The vast Main Market Square is the focus of the Old Town, and is Europe's largest medieval town square (200m by 200m). Its most prominent features are the 16th-century Cloth Hall at the centre, a 15th-century Town Hall Tower and a striking bronze statue of Polish 19th-century romantic poet Adam Mickiewicz on the square's eastern side.
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Some 14km southeast of °°ù²¹°ìó·É, the Wieliczka (vyeh-leech-kah) salt mine has been welcoming tourists since 1722 and today is one of Poland's most popular…
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As the political and cultural heart of Poland through the 16th century, Wawel Royal Castle is a potent symbol of national identity. It's now a museum…
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Despite the name, this museum covers more than the story of Oskar Schindler, the Nazi German industrialist who famously saved the lives of members of his…
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Wawel Cathedral has witnessed many coronations, funerals and burials of Poland’s monarchs and nobles. The present cathedral is basically a Gothic, but…
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This striking brick church, best known simply as St Mary’s, is dominated by two towers of different heights. The first church here was built in the 1220s…
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The Collegium Maius, part of Jagiellonian University, is the oldest surviving university building in Poland, and one of the finest examples of 15th…
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The name of this museum doesn’t sound that exciting, but the Jagiellonian University Medical School’s Museum of Pharmacy is one of the largest museums of…
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The Jesuits erected this church, the first baroque building in °°ù²¹°ìó·É, after they had been brought to the city in 1583 to do battle with supporters of the…
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Dominating the centre of the Main Market Square, this building was once the heart of °°ù²¹°ìó·É’s medieval clothing trade. Created in the early 14th century…
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Southwest of the Cloth Hall, this soaring tower is all that is left of the 15th-century town hall which was dismantled in the 1820s. The 70m-tall tower…
3. Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Painting
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This important gallery is separated into four separate rooms, each focusing on an element of Polish art from the end of the 18th century up to WWI. The…
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This fascinating attraction beneath the market square consists of an underground route through medieval market stalls and other long-forgotten chambers…
5. Historical Museum of °°ù²¹°ìó·É
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At the northern corner of the square, the collection within the 17th-century Krzysztofory Palace is home to Cyberteka, an interactive exhibition which…
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This small church on the southern corner of the Main Market Square is usually regarded as the city's oldest place of worship, with a history that…
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This striking brick church, best known simply as St Mary’s, is dominated by two towers of different heights. The first church here was built in the 1220s…
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This former home of the Stanisław Wyspiański Museum is now used to house rotating exhibitions of art and culture. Check the website to see what's showing…