Kraków
Kraków is the chief city of Małopolskie Province in the south of Poland and was the capital of the country during the Middle Ages. At its core is a beautifully-preserved medieval town on the banks of the River Wisła or Vistula, and it's Poland's top tourist draw. Wikivoyage
Population 804,237 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Poland
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
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St. Adalbert's church Attraction · 120 m -
St. Mary's Basilica Attraction · 190 m -
Saint Barbara's Church Attraction · 220 m -
Franciscan Church Church · 300 m -
Church of Saint Mark Church · 310 m -
Bazylika Przenajświętszej Trójcy Church · 340 m -
Archeological Museum Museum · 480 m -
Kościół pw. Świętego Krzyża Church · 490 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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International Festival of Independent Cinema PKO Off Camera
April – May
International Festival of Independent Cinema Off Camera is a film festival held in Kraków, Poland, with up to 400 screenings annually, seminars, international stars, guests and jury.
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Krakow Film Festival
May
The Krakow Film Festival (Polish: Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy) is one of Europe's oldest events dedicated to documentary, animation and other short film forms. It is one of the only five FIAPF accredited documentary and short film festivals in the world.
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Kraków Film Festival
May – June
The Krakow Film Festival (Polish: Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy) is one of Europe's oldest events dedicated to documentary, animation and other short film forms. It is one of the only five FIAPF accredited documentary and short film festivals in the world.
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Photomonth
May
Krakow Photomonth is a photography festival in Kraków, Poland, organised by the Foundation for Visual Arts, that was established in 2001. Until 2022, it was an annual event, after which, it is to be a biennial event held in even years.
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Jewish Culture Festival
June – July
The Jewish Culture Festival in Kraków (Polish: Festiwal Kultury Żydowskiej w Krakowie, Yiddish: ייִדישער קולטור־פֿעסטיוואַל אין קראָקע) is an annual cultural event organized since 1988 in the once Jewish district of Kazimierz (part of Kraków) by the Jewish…
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Wianki
June
Wianki (Wreaths, in English) is a cyclical cultural event, taking place annually in Kraków at the bend of Wisła river, near the Wawel hill.
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Live Music Festival
August
Live Music Festival (previously known as Coke Live Music Festival) is a music festival which has been taking place in Kraków, Poland since 2006.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Kraków); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
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Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
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