year-old city and its sights attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. Kraków (Cracow), seat of Poland's oldest university and the former capital of Poland, is one of the few Polish cities that escaped devastation by Hitler's armies during World War II. UNESCO listed Kraków as a World Heritage site in 1978 for its historic buildings and sites.
Krakow Hotels
Although Kraków's range of accommodations is growing at an amazing rate, so are the numbers of visitors. It is a good idea to book well in advance—even...read more
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Krakow Restaurants
While even Poland's most ardent fans will admit that it does not have one of the world's great cuisines, the old traditions of Polish cooking are being...read more
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Things To Do in Krakow
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in Krakow
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Krakow Experiences
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Kraków's Rynek is the largest medieval square in Europe, alive with history, pigeons, and people.... Read more
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Artworks of all kinds in record-breaking numbers are found in Kraków—not only in museums, but also in their natural surroundings:... Read more
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In an interesting caprice of culinary history, Bagelmama in Kraków's Kazimierz District is the only bagel shop in Poland. And to think... Read more
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A perfect destination for a Sunday walk is Kraków's Mounds. Distant relatives of Stonehenge and Newgrange, Kopiec Krakusa (the Krakus... Read more
News & Features
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Trip Ideas, Family
Author and actress Dagmara Dominczyk takes her family to her native Poland on the regular, so when i ... Read more
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Cruises
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Trip Ideas, Family
A travel trend that’s gaining speed these days are family vacations that have nothing to do with... Read more
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