Krakow - Krakau

Krakow (Polish: Krakow) is the capital of Lesser Poland (Masopolska) and is the former capital of Poland.

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Kraków is the third largest city in the country and is located on the River Wisła. It was hardly damaged during the Second World War and is considered the most beautiful historic city in Poland. It is close to the tourist attractions Wieliczka, Zakopane and Auschwitz.

Arrive

By plane

There is a good and frequent connection to the Netherlands from the airport of Katowice. WizzAir flies from Eindhoven to Katowice Airport daily with cheap ticket prices. Lufthansa flies to Katowice three times a day via Frankfurt. Into the airport Katowice is located 80 km west of Krakow and has a frequent bus shuttle service with the city. Tickets cost 10€ one way and buses are synchronized with the airport on arrival and departure. The companies are Matuszek and Pyrzowice Express. Both have comfortable buses and the journey takes an hour and a half.

In addition, from October 26, wizzair twice a week fly from Maastricht-Aachen to Katowice.

By train

Krakow is easy to reach by train. The most comfortable way is by express train, see also Poland#Tickets.

The central station is called Kraków Główny, within the city it becomes Dworzec Glowny called. From the central station you can walk straight into Planty, Rynek Główny is a 10-minute walk away.

By car

Krakow is easily accessible by car. From Dresden or Berlin you can drive to Krakow in about six hours. In total you will be on the road for about 12 hours. With a nice route or car round trip you can turn the ride into a nice holiday.

By bus

Buses to Krakow run from all parts of Poland.

By boat

It is possible to reach Kraków by boat on the Vistula River.

Travel around

Kraków has an extensive tram and bus network. Tickets are for sale at the kiosks at the stops. Modern trams have ticket machines. There are tickets per journey (no transfers), per hour, per day or per three days. (departure times of tram and bus)

At night, the taxi is the best solution. It is better to order a taxi by phone. barbakan is the cheapest.

To look at

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• wawel, Castle.
• Stare Miasto, the old town, with in the middle Rynek Glowny, one of the largest medieval squares in Europe. On the square are the Maria Church and in the middle the cloth hall Sukiennice, which now houses many souvenir, gold, silver and art shops.
• Kazimierz, the old Jewish quarter has seven synagogues and currently has a rapidly expanding nightlife.

To do

To learn

With the Jagiellońskiuniversity, Erasmus exchange is possible.

There are several schools in Krakow that offer Polish lessons.

To work

To buy

Food

Everywhere is on the street obwarzankic for sale, typical Krakow bread.Many places sell zapiekanki ,a kind of pizza baguette, at Plac Nowy they sell the best.

Budget

Chimera, ul. w. Anne. Designate what you want on your plate, medieval cellar and outdoor terrace.

Medium

• Restauracja Monarchia[1], Kraków-Kazimierz, Józefa 6, tel. 48 12 430-60-13

Expensive

Going out

It is said that the old town alone has 300 cafés and discotheques. In the Jewish district of Kazimierz you will also fall over the many cozy cafes and terraces. Many cafes have an original design, sometimes they are hidden behind other shops, desks and the like and you don't even see from the street that there is anything there. In Krakow you can find many leaflets with cafes and it is useful to take such a sheet with you. 's folder Cracow-Life contains a map and the newspaper activist contains a list of all concerts and dance evenings that will take place. on VisitKrakow.nl provides an overview of all festivals and major events in the city.

Some cafes:

• Propaganda, ul. Miodowa 20. Not only a cafe, but also a museum of old communist relics.
• singer, Plac Nowy. Drinking at sewing machine tables.
• Pickny Pies, ul. Jana. The beautiful dog is open till morning, loud music.
• break, ul. Florianska 18/3. Trendy bar with arty photography on the wall. Impossibly hidden.
• Irish Arms, ul. poselska. Irish pub.
• large concentrations of cafes on Plac Nowy, ul. Szeroka, ul. w. Tomasza and Rynek Glowny

Some nightclubs:

• Club RE, ul. Krzyca
• Klub Kulturalny, ul. Szewska 25
• ministerstwo, ul. Szpitalna 1
• prosac, pl. Dominicanski 6

stay overnight

It is easy to find cheap accommodation in Kraków, but on weekends it can be more difficult to find something last minute. On weekends, young people from all over Poland come to Kraków for a weekend out.

Budget

At Kraków Główny station, leaflets from cheap hostels are handed out and there are billboards.

Some hostels:

• Atlantis Hostel, Dietla 58
• Dizzy Daisy, ul. Krakowska 7, Padzichow 9
• Football Corner Hostel[2], Wróblewskiego 3/4, Kraków (10 minutes walk from the main square, 1km from the train station. Free breakfast, Wifi and live broadcast of football matches. Rooms with 4, 6 and 8 beds. Beds from 40 PLN p.p.)
• Good Bye Lenin, ul. Berka Joselewicza 23
• Hostel Rynek 7, Rynek Glowny 7
• Mama's Hostel, ul. Bracka 4
• The Stranger's Hostel, ul. Kochanowskiego 1/3U
• Strawberry Hostel, ul. Racławicka 9, ul. Urzednicza 68
• Trzy Kafki, ul. Dolnych Młynow 9, al. Slowackiego 29
• Bursa Jagiellońskahttp://www.bursa.krakow.pl, ul. liska 14
• travelers Inn Hostel Krakowhttp://www.reizeninn.pl/ , ul. Sarego 24
• Green Hostelhttp://greenhostel.pl/, ul. Krakowska 1, Krakow

In recent years, the number of hostels and the price have risen sharply.

Medium

• AAA Krakow Apartments[3],[4] Ul Cybulskiego 2. tel 48 12 426 5121, [email protected].

Expensive

Communication

Safety

Krakow is a safe city. In the city center you regularly see homeless people, who will not bother you. There is a lot of police and city guard. Nowa Huta is safe to visit during the day. Drinking alcohol on the street is not allowed and beware: drunk cycling is just as forbidden as drunk driving. Drugs are strictly prohibited. Tickets are regularly checked on public transport, so it is advisable to buy a ticket. The city guard also checks fairly strictly for running red and crossing outside the zebra crossings.

Daily life

all around

• Near Kraków is the old salt mine Wieliczka, where large chambers have been carved out of the salt and sculptures.
• Concentration Camp Auschwitz (Oświęcim) can be reached in 2 hours.
• ski resort Zakopane is about 3 hours from Kraków.
• Ojcow, chalk cliffs from the Jura.
• pilgrim town Częstochowa

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