Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #14 in Krakow, Poland
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Experience Krakow in Poland in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in KrakowIndividual Sights in KrakowSight 1: MuFo Rakowicka
The Walery Rzewuski Museum of the History of Photography in Kraków is a state-run photography museum in Kraków, Poland, established as the only one of its kind a mere three years before the collapse of the Soviet empire. The venue survived the transition successfully owing to new programmes. The museum building is located on Józefitów 16 street in the Krowodrza district.
Wikipedia: Museum of the History of Photography, Kraków (EN), Website
Sight 2: Kościół pw. Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny
The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Roman Catholic conventual church of the Discalced Carmelites, located in Kraków at 18 Rakowicka Street.
Wikipedia: Kościół Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Krakowie (ul. Rakowicka) (PL)
Sight 3: Park Strzelecki
Strzelecki Park – a city park in Kraków, located in District II Grzegórzki between Lubicz, Bosacka, Topolowa and Zygmunta Augusta streets. The area of the park is 1.41 ha.
Sight 4: Muzeum Armii Krajowej
The Home Army Museum in Kraków was created in Kraków, Poland in 2000, to commemorate the struggle for independence by the underground Polish Secret State and its military arm Armia Krajowa, the largest resistance movement in occupied Europe during World War II. The museum is named after general Emil August Fieldorf "Nil". It is the only such institution in Poland promoting knowledge about the Polish Underground State and its armed forces during World War II. The idea behind the Home Army Museum is to provide a holistic picture of the Polish underground, its spiritual origins and the shape of patriotic heritage to the present day.
Sight 5: Muzeum Politechniki Krakowskiej
The Museum of the Cracow University of Technology is a university museum established on 4 June 2004 and opened on 30 May 2005. The museum is located on the CUT campus, in the building of the former military detention center. The museum collects and exhibits related to CUT and its patron – Tadeusz Kościuszko. According to the provision in the founding act, "The Museum disseminates knowledge about the history of the Cracow University of Technology, as well as about the history of technology, science and education.".
Sight 6: Park imienia Jalu Kurka
Jalu Kurka Park – a park located in District I of the Old Town in Krakow, in Kleparz at 71 Szlak Street. It owes its name to Jalu Kurek, a Polish poet and prose writer, a representative of the so-called Krakow Avant-garde.
Sight 7: Pałac Tarnowskich
Montelupi Palace, also known as the Tarnowski Palace or the Palace on the Way is a 17th-century palace in Kraków, Poland. It was built for the Montelupi family, descendants of an Italian-born merchant Sebastiano Montelupi, banker in the court of King Sigismund III Vasa. The palace was later owned by the noble Tarnowski family and others.
Sight 8: Kościół pw. Świętego Floriana
The Collegiate Church of St. Florian is a historic church in Kraków, Poland. It stands at the northern end of Matejko Square and the former centre of the mediaeval city of Kleparz, now a district of Kraków. The edifice marks the beginning of the Royal Road.
Sight 9: Grunwald Monument
The Grunwald Monument is an equestrian statue of King of Poland Władysław II Jagiełło (1352–1434) located at Matejko Square in Kraków's Old Town and constructed in 1910 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald.
Sight 10: Kościół pw. Świętego Wincentego à Paulo
Church of St. Vincent de Paul – a historic, neo-Gothic, conventual Roman Catholic church of the Missionaries of Vincent de Paul. It is located in Krakow at 17-19 St. Philip Street in Kleparz.
Sight 11: Kościół pw. Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa
The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a Roman Catholic conventual church of the Daughters of Charity located in Kraków in District I at 8 Warszawska Street, in the Kleparz district.
Wikipedia: Kościół Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa w Krakowie (ul. Warszawska) (PL)
Sight 12: Kościół pw. Świętego Franciszka Salezego
Church of St. Francis de Sales – a historic Roman Catholic church and Visitation monastery, located at the corner of 16 Krowoderska Street and Biskupi Square in Krakow.
Sight 13: Kościół pw. Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego
The Church of the Resurrection of the Lord – a Roman Catholic church located in Kraków at 10 Łobzowska Street, on the Sand River, near the place where the previously demolished church of St. Peter the Little existed.
Wikipedia: Kościół Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego w Krakowie (ul. Łobzowska) (PL)
Sight 14: Tadeusz Rejtan
The Monument of Tadeusz Rejtan is a monument located in Kraków on the Square of Professor Władysław Bartoszewski, at the intersection of Basztowa, Dunajewskiego and Garbarska Streets.
