Wawel Cathedral (7 min.) Coronation site of the Polish monarchs, with visits to the Sigismund Bell, royal tombs & museum.
The Cloth Hall (12 min.) Renaissance-style market arcade with 13th-century origins & a 19th-century Polish art museum. Wieliczka Salt Mine (25 min.) Underground tunnels & mine with chapels, chambers & saline lakes, plus themed tours for all ages. Muzeum XX. Czartoryskich w Krakowie (7 min.) Museum founded in 1801, exhibiting artworks & handicrafts, including a painting by Da Vinci. Podziemia Rynku. Muzeum Historyczne Miasta Krakowa (12 min.) Nowoczesne podziemne muzeum ukazujące historię miasta wśród odkrytych przez archeologów ulic i budynków. National Museum in Krakow (6 min.) 3 permanent galleries displaying artworks & historical artifacts from Poland & elsewhere in Europe. Kraków Barbican (7 min.) Defense gateway from 1490s, once linked to the city walls, now part of the city's Historical Museum. Town Hall Tower (12 min.) Restoration of 14th-century tower built as part of the city hall & containing city history exhibits. Krakow Planty (9 min.) 4km chain of gardens with walkways, trees & lawns encircling the historic centre of Kraków. Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory (9 min.) Renovated former administrative office of Schindler, who saved local Jews during Nazi occupation. St. Florian's Gate (8 min.) Medieval Gothic gate tower dating from the 14th century & adjoining the city's fortified walls. Muzeum Krakowa (10 min.) Muzeum w pałacu renesansowym z XVII w. z ekspozycją poświęconą historii okupacji hitlerowskiej i kulturze żydowskiej. St. Mary's Basilica (12 min.) Roman Catholic basilica with a carved altarpiece & hourly trumpet calls from the Gothic watchtower. |