Lonely Planet Pocket Krakow (Travel Guide)

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Many hotels offer spa facilities or you can book a luxury relaxation package to wind down after a long day. If you wish to take the most out of your tours of Krakow city, we offer Krakow walking tours or Krakow tours in a private car for group or individual travellers.

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Kraków is full of excellent galleries and museums – see the KrakowCard for a list of almost 40 suggestions.

This tour is very popular in travellers from foreign countries so that every day you can meet there an organised group who come to pray in this holy place. Over 1M people visit Auschwitz every year, to pay homage and their respects to the millions who were affected by one of history’s greatest crimes. Tours from Krakow to Tyskie Brewery combine traditional sightseeing of the brewery with learning about brewing process and beer tasting. You can catch a bus for a 90-minute journey to the former Nazi concentration camp, where millions of Jews were exterminated during the Second World War.

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Some Kraków museums, like Schindler’s Factory, are deeply affecting and give vivid context to historical events.The KrakowCard includes entry to the Stanisław Lem Science Garden of Experiences, which is a kind of sculpture park full of interactive experiments. To help you make the best use of your time, check out our Two-Day Kraków Itinerary, Three-Day Kraków Itinerary and our Four-Day Kraków Itinerary pages along with our recommendations of Things To Do In Kraków.

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A visit in Wieliczka Salt Mine is an unforgettable journey to an underground world where nature and people had cooperated for centuries. But entry to the building itself is only possible with a guided tour and places are strictly limited to 20 people at one time. This four-day schedule includes many key attractions, focusing on the Old Town, a day trip to either Auschwitz or the Wieliczka Saltmines, the ‘socialist realist’ area of Nowa Huta, as well as the Kazimierz and Podgórze districts.The spiralling twin towers of this ancient church witnessed many of the tumultuous events that have shaken the city of Krakow over the centuries. Auschwitz-Birkenau is also visited by those simply wanting to pay their respects to people who lost their lives there. The National Museum provides a huge collection of objects, including almost 780,000 pieces, and visitors can admire artefacts from every period of history: the oldest date from prehistoric times. Recently rehoused in The Czartoryski Museum, after extensive renovations, Leonardo da Vinci’s sublime painting is definitely one of Kraków’s highlights. Never-the-less its historical importance cannot be overstated; visiting will leave an impression on you.

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The trip can be done in normal shoes and the temperature in the mine is constantly around 15 degrees. Sometimes the weather is not great for long walks around the city, or you just want to try something new and have an interesting or special experience. Entry is limited to 300 visitors at a time, so a guided tour will ensure you get in to this excellent museum whilst adding to your enjoyment. Located in Podgórze, MOCAK is one of Poland’s newest major art galleries and a snapshot of Polish contemporary work.It is a place of great reverence that draws attention of people interested in the history of World War II and the Holocaust. You can pick an area closest to the sites you want to see the most – our guide has recommendations for every area to fit all budgets. You can book tickets online for day trips to Wieliczka Salt Mine including transport to and from Krakow. You should also consider a KrakowCard for unlimited travel and cheap access to lots of Kraków attractions.