Kraków
This small museum includes entry to both the Florian Gate and Barbican, among the few surviving remnants of the city's medieval defence walls. The Florian…
Must-see attractions in Kraków
Kraków
The permanent exhibition here features the reconstructed interiors of traditional Polish peasant cottages and workshops, folk costumes, craft and trade…
Kraków
Near the southwestern edge of the Remuh Cemetery is Kraków’s largest synagogue, dated from 1638. Following partial destruction in WWII, it was returned to…
Kraków
At the northern corner of the square, the collection within the 17th-century Krzysztofory Palace is home to Cyberteka, an interactive exhibition which…
Podgórze
This modern museum is dedicated to the life and work of avant-garde Polish dramaturge Tadeusz Kantor (1915–90) and his experimental theatre company,…
Kraków
Near the northern end of ul Szeroka is the district’s smallest synagogue and one of only two in the area still used regularly for religious services. The…
Kraków
This small church on the southern corner of the Main Market Square is usually regarded as the city's oldest place of worship, with a history that…
Kraków
This church is almost a thousand years old. Built towards the end of the 11th century, much of its austere Romanesque stone exterior has been preserved…
Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków
Podgórze
MOCAK is one of the city's most important venues for displaying contemporary art. The main draws here are high-quality rotating exhibitions, rather than…
Kraków
The centrepiece of the art nouveau Plac Szczepański is this elaborate edifice on its western side. An incredible frieze circles the building (product of…
Kraków
If you’ve had enough of high art and baroque furnishings, complete your Wawel trip with a visit to the cheesy Dragon’s Den, former home of the legendary…
Kraków
The centre of Kazimierz is marked by this popular square, with its signature early-20th-century roundhouse at the centre. This was once the commercial…
Eastern Kraków
Arguably the city's most prestigious burial ground and the final resting place of several notable Poles, including Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012), the…
Kraków
The Cistercian Abbey consists of a church and monastery, with a large garden-park behind it. The Cistercians came to Poland in 1140 and founded abbeys…
Kraków
Housed in vaulted Gothic rooms surviving from the 14th-century castle, the most famous object in the treasury is the Szczerbiec (Jagged Sword), dating…
Kraków
This small synagogue, which started life as a hospital, dates from the mid-16th century and was partly built into the Kazimierz city walls (still visible…
Museum of Municipal Engineering
Kraków
Trams and trucks fill the yard of this former tram depot, while inside there's a fun collection of cars and motorbikes. A room of hands-on magnetic and…
Kraków
MICET is something a little different. Situated in the Stary Theatre, it's an interactive museum where visitors learn the traditional crafts associated…
Kraków
Diagonally opposite the cathedral is this treasury of historical and religious objects from the cathedral. There are plenty of exhibits, including church…
Kraków
Nobody knows the exact origins of the 16m-high mound that towers over Podgórze. According to legend, it was the burial site of the city's founder, Krakus…
Kraków
This mound-based memorial was erected in honour of Marshal Józef Piłsudski after his death in 1935; it was formed from soil taken from WWI Polish battle…
Podgórze
Tucked into a wooded hillside above Podgórze, this mysterious little church is one of the oldest in Kraków. Historians are not certain of its origin,…
Kraków
Nowa Huta's newest attraction opened in 2019 and focuses on the quarter's extensive network of atomic fallout shelters, built up in the 1950s and '60s…
Eastern Kraków
This museum aims to tell the story of the Polish 'Home Army'. This was an underground force that defended the Polish state during WWII, at a time when the…
Kraków
This oft-overlooked museum, housed in an old granary, holds the National Museum's most important collection of European paintings. Around 100 works are on…
Kraków
You can learn about the Małopolska region's history from the Palaeolithic period up until the early Middle Ages here, but you’ll be most enthralled by the…
Eastern Kraków
The botanical gardens of Jagiellonian University comprise nearly ten hectares of green and flowery loveliness. Besides the fresh air and beautiful blooms,…
Kraków
This 12th-century church’s location was chosen by the oxen that carried the remains of St Florian from Rome. When the beasts would go no further, it was…
Kraków
Accommodated in the old royal kitchen, this exhibition features remnants of the late-10th-century Rotunda of SS Felix and Adauctus, reputedly the first…
Kraków
The 'Young Poland' artist lived in this stately home from 1932 until his death in 1946. The museum preserves the elegant interiors, with many original…
Kraków
All-you-can-eat pinball. A basement filled with retro pinball machines and video games from your youth (if you happened to grow up anywhere from the 1960s…
Kraków
The 20-hectare zoological gardens are well-tended and home to about 1500 animals. Highlights include a pair of Indian elephants, pygmy hippopotamuses, and…
Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Painting
Kraków
This important gallery is separated into four separate rooms, each focusing on an element of Polish art from the end of the 18th century up to WWI. The…
Kraków
This imposing, fortified monastery, on the banks of the Wisla, has been home to the Sisters of the Order of St Norbert for more than 800 years. It's also…
Kraków
A collection of 17th-century Turkish banners and weaponry, captured after the Battle of Vienna and displayed along with a variety of old Persian carpets,…
Kraków
Designed by Tylman van Gameren and built in the late-17th century as a university church, the Church of St Anne was long the site of inaugurations of the…
Kraków
This sombre 14th-century church is located on the small, charming Plac Mariacki, which was a churchyard until the early 19th century. St Barbara’s was the…
Kraków
While Kraków's art scene focuses mostly on the 19th and 20th centuries or earlier, Bunkier Sztuki – literally 'art bunker' – houses three floors of…
Kraków
One of the most monumental churches in the city, and possibly the one that has best retained its original Gothic shape, St Catherine’s was founded in 1363…
Kraków
This collection of religious sculpture and paintings, dating from the 13th to 16th centuries, is located in a 14th-century townhouse. Also on display is…
