- Krakow, the former capital of Poland, is soaked in gothic beauty and Renaissance charm, making it perfect for a couple’s retreat.
- Nowadays, the cycle appears in various Kraków museums and historic venues and from 2024 the pure string sounds of the Sinfonietta Cracovia orchestra will be...
- The Museum of Contemporary Art is one of Krakow’s most recent additions and has a vast and varied collection of contemporary art.
- As the Nazis turned Krakow into a completely German city, the Jews were confined into overcrowded ghettos and were later deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau and...
- Krakow The first written record of Krakow was made by a Jewish merchant from Cordoba, who visited the already established city in 965.
- Despite all the hardships that Poland experienced in the 20th century, including World War 2, Krakow has maintained its unique atmosphere and rich traditions.
- What was once Oskar Schindler’s working enamel factory has now become a fascinating interactive museum in Krakow’s bleak industrial district.
- Kraków’s Old Town survived the Second World War, so you’re able to feel the ambiance of the days when it used to be the capital of Europe’s largest country.
- The former industrial district of Podgorze/Zabłocie just across the river from Kazimierz is one of contemporary Kraków’s fastest-developing districts...
- Between 1038 and 1609 Krakow was the capital of Poland and some of the finest monuments in the city date back to that golden period.