Krakow in 3 Days: Old Town, Salt Mine, Pierogi and More, Krakow, Poland
Krakow in 3 days: Old Town, Salt Mine, Pierogi and more is a travel blog post about our three and a half day trip exploring Krakow and its main historical sights as well as its fine food.
鈥淒elicious鈥�, my husband uttered as he swallowed his potato with cream cheese pierogi. I was pleased with my duck & apple pierogi too. We were having dinner in a traditional Polish restaurant near the Main Market square. It was raining but we left our centrally located hotel as soon as we dropped our bags and went out for a short walk. We walked past the Krak贸w Barbican (a fortified gateway, an entrance to the Old Town) and through St. Florian鈥檚 gate (14th cent. Gothic tower) and found ourselves on the beautiful St. Florian鈥檚 street leading up to the Main Market square. There were only a few people around. I guess that was due to bad weather and the fact that it was a Monday evening and not the weekend.
Rynek G艂贸wny (the Main Market Square) is one of the largest medieval squares in Europe. It definitely looks huge! We were both impressed by the square鈥檚 size and the beautiful architecture of the townhouses and the churches around it. The mighty, Renaissance Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) dominates the square. There is also the 70 metres tall Town Hall tower but the actual Town Hall was demolished. You can see the impressive Gothic St. Mary鈥檚 church at the one end of the square too. Since we were quite hungry we didn鈥檛 linger much at the main square but we headed back down Florian鈥檚 street to get something to eat. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
鈥淒elicious鈥�, my husband uttered as he swallowed his potato with cream cheese pierogi. I was pleased with my duck & apple pierogi too. We were having dinner in a traditional Polish restaurant near the Main Market square. It was raining but we left our centrally located hotel as soon as we dropped our bags and went out for a short walk. We walked past the Krak贸w Barbican (a fortified gateway, an entrance to the Old Town) and through St. Florian鈥檚 gate (14th cent. Gothic tower) and found ourselves on the beautiful St. Florian鈥檚 street leading up to the Main Market square. There were only a few people around. I guess that was due to bad weather and the fact that it was a Monday evening and not the weekend.
Rynek G艂贸wny (the Main Market Square) is one of the largest medieval squares in Europe. It definitely looks huge! We were both impressed by the square鈥檚 size and the beautiful architecture of the townhouses and the churches around it. The mighty, Renaissance Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) dominates the square. There is also the 70 metres tall Town Hall tower but the actual Town Hall was demolished. You can see the impressive Gothic St. Mary鈥檚 church at the one end of the square too. Since we were quite hungry we didn鈥檛 linger much at the main square but we headed back down Florian鈥檚 street to get something to eat. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Krakow in 3 Days: Old Town, Salt Mine, Pierogi and More
Guide Location: Poland » Krakow
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Tanja Domijan Blasich
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: Poland » Krakow
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Tanja Domijan Blasich
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Salt Mine
- Main Market square
- Krak贸w Barbican
- St. Florian鈥檚 gate
- St. Florian鈥檚 street
- Cloth Hall
- St. Mary鈥檚 church
- Wawel castle
- Dragon鈥檚 den
- Crown Treasury
- Opera house
- Plac Wolnica
- old Jewish cemetery
- shopping center
- the river
- Schindler鈥檚 Factory Museum
- Castle Hill
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