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Major sites: Royal Wawel Castle, Church of the Virgin Mary, Cloth Hall
Wawel Cathedral, Jagiellonian University

Surrounding attractions: Wieliczka Salt Mine, Auschwitz and Birkenau
concentration camps, Oscar Schindler's factory

Other sites in Krakow: Krakow is historically and culturally rich.
St. Florian's Gate in the old city wall is a popular tourist site as is
St. Mary's Church with the largest Gothic wooden altar in Europe and the
Town Hall tower.

Flights to Krakow
Flights are available for travelling to Krakow from Heathrow, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Aberdeen and Bristol airports. Airlines flying to Krakow include Alitalia, Lot Polish Airlines, KLM, Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines. Depending on where you fly from, flight prices to Krakow range from £117 to £388 return.




Where to stay in Krakow
Krakow has some very good accommodation. Hotel rooms can be found for as little as £29 at the 2-star POPhotel, 5km from the Krakow town centre. A more convennet option is the 3-star Hotel Kazimierz I, with rooms from £44 a night, in the Old Jewish quarter and close to Wawel Castle. For a bit of luxury there is also the option of 5-star hotels such as the Radisson SAS Hotel Krakow, opposite Krakow's Philharmonic Hall, with rooms from £100 a night.

Budget travellers have good cheap hotels and hostels from which to choose. Clean cheap rooms are available from as litte as £10.

Things to do and places to go in Krakow
Krakow has much to offer tourists and is becoming a popular tourist destination.
Wawel Castle: The 14th century Wawel Castle, where Polish kings were crowned, is ever popular.
Market Square: This picturesque Market Square (or Rynek Glowny), the largest market square in Europe, with pubs, clubs, bars, restaurants, exhibitions, concerts and other cultural events is visited by thousands each year.
Jewish Quarter: The Kazimierz district, once home to jews who made up 25% of Krakow's population, has a distinctive atmosphere and look. Includes excellent Jewish restaurants, shops, synagogues and the Jewish Museum.
Krakow Nightlife: There is a superb pub and club scene in Krakow with most nightspots found in the Old Town historic district and the nearby Kazimierz area. Popular bars and clubs include Przychodnia Towarzyska, Przystanek Towarzyski and Goraczka.