Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #14 in Krakow, Poland

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Number of sights 38 sights
Distance 13.1 km
Ascend 144 m
Descend 130 m

Experience Krakow in Poland in a whole new way with our free 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 Krakow

Sight 1: Błonia

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Błonia Park is a vast meadow with an area of 48 hectares directly adjacent to the historic centre of the city of Kraków, Poland.

Wikipedia: Błonia (EN)

601 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Jordan Park

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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.

Wikipedia: Henryk Jordan Park, Kraków (EN), Website

788 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Muzeum AGH

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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

296 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Park Krakowski

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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.

Wikipedia: Kraków Park (EN)

530 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: Muzeum Geologiczne WGGiOŚ AGH

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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)

331 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Teatr Groteska

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The "Groteska" Theatre is a theatre in Kraków, at 2 Skarbowa Street, especially known for puppet performances and performances in the theatre of form and dance theatre. It was created as a children's theatre, and currently it also operates as a stage for mature audiences. In addition to its repertoire activities, the Theatre is the initiator of the m.in Great Dragon Parade, the Materia Prima International Festival of Theatre of Form and the Masters' Code – a series of meetings with authorities of social and artistic life. In addition, the Theatre organises workshops for children and teachers and joins social and artistic projects.

Wikipedia: Teatr „Groteska” (PL), Website

156 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: The Józef Mehoffer House

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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.

Wikipedia: Dom Józefa Mehoffera w Krakowie (PL)

358 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Park im. Wisławy Szymborskiej

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Wisława Szymborska Park is a city park in Kraków, located in the First District 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.

Wikipedia: Park im. Wisławy Szymborskiej w Krakowie (PL)

76 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Pál Teleki

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The Monument to Pál Teleki is a monument located in Krakow at 1 Rajska Street, on the premises of the Provincial Public Library, sculpted by Stefan Dousa, ceremonially unveiled on August 14, 2021.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Pála Telekiego w Krakowie (PL)

249 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Bazylika Nawiedzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny

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Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a historic Roman Catholic church in Kraków, Poland; located at ul. Karmelicka 19 street in the Old Town. It is the city's first Carmelite Church, hence the name of the street on which it stands.

Wikipedia: Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kraków (EN), Website

282 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Kościół pw. Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego

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Kościół pw. Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego Zygmunt Put Zetpe0202 / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Church of the Resurrection of the Lord – a historic Roman Catholic church located in Kraków, in the First District of the Old Town 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)

169 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Tadeusz Rejtan

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Tadeusz Rejtan Pawel Swiegoda (Paberu) / CC BY 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Tadeusza Rejtana w Krakowie (PL)

121 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Pałacyk Marfiewicza

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Marfiewicz's Palace in Kraków – a tenement house erected in the years 1858–1862 in Kraków-Piasek at Juliana Dunajewskiego Street, entered into the register of immovable monuments of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.

Wikipedia: Pałacyk Marfiewicza w Krakowie (PL)

249 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: Lilla Weneda

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The Monument to Lilla Weneda in Kraków – a monument, designed by Alfred Daun, depicting the figure of Lilla Weneda, standing in the north-western part of the Planty Park in Kraków, in District I of the Old Town.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Lilli Wenedy w Krakowie (PL)

227 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Church of Saint Mark

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St. Mark's Church is a historic Gothic Roman Catholic church located in Krakow, in the First Old Town district at 10 St. Mark's Street, at the corner with Sławkowska Street, in the Old Town.

Wikipedia: Kościół św. Marka w Krakowie (PL), Website

102 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Kościół pw. Świętego Kazimierza Królewicza

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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).

Wikipedia: Church of St. Casimir the Prince, Kraków (EN)

146 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: Palace of Art

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The Palace of Arts – the building of the Society of Friends of Fine Arts in Krakow at 4 Szczepański Square.

Wikipedia: Pałac Sztuki w Krakowie (PL)

128 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: Narodowy Stary Teatr imienia Heleny Modrzejewskiej

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The Helena Modrzejewska National Old Theatre in Kraków is one of the oldest public stages in Poland and a national institution of culture, first opened in 1781. It was named after renowned Shakespearean actress Helena Modrzejewska.

Wikipedia: Helena Modrzejewska National Old Theatre (EN)

122 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 19: Bunkier Sztuki

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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

203 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 20: Teatr Bagatela

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The Bagatela Theatre in Kraków is situated at the junction of Karmelicka Street and Krupniczej Street. The theatre's intimate "new stage" is located on Sarego Józefa Street.

Wikipedia: Bagatela Theatre (EN)

207 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 21: Kościół pw. Świętej Anny

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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.

