John Paul II Kraków-Balice International Airport 30 min
Wawel Royal Castle (5 min) Fortified hilltop castle, initiated in the 14th century & prettified in a variety of later styles. Wieliczka Salt Mine (23 min) Underground tunnels & mine with chapels, chambers & saline lakes, plus themed tours for all ages. Rynek Główny (5 min) Large medieval town square, dating to the 13th century, surrounded by palaces & churches. Muzeum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego Collegium Maius (8 min) Medieval university building with an arcaded courtyard & cloisters, plus museum on its history. Town Hall Tower (6 min) Restoration of 14th-century tower built as part of the city hall & containing city history exhibits. The Cloth Hall (6 min) Renaissance-style market arcade with 13th-century origins & a 19th-century Polish art museum. St. Florian's Gate (10 min) Medieval Gothic gate tower dating from the 14th century & adjoining the city's fortified walls. Old Synagogue (12 min) Restored synagogue dating from the 15th century housing a museum of Krakow Jewish culture & history. Krakow Planty (4 min) 4km chain of gardens with walkways, trees & lawns encircling the historic centre of Kraków. Rynek Underground (7 min) High-tech subterranean museum charting the city's history amid excavated streets and buildings. St. Mary's Basilica (6 min) Roman Catholic basilica with a carved altarpiece & hourly trumpet calls from the Gothic watchtower. Smok Wawelski (10 min) Fire breathing statue located near to the home of a legendary dragon that is steeped in folklore. National Museum in Krakow (15 min) 3 permanent galleries displaying artworks & historical artifacts from Poland & elsewhere in Europe. Kraków Barbican (11 min) Defense gateway from 1490s, once linked to the city walls, now part of the city's Historical Museum. Wawel Cathedral (8 min) Coronation site of the Polish monarchs, with visits to the Sigismund Bell, royal tombs & museum. |