# Kraków: 10 sights you have to see

Wawel, the Market Square, Kazimierz and the surroundings: the places guidebooks and travel blogs recommend.

- 11 votes · 12 items
- Apr 26, 2024 · Karolina
- https://even.best/en/l/248/krakow-10-sights-you-have-to-see

## Top 10

1. **Kościuszko Mound** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Mound with a panorama of Kraków and, on clear days, the Tatras.
2. **Wawel Royal Castle and Cathedral** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Former seat of Polish kings; the cathedral holds the Sigismund Chapel and the Sigismund Bell. <https://wawel.krakow.pl/>
3. **Main Market Square** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — One of Europe's largest medieval squares, about 200 × 200 m.
4. **Cloth Hall and Rynek Underground** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Renaissance cloth hall with stalls and an underground archaeological route.
5. **Kazimierz** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The former Jewish quarter with the Remuh and Old synagogues and atmospheric bars.
6. **Collegium Maius** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The Jagiellonian University's oldest building, with a museum and a figurine clock.
7. **Florian Gate and Barbican** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Remains of the city's medieval defensive walls.
8. **St Mary's Basilica** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Veit Stoss's altarpiece and the hejnał bugle call played hourly from the tower.
9. **Wieliczka Salt Mine** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Historic salt mine near Kraków with St Kinga's Chapel; a UNESCO site. <https://www.wieliczka-saltmine.com/>
10. **Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Museum on the occupation of Kraków in 1939–1945.
11. **Tyniec Benedictine Abbey** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Monastery on the Vistula, reachable by boat from the centre.
12. **Czartoryski Museum** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Home of Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine.

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