Wikipedia: Church of St. Anne, Kraków (EN), Website

349 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 22: Main Square

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The Main Square of the Old Town of Kraków, Lesser Poland, is the principal urban space located at the center of the city. It dates back to the 13th century, and at 3.79 ha is sometimes called the largest medieval town square in Europe, but Charles Square in Prague is two times larger. The Project for Public Spaces (PPS) lists the square as the best public space in Europe due to its lively street life, and it was a major factor in the inclusion of Kraków as one of the top off-the-beaten-path destinations in the world in 2016.

Wikipedia: Main Square, Kraków (EN)

340 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 23: Planty Park in Krakow

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Planty Park in Krakow Zygmunt Put Zetpe0202 / CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

Wikipedia: Planty Park (Kraków) (EN)

901 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 24: Grunwald Monument

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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.

Wikipedia: Grunwald Monument (EN)

171 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 25: Kościół pw. Świętego Floriana

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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.

Wikipedia: St. Florian's Church (EN), Website

296 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 26: Kościół pw. Świętego Wincentego à Paulo

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Church of St. Vincent de Paul – a historic, neo-Gothic, conventual Roman Catholic church of the Missionaries of Vincent de Paul, located in Krakow, in the First District of the Old Town at 17–19 St. Philip Street, in the Kleparz district.

Wikipedia: Kościół św. Wincentego à Paulo w Krakowie (PL)

367 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 27: Kościół pw. Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa

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The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a historic Roman Catholic conventual church of the Daughters of Charity located in Kraków, in the First Old Town district at 8 Warszawska Street, in the Kleparz district.

Wikipedia: Kościół Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa w Krakowie (ul. Warszawska) (PL)

621 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 28: Kościół pw. Świętego Franciszka Salezego

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Church of St. Francis de Sales – a historic Roman Catholic church and Visitation Convent located in Kraków, in the Old Town district I at 16 Krowoderska Street, at the corner with Biskupia Street, on the Sand Island.

Wikipedia: Kościół św. Franciszka Salezego w Krakowie (PL)

760 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 29: Park imienia Jalu Kurka

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Jalu Kurka Park – a historic park located in the First Old Town district in Kraków, 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.

Wikipedia: Park Jalu Kurka (PL)

190 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 30: Pałac Tarnowskich

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Pałac Tarnowskich Zygmunt Put Zetpe0202 / CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

Wikipedia: Montelupi Palace (EN)

312 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 31: Muzeum Politechniki Krakowskiej

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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.".

Wikipedia: Muzeum Politechniki Krakowskiej (PL)

784 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 32: Muzeum Armii Krajowej

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The Home Army Museum was created in Kraków, Poland in 2000, to commemorate the struggle for independence by the underground Polish Secret State and its military arm, the Hope Army, 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.

Wikipedia: Home Army Museum (EN)

879 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 33: Park Strzelecki

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Park Strzelecki Zygmunt Put Zetpe0202 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Strzelecki Park – a city park in Kraków, located in the II Grzegórzki district between Lubicz, Bosacka, Topolowa and Zygmunta Augusta streets, on Wesoła Street. The area of the park is 1.41 ha.

Wikipedia: Park Strzelecki w Krakowie (PL)

235 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 34: Pałac Mańkowskich

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The Mańkowski Palace is a historic, neoclassical palace located in Kraków, in the II Grzegórzki district, at 5 Topolowa Street, in Wesoła Street.

Wikipedia: Pałac Mańkowskich w Krakowie (PL)

332 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 35: Kościół pw. Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny

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The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a historic Roman Catholic conventual church of the Discalced Carmelites located in Kraków, in the II Grzegórzki district at 18 Rakowicka Street, in the Warsaw district.

Wikipedia: Kościół Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Krakowie (ul. Rakowicka) (PL)

305 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 36: MuFo Rakowicka

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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

575 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 37: Kaplica Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego

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Kaplica Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego

The Rector's Office of the Church of the Resurrection of the Lord in Kraków is a Roman Catholic rector's office belonging to the Kraków-Kazimierz deanery of the Archdiocese of Kraków at the Rakowicki Cemetery.

Wikipedia: Rektorat kościoła Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego w Krakowie (Cmentarz Rakowicki) (PL)

333 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 38: Pomnik pomordowanych przez UPA

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Pomnik pomordowanych przez UPA Zygmunt Put Zetpe0202 / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Monument to the Victims of the Ukrainian Genocide in Volhynia is a monument located in Krakow at the Rakowicki Cemetery at 26 Rakowicka Street.

Wikipedia: Pomnik ofiar ukraińskiego ludobójstwa na Cmentarzu Rakowickim (PL)

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