Top Attractions in Kraków

Kraków is a fascinating city packed with beautiful buildings, museums and things to do. Discover the must-see sights of the city.

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Auschwitz Concentration Camp

Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp was set up by the Germans in 1940 in the outskirts of Oswiecim and became the largest death camp.

Main Market Square

The Main Square, also known as Main Market Square, in Kraków is 40,000 square meters. It is the largest Medieval square in Europe. Find out what to see.

Schindler's Factory

Well known thanks to Spielberg’s film “Schindler’s List”, Oskar Schindler was a German buisnessman who saved over 1,200 Jews by hiring them in his factory.

Wawel Castle

Towering over Wawel Hill, Wawel Royal Castle is one of the most beautiful constructions around the world and the iconic symbol of Poland.

Wawel Cathedral

The 14th century Wawel Cathedral (Kraków Cathedral) is one of the most sacred temples in Poland. It represents an important part of the nation’s history.

Wieliczka Salt Mine

The Wieliczka Salt Mine, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1978, is one of the most visited sights in Poland. Discover it.

Planty Park

Planty Park in Kraków is a charming green space surrounding the Old Town, which is full of monuments and serves as the lung of the city.

Old Synagogue

Situated in Kazimierz district, the Old Synagogue was built in the fifteenth century by the Czech Jews that immigrated to Poland.

Remuh Synagogue

The Remuh Synagogue was designed in a Renaissance style mid 16th century. It is the smallest synagogue in Kazimierz district and the only one in use.

Barbican

The Kraków Barbican is the most famous part of the medieval walls still standing and one of the few constructions of the style built in Europe.

Areas

Stare Miasto

The most important sightseeing area of Kraków is Stare Miasto, which means Old Town in Polish. It is packed with fascinating landmarks.

Kazimierz

Established during the fourteenth century, Kazimierz was once known as the Jewish City and is one of the areas most crippled during World War II.

Podgórze

Podgórze was a city across the Vistula river until 1795. The Nazis created a ghetto here where all the Jews from Kraków were placed during WW2.

Nowa Huta

Nowa Huta is a district founded during the Polish People’s Republic in Kraków. It is based on Socialist realism, the popular architecture style of the time

Tourist attractions

Main Market Square

The Main Square, also known as Main Market Square, in Kraków is 40,000 square meters. It is the largest Medieval square in Europe. Find out what to see.

Schindler's Factory

Well known thanks to Spielberg’s film “Schindler’s List”, Oskar Schindler was a German buisnessman who saved over 1,200 Jews by hiring them in his factory.

Wawel Castle

Towering over Wawel Hill, Wawel Royal Castle is one of the most beautiful constructions around the world and the iconic symbol of Poland.

Wawel Cathedral

The 14th century Wawel Cathedral (Kraków Cathedral) is one of the most sacred temples in Poland. It represents an important part of the nation’s history.

Planty Park

Planty Park in Kraków is a charming green space surrounding the Old Town, which is full of monuments and serves as the lung of the city.

Barbican

The Kraków Barbican is the most famous part of the medieval walls still standing and one of the few constructions of the style built in Europe.

St. Mary's Basilica

St. Mary’s Basilica was founded during the 14th cent. on one side of the Main Market Square. Nowadays, it is one of the most-visited attractions in Kraków.

Town Hall Tower

The Town Hall Tower stands 75-meters high overlooking the Main Market Square. Over time, it has become one of the most popular tourist attractions in town.

Collegium Maius

Collegium Maius (Grand College) is the oldest building of the Jagiellonian University in Poland. One of its most famous students is Nicolaus Copernicus.

Old City Walls

The City Walls of Kraków were established around the Old Town during the thirteenth century. It once had 39 towers and a 6-meter wide moat.

Gestapo Headquarters

Situated on 2 Ulica Pomorska is a building that was used as the Gestapo headquarters in Kraków during the 1940s. The basement is now a museum.

Pharmacy Under the Eagle

The Pharmacy Under the Eagle was a pharmacy located in Podgórze, the Jewish ghetto, run by Tadeusz Pankiewicz who tried to help the imprisoned Jews.

