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Auchwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camps

It was a network of German Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps. This place showcases all the atrocities during the nazi regime. You can reach here in an hour from Krakow. It will take 3-4 hours to have a look at the whole camp, though it is well organised and one can feel the pain and sentiments that many polish people and jews experienced. This is a must visit for historians.

Kazimierz is a Jewish district with old buildings and great food joints, which are also open till late at night. Kazimierz is one of the major tourist attractions of Krakow and an important center of cultural life where the whole district was placed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. The first such case in the world.It has a christian and a jewish part where market square with a town hall, Gothic St Catherine's church and Gothich Corpus Christi church comes under christian part and High Synagogue, Izaak Synagogue and Kupah Synagogue comes under Jewish