KRAKOW ‘A POLISH JEWEL’
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Krakow City Breaks: 2 nts from £185 3 nts from £210
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KRAKOW ‘A POLISH JEWEL’
Krakow is Poland’s second largest city and has one of the best-preserved medieval city centres in Europe. Dozens of churches cover almost every architectural period and are surrounded by monasteries and abbeys.
The city has largely been left intact since the Tartar raids of the 13th century, which accounts for the largely unspoilt Old Town – now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Laid out in 1257, the Main Market Square is one of the largest medieval market squares in Europe – as well as a remarkable set piece fronted by elegant façades. It is dominated by the 16th-century Cloth Hall, which continues to perform its role as a trading centre with lively market stalls and pavement cafés in and around the building. Wawel Hill, to the south, is home to Wawel Castle, the seat of Polish kings from the 11th to the early 17th century.
The Kazimierz district was the centre of Jewish culture, until the Germans killed most of its residents and deported many of the survivors to the wartime ghetto of Podgorze and thence to nearby Auschwitz. The Jewish culture of the area is being revived with almost a quarter of Poland’s museum holdings housed here – the city was named as one of the nine European Cities of Culture in 2000.
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Krakow - Sightseeing Highlights
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