What comes to your mind when you think of Cracow?

The symbols of this city – lajkonik, obwarzanek, pigeons and … flower-sellers?

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Old-fashioned and modern, looking back onto tradition and ready to accept new challenge – that’s our city.

And it’s awaiting you!
Come to Cracow and you’ll never want to leave it!

It’s one of those few magical places in the world which will stay vivid in your memory forever. It’s a city where everyone can find something to suit their tastes, however refined or simple they be. Here, you can experience a unique mixture of the darkness of the Middle Ages, the optimism of the Renaissance and the madness of Modernism.

See past and present mingle and coexist harmoniously, and let the pace of your life be set by a bugle call which, for centuries, has been unchangeably played every hour from one of the towers of St. Mary’s church.

Cracow is a real feast for ‘culture vultures’ – although formally it is no longer the capital of Poland, it’s still believed to be the ‘cultural capital’ and the most Polish city of all. It is here, where the old mixes with the new and where the trends for the whole country are set. The city is vibrant and full of life mainly due to students and artists, who don’t waste their time on such a triviality as sleep. And the city seems to share their point of view – it is always lively, full of joy and youthful charm (until really late at night). Colourful street performers, flower-sellers and thousands of tourists from all over the world add to the city’s enchanting and exceptional atmosphere.


Cracow is famous for its monuments, museums, antique shops, and art galleries. The best known city museum is the Royal Castle situated on the Wawel hill above the Vistula River. On the hill, apart from the castle, you can also see the Cathedral where the kings were crowned and where they are buried now. This ancient residence of Polish kings is the most treasured national heritage.

Once you climb the hill, you can admire a magnificent view of the old town, the Vistula River and the Kosciuszko Mound.
Another treasure you can discover is the 600 year old Jagiellonian University, founded in 1364. It’s not only the symbol of the city and a monument of Polish culture, but a thriving university, one of the most popular in the country.

When in Cracow, you can’t miss the Market Square (fortunately, it’s hard to miss, as it’s right in the centre of town). What is so special about it? Let us just tell you that it’s the largest market square in Europe although laid out in the medieval times!

You can marvel at the unchanged grid plan of the city, but still get lost for a moment or two in one of its little charming streets. A fact which needs to be mentioned is that all the buildings are truly antique. Cracow was spared any serious damage throughout all the turbulent history of Poland and thus, it has kept its monuments intact and its flair of antiquity.

And last but not least, Cracow is probably more than famous now for its hundreds of pubs and restaurants, most of them hidden in gothic cellars adapted to serve their purpose. Nowhere else in Europe will you find such a density of pubs and clubs!

Not surprisingly, the city has always been home to the great and famous – renowned poets, writers, actors, film and theatre directors, a few of them the Nobel Prize winners. The names of Jan Matejko, Krzysztof Penderecki, Wis³awa Szymborska or Andrzej Wajda are known world wide. But the most famous Cracovian was probably Pope John Paul II – one of the greatest, if not the greatest Polish man in the history.

When talking about Cracow, one cannot forget to mention one of its coolest districts now – Kazimierz. The history of this place goes back to the 14th century, when Jewish community moved in here. Soon afterwards, this part of the city became a very important Jewish cultural centre.

The distinctness of this area is still visible – this world of narrow streets and picturesque townhouses is nowadays not only the world of Jewish culture and heritage, but also the world of the local underground.

Dozens of lovely bars, clubs and tiny restaurants with colourful personalities of their regular customers and a bit murky charm of this part of the town, create something which cannot be experienced anywhere else. There’s also a second hand market held every Sunday morning on Plac Nowy (the old Jewish market place).