Warsaw Chopin Airport 1 hr 26
St. Mary's Basilica (13 min.) Roman Catholic basilica with a carved altarpiece & hourly trumpet calls from the Gothic watchtower. Podziemia Rynku. Muzeum Historyczne Miasta Krakowa (5 min.) Nowoczesne podziemne muzeum ukazujące historię miasta wśród odkrytych przez archeologów ulic i budynków. St. Florian's Gate (12 min.) Medieval Gothic gate tower dating from the 14th century & adjoining the city's fortified walls. Muzeum XX. Czartoryskich w Krakowie (12 min.) Museum founded in 1801, exhibiting artworks & handicrafts, including a painting by Da Vinci. Town Hall Tower (5 min.) Restoration of 14th-century tower built as part of the city hall & containing city history exhibits. Wieliczka Salt Mine (18 min.) Underground tunnels & mine with chapels, chambers & saline lakes, plus themed tours for all ages. Muzeum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego Collegium Maius (6 min.) Medieval university building with an arcaded courtyard & cloisters, plus museum on its history. Smok Wawelski (8 min.) Fire breathing statue located near to the home of a legendary dragon that is steeped in folklore. Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory (11 min.) Renovated former administrative office of Schindler, who saved local Jews during Nazi occupation. Wawel Cathedral (10 min.) Coronation site of the Polish monarchs, with visits to the Sigismund Bell, royal tombs & museum. The Cloth Hall (5 min.) Renaissance-style market arcade with 13th-century origins & a 19th-century Polish art museum. Krakow Planty (13 min.) 4km chain of gardens with walkways, trees & lawns encircling the historic centre of Kraków. National Museum in Krakow (6 min.) 3 permanent galleries displaying artworks & historical artifacts from Poland & elsewhere in Europe. Kraków Barbican (12 min.) Defense gateway from 1490s, once linked to the city walls, now part of the city's Historical Museum. |