Wawel Dragon

According to a Polish legend, a cruel dragon lived in a cave at the foot of Wawel Hill until it was slaughtered by a wise shoemaker.

Church of St. Peter and Paul

St. Peter and Paul’s Church is one of the most exquisite examples of Baroque architecture in Poland. Its highlight is its elegant façade.

St. Andrew's Church

St. Andrew’s Church is a humble and attractive Roman Catholic temple built in a Romanesque style in Kraków between 1079 and 1098.

Basilica of St. Francis

Established in the thirteenth century for the Franciscan monks that moved from Prague, the Basilica of St. Francis is one of the oldest churches to Kraków.

The Lord's Ark

The Lord’s Ark Church was built on the outskirts of Nowa Huta, one of the only planned socialist realist districts, by volunteers during ten years.

Holy Trinity Basilica

The Basilica of the Holy Trinity was commissioned by the Dominican Order of Bologna in 1223, after the Mongol invasion. It is an important place of worship

Corpus Christi Basilica

King Casimir III the Great commissioned Corpus Christi Basilica in Kazimierz in 1335. It is one of the most beautiful Baroque churches in Central Europe.

Museums and galleries

Polish Aviation Museum

Housed in the former Kraków Airport, the Polish Aviation Museum was opened to the public in 1964. It is one of the largest aircraft museums in the world.

Czartoryski Museum

The Czartoryski Museum houses an exquisite collection of furniture, porcelain, crystal, tapestry, antiques. It is believed to be the best museum in Kraków.

19th Century Polish Art Gallery

The 19th Century Polish Art Gallery in Kraków houses one of the largest nineteenth century art collections in the country.

Museum of Municipal Engineering

The Museum of Municipal Engineering is one of the most modern foundations in Krakow. It features a large collection of cars, motorcycles and trams.

Ethnographic Museum

The Ethnographic Museum is inside an imposing Renaissance style building in Kazimierz district. It illustrates the popular Polish culture.

Museum of Contemporary Art

Opened to the public in 2011, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCAK) if one of Krakow’s latest museums. Discover what to see.

Galicia Jewish Museum

The Galicia Jewish Museum was founded in memory of all the Holocaust victims and to celebrate the Jewish culture of Galicia, a region of Poland.

Rynek Underground

Situated beneath the Main Market Square of Krakow, this underground museum takes its visitors back in time to the Middle Ages.

National Museum

The main branch of the National Museum in Kraków features an extensive 20th century Polish art collection, including uniformes, armor and furniture.

Jan Matejko House

The Jan Matejko House is situated in the Old Town of Kraków. It was home to one of the greatest Polish painters, Jan Matejko.

Archaeological Museum

The Archaeological Museum of Krakow features a collection of over 500,000 archaeological finds from the Paleolithic period up to the modern era.

Archdiocesan Museum

Housed in a building where John Paul II once lived, the Archdiocesan Museum has a collection of thirteenth to seventeenth century sacral art.

Sinagogues

Tempel Synagogue

Combining neo-Renaissance style with Moorish elements, Tempel Synagogue was established in the 19th century. It is the most recent synagogue in Krakow.

Isaac Synagogue

Established in 1644 as a gift to Krakow from the banker Isaak Jakubowicz, Isaac Synagogue is the largest and one of the most beautiful in the city.

Kupa Synagogue

Kupa Synagogue was founded in 1643 funded by the local autonomous Jewish government. It was the last synagogue built in the independent city of Kazimierz.

High Synagogue

High Synagogue is also known as Tall Synagogue or Wysoka Synagogue, as it was once the tallest Jewish temple in Krakow.

Old Synagogue

Situated in Kazimierz district, the Old Synagogue was built in the fifteenth century by the Czech Jews that immigrated to Poland.

Remuh Synagogue

The Remuh Synagogue was designed in a Renaissance style mid 16th century. It is the smallest synagogue in Kazimierz district and the only one in use.

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Auschwitz Concentration Camp

Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp was set up by the Germans in 1940 in the outskirts of Oswiecim and became the largest death camp.

Wieliczka Salt Mine

The Wieliczka Salt Mine, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1978, is one of the most visited sights in Poland. Discover it.

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