Kraków: 10 sights you have to see
The top 3 according to 11 votes from people: Kościuszko Mound · Wawel Royal Castle and Cathedral · Main Market Square. (Updated Apr 26, 2024.)
Wawel, the Market Square, Kazimierz and the surroundings: the places guidebooks and travel blogs recommend.
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Top 10
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1
Kościuszko Mound
Mound with a panorama of Kraków and, on clear days, the Tatras.
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2
Wawel Royal Castle and Cathedral
Former seat of Polish kings; the cathedral holds the Sigismund Chapel and the Sigismund Bell.
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3
Main Market Square
One of Europe's largest medieval squares, about 200 × 200 m.
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Cloth Hall and Rynek Underground
Renaissance cloth hall with stalls and an underground archaeological route.
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Kazimierz
The former Jewish quarter with the Remuh and Old synagogues and atmospheric bars.
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6
Collegium Maius
The Jagiellonian University's oldest building, with a museum and a figurine clock.
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Florian Gate and Barbican
Remains of the city's medieval defensive walls.
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8
St Mary's Basilica
Veit Stoss's altarpiece and the hejnał bugle call played hourly from the tower.
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9
Wieliczka Salt Mine
Historic salt mine near Kraków with St Kinga's Chapel; a UNESCO site.
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10
Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory
Museum on the occupation of Kraków in 1939–1945.
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11
Tyniec Benedictine Abbey
Monastery on the Vistula, reachable by boat from the centre.
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12
Czartoryski Museum
Home of Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine.
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Comments (5)
Kopiec Kościuszki o zachodzie słońca, najlepszy widok na Kraków.
Kopalnia Soli w Wieliczce to obowiązkowy punkt, kaplica św. Kingi robi wrażenie.
Kazimierz wieczorem, zapiekanka z Placu Nowego i do knajpy 😄
Wawel na pierwszym miejscu, oczywiście. I smok wawelski dla dzieci 🐉
Fabryka Schindlera to jedno z najlepszych muzeów, w jakich byłem.