Sight 15: Lilla Weneda
Monument to Lilli Wenedy in Krakow-a monument, made according to the design of Alfred Dauna, depicting the figure of Lilla Weneda, standing in the northwestern part of Planty in Krakow, in the district and the Old Town.
Sight 16: Church of Saint Mark
St. Mark's Church – a historic, Gothic Roman Catholic church located in Krakow at 10 St. Mark Street at the corner with Sławkowska Street, in the Old Town.
Sight 17: Kościół pw. Świętego Kazimierza Królewicza
The Church of St. Casimir the Prince in Kraków, Poland – with the adjacent Franciscan monastery and the catacombs – is located at ul. Reformacka 4 street in the Old Town district. Members of the Catholic Order of Franciscans known as "Little Brothers" arrived in Kraków in 1622 and settled at the outskirts of the town in Garbary (1625).
Sight 18: Palace of Art
Palace of Arts - the building of the Society of Friends of Fine Arts in Krakow at Plac Szczepański 4.
Sight 19: Bunkier Sztuki
The Bunkier Sztuki Gallery of Contemporary Art is an art gallery in Krakow located at 3a Szczepański Square, in the Old Town near the Planty Park.
Wikipedia: Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej „Bunkier Sztuki” (PL), Website
Sight 20: Pál Teleki
Monument to Pál Teleki - a monument located in Krakow at ul. Rajska 1, in the Provincial Public Library, Stefan Dousa chisel, solemnly unveiled on August 14, 2021.
Sight 21: Park im. Wisławy Szymborskiej
Wisława Szymborska Park – a city park in Krakow, located in District I of the Old Town on the Sand. It is located in a generally flat area inside a compact downtown development dominated by nineteenth-century tenement houses between Karmelicka Street in the east and Dolnych Młynów Street in the west, along the building of the Provincial Public Library, with which it is adjacent to the south and Rajska Street. The Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Carmelite monastery are also in close proximity. It covers an area of 0.8 ha.
Sight 22: Park Krakowski
Park Krakowski is a 12.5 acres (5.1 ha) city park located in Kraków, in southern Poland. The park, founded in 1885, was modelled after similar parks in Vienna. It is a contemporary sculpture park.
Sight 23: Muzeum AGH
The Museum of the History of AGH UST and Technology – a university museum operating since 1960 as part of the "Centre for the History of Technology with the AGH Museum" unit established three years earlier. The museum exhibits are grouped into four sections:Department of the history of crafts and industry Modelarium of mining and metallurgical equipment AGH UST History Hall Exhibition on the University's contacts with the Holy Father John Paul II
Wikipedia: Muzeum Historii AGH i Historii Techniki (PL), Website
Sight 24: Błonia
Błonia Park is a vast meadow with an area of 48 hectares directly adjacent to the historic centre of the city of Kraków, Poland.
Sight 25: Jordan Park
Jordan Park was established in 1889 as the first public playground in Kraków, Poland, and the first of its kind in Europe. It was equipped with exercise fixtures modeled after those of similar playgrounds in the United States. The park is located in Kraków’s Błonia.
Sight 26: Muzeum Geologiczne WGGiOŚ AGH
The Geological Museum of the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków is a geological museum operating within the Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection of the AGH University of Science and Technology.
Wikipedia: Muzeum Geologiczne Wydziału Geologii Geofizyki i Ochrony Środowiska AGH (PL)
Sight 27: The Józef Mehoffer House
The Józef Mehoffer House – a branch of the National Museum in Krakow dedicated to the artist Józef Mehoffer, located in Krakow at 26 Krupnicza Street.
Sight 28: Kościół pw. Świętej Anny
The Church of St. Anne is a Roman Catholic church located at 13 św. Anny Street in the UNESCO-protected historic centre of Kraków, Poland. It is one of the leading examples of Polish Baroque architecture designed by Tylman van Gameren, but the church's history dates back to 14th century.
Sight 29: Planty Park in Krakow
Planty is one of the largest city parks in Kraków, Poland. It encircles the Stare Miasto , where the Medieval city walls used to stand until the early 19th century. The historic Old Town is not to be confused with the Administrative District No. 1 Stare Miasto extending further east.
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