My Trip - Krakow Poland

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Kraków or Cracow is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century.

Krakow, Poland…this is a city that deserves to be on every traveler’s must-see list. With its large market square, colorful streets, historic sites, and abundance of amazing, budget-friendly restaurants, Krakow is a favorite stop for many people on their tour through Poland.

The largest medieval square in Europe, Main Market Square (Rynek Glówny) dominates the enchanting Old Town of Krakow with its elegant historical houses, majestic palaces, and Gothic churches. It is the city's beating heart, offering a plethora of restaurants and fancy cafes, as well as some wonderful shopping opportunities.

Cloth Hall is your best and easiest bet for gifts in Kraków. Essentially the world's oldest shopping mall, this space in the center of Kraków has been home to a trading hall since at least the 1300s. Given a 16th century Renaissance facelift, this architectural marvel boasts dozens of stalls selling amber jewellery, lacework, cloth handicrafts, wood carvings, sheepskin rugs and all sorts of Polish souvenirs and trinkets at prices that are actually more reasonable than you'd anticipate. The quintessential Cracovian shopping experience.

“Planty is one of the largest city parks in Kraków. It encircles the Stare Miasto (Old Town), where the Medieval city walls used to stand until the early 19th century.
The park has an area of 21,000 square meters (5.2 acres) and a length of 4 kilometers (2.5 mi). It consists of a chain of thirty smaller gardens designed in varied styles and adorned with numerous monuments and fountains
The park forms a scenic walkway popular with Cracovians. In summer, sprinkled with ponds and refreshment stalls, it is a cool and shady retreat from the nearby bustling streets.
Most historic sites of the old Kraków are located inside the Planty-park-belt along the Royal Road (Polish: Droga Królewska) crossing the park from the medieval suburb of Kleparz – through Florian Gate – at the northern flank of the old city walls. The historic Wawel Castle at the Wawel Hill, adjacent to Vistula River meander, forms the southernmost border of Planty.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planty_Park

Wawel Castle is one of Krakow’s must-see sights and an important Polish landmark. As Polish castle complexes go, Wawel is large and significant. This enclosed fortification, which includes palaces and a cathedral, overlooks the Vistula river on a raised rock outcropping.
Also like other fortresses in Poland and throughout Europe, the Wawel Castle that stands today is made up of buildings from different eras, and original structures have been replaced by more permanent, decorative structures.

After Tartar raids in the 13th century left the original church in a heap of ruins, St. Mary’s was rebuilt in Gothic style on the existing foundations and consecrated in 1320. In the early 15th century the towers took the iconic form they have today when the northern tower was raised to 80m high and made into a watchtower for the city. It is from here that the hejnał mariacki - the city's famous bugle call - is played every hour on the hour. One of the city's most enduring traditions, the tune ironically breaks off mid-melody in honor of the mythical trumpeter who was shot in the neck while belatedly warning the city of Mongol invaders; don't miss it.

From St. Mary's Church, Florianska Street will lead you directly to what's left of the city's old defense walls.

The showpiece of the city's medieval defenses, the Barbican was built at the end of the 15th century to protect Kraków's main entrance and was connected to the Floriańska Gate via a drawbridge over the moat that surrounded it. 24.4 meters in diameter with walls 3 meters thick this masterpiece of medieval military engineering proved impenetrable and today stands as one of the only surviving structures of its kind in Europe; certainly the most well-preserved.

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