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Krakow, Poland, points of interest and things to do

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Krakow (Cracow) is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland, on the Vistula River (Wisła) in the Lesser Poland. Krakow's main tourist attractions are St. Mary's Basilica, the Town Hall's Tower, the Wawel Cathedral, Saints Peter and Paul Church, the Renaissance courtyard of Wawel Castle, Floriańska Street, Kanonicza Street, the Cloth Hall (Sukiennice), Wielopolski Palace, and the Palace of Art at Szczepański Square.

Krakow's historic centre, which includes the Old Town, Kazimierz and the Wawel Castle, was included as the first of its kind on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1978. The Old Town of Krakow is home to about six thousand historic sites and more than two million works of art. Its rich variety of heritage architecture includes Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque buildings. Krakow's palaces, churches, theatres and mansions display great variety of color, architectural details, stained glass, paintings, sculptures, and furnishings.
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