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Dating from 1257, the Central Market Square was one of the
largest squares in Medieval Europe, and remains the social heart of
Krakow today. Surrounded by historic buildings, museums...
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Overlooking the city is Wawel, a hill topped with the
fascinating architectural complex that includes Wawel Castle and
beside it, the gothic Wawel Cathedral. It was here that the Polish
kings of...
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Once a separate town and now an inner suburb of Krakow, the
Kazimierz quarter was the centre of Jewish religion, culture and
learning, and the home of the city's large Jewish population before
the...
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The Salt Mine at Wieliczka is a unique underground complex that
has been in continuous use since its construction in the Middle
Ages, and is now a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Monument....
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The Auschwitz concentration camp is actually made up of three
camps - Auschwitz I, Auschwitz II-Birkenau and Auschwitz III.
Together the complex forms the largest cemetery in the world,
preserved...
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Situated in the heart of Kazimierz, the Jewish Quarter of
Krakow, the Galicia Jewish Museum houses a permanent photographic
exhibition, "Traces of Memory". The exhibition documents the
history of...
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A visit to the Piwnica pod Baranami ('Cellar Under the Rams') -
a Parisian-style cabaret house located in Krakow's Old Town
district - is the shortest route tourists can take to experiencing
the...
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While most tourists to Poland stick to the cities, and content
themselves on the wonderful cultural sights that can be experienced
in the Old Town areas of Warsaw and Krakow, a trip into the...
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