Wawel Castle, Krakow, Poland

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Balloon Flights

A recent addition to Krakow's attractions, the balloon has not been without its share of controversy situated as it is between Wawel Hill and the Church on the Rock. Krakow is one of very few cities ...more »

  • Location: Podgorze
  • Type: Leisure
  • Tel: +48 511 802 202

Plaza Krakow (Beach in Krakow)

It's one-of-a-kind in Poland - a beach that you can enjoy all year round, rain or shine, right in the centre of the city. Plaza Krakow (Krakow Beach) is a restaurant-bar, cafeteria, club, swimmin ...more »

  • Location: Podgorze
  • Type: Leisure
  • Tel: +48 530 950 303

Botanical Gardens

Outside the mill of tourists and crush of narrow Old Town streets, Kraków’s Botanical Gardens provide a pleasant retreat. Hundreds of specimens, including a 500-year-old oak and a fine collection of ...more »

  • Location: Old Town
  • Type: Leisure
  • Tel: +48 12 421 26 20

Krakow Mounds

If you gaze down Pilsudskiego Street from the Planty, out toward the wide green meadow called the Blonia, you will see at the top of the distant hill a distinctly man-made mound of earth rising a ...more »

  • Location: Various
  • Type: Leisure

The Trumpeter of Krakow (Hejnal)

Every hour on the hour, a plangent trumpet call rings out four times from the taller of the twin towers of St Mary's Church. ...more »

  • Location: Old Town
  • Type: Leisure

Krakow Dragon

No medieval city is complete without a dragon, and Krakow’s Smok Wawelski (the Dragon of Wawel Hill) is one of the greatest figures of Polish legend. ...more »

  • Location: Old Town
  • Type: Leisure

Krakow Planty Park

Kraków is not a city lacking in historical monuments, but one of its most exquisite can be easily overlooked as such. This is the Planty, the narrow garden walk that rings the ...more »

  • Location: Old Town
  • Type: Leisure

Manggha

Sitting across the Vistula almost in the shadow of the iconic Wawel castle, the futuristic-looking Manggha, or, to give it its full title, the Manggha Centre of Japanese Art and Technology... ...more »

  • Location: Debniki
  • Type: Leisure
  • Tel: +48 12 267 27 03

Krakow Zoo

Part of Krakow’s exceptional charm comes from its deceptive size and somewhat bucolic atmosphere. One of Poland’s largest cities and the country’s cultural capital, it remains nevertheless deeply ...more »

  • Location: Zwierzyniec
  • Type: Leisure
  • Tel: +48 12 425 35 51

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Wawel Tango Festival

Wawel Tango Festival

16 May - 19 May
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Milosz Festival 2013

Milosz Festival 2013

16 May - 19 May
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IV Student Bluesroads Festival

IV Student Bluesroads Festival

22 May - 26 May
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The Dragon Parade

The Dragon Parade

2 Jun - 3 Jun
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