5.7K 360 VR Kraków,Poland-Kazimierz Jewish Quarter to Castle Sunset

A 360 virtual walking tour through Kazimierz the former Jewish Quarter in Kraków (Cracow),Poland. And ending at the banks of the Vistula river, walking around the base of the castle and up to the Wawel Cathedral to watch sunset at a viewpoint.

Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, economic, cultural and artistic life. Cited as one of Europe's most beautiful cities, its Old Town with Wawel Royal Castle was declared the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in the world.

For many centuries, Kazimierz was a place where ethnic Polish and Jewish cultures coexisted and intermingled. The northeastern part of the district was historically Jewish. In 1941, the Jews of Kraków were forcibly relocated by the German occupying forces into the Krakow ghetto just across the river in Podgórze, and most did not survive the war. Today, Kazimierz is one of the major tourist attractions of Krakow and an important center of cultural life of the city.

The Wawel Royal Castle is a castle residency located in central Kraków, Poland, and the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in the world. Built at the behest of King Casimir III the Great, it consists of a number of structures from different periods situated around the Italian-styled main courtyard. The castle, being one of the largest in Poland, represents nearly all European architectural styles of medieval, renaissance and baroque periods. The Wawel Royal Castle and the Wawel Hill constitute the most historically and culturally significant site in the country.

00:00 Nadwiślańska Street
01:12 Statue Pomnik Juliusza Lea (left)
02:06 Street Musicians at Vistula River
02:17 Father Bernatek’s Bridge,modern, pedestrianized river crossing adorned with sculptures of acrobats by artist Jerzy Kędziora.
04:42 Mostowa street
07:18 Plac Wolnica square
08:40 Corpus Christi Basilica,15th century, this ornate Catholic church houses the remains of Bartolommeo Berrecci.
09:54 Bożego Ciała Street
10:46 Józefa Street
11:44 Nowa Street
12:26 Okrąglak Food Court,try Zapiekanka, a typical polish street food
14:10 Estery Street
15:02 Tempel Synagogue,Neo-Romanesque 1860s synagogue with Moorish Revival interior. (right)
16:15 Podbrzezie Street
17:07 Skwer Kółeczko Square (left)
18:04 Brzozowa Street
19:27Jakuba street,Remah Cemetery (left)
21:10 Ciemna Street
22:19 Jewish Square and Old Synagogue
23:55 Dajwór Street
25:18 Świętego Wawrzyńca Street, and movie recording site.
27:19 Vistula river at Sunset
28:56 Smok Wawelski fire spitting dragon statue
29:38 Around Base of Castle
35:21 Climbing up to the Castle
36:16 Gate and Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument
37:20 Statue Pope John Paul II
37:37 Wawel Cathedral
38:37 Zamek Wawel
39:00 Wawel Thief Tower (right)
40:04 Sunset Viewpoint over Vistula river

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