How to spend a perfect weekend in Kraków
4 min read • Nov 25, 2019
Two days in Kraków will give you a decent chance of seeing most major sights. Here's our guide to making that a perfect weekend.
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Poland
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Poland has engaging cities, vast national parks and a fascinating and complex history. Here are our top things to do in Poland.
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A youthful energy in Warsaw is transforming this 700-year-old survivor into an ideal location for a central European city break.
- Krakow’s Jewish culture is in the midst of a revival
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Warsaw is lively and Kraków is beautiful, but Poland’s third-largest city remains a mystery to many travellers. However, Łódź, pronounced 'Woodge', has…
- Walking the history of Gdańsk
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Port cities are always interesting. Their architecture is a legacy of trading prosperity, and their cultures are influenced by a cosmopolitan past of…
- Top five reasons to visit Poland
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With its picturesque old towns and medieval architecture, wild forests and powdery-sand beaches, humming city life and imaginative culinary scene, Poland…
- Exploring the first forest: Białowieża National Park
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In eastern Poland, straddling the border with Belarus, is an ancient forest where wild European bison roam.
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Kraków, Warsaw and Gdańsk are the 'big three' of Polish tourism; many travellers never visit any other city in Poland. In the west, however, Poznań…
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In Kraków these days, the action has spilled south across the Vistula River from Kazimierz to Podgórze, a once-sleepy suburb most commonly known as the…
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- How to travel around Poland by train
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- SShort trips, worlds away from Kraków
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Not far, but worlds away from the unending charm of Kraków, are two of Poland’s most cherished sites. Both are Unesco heritage listed. Both attract dense…
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- How to drink vodka like a Pole
2 min read • Dec 27, 2010
Planning a trip to Kraków and want to fit in by drinking like a true Pole? In this excerpt from Lonely Planet Magazine, you can just follow the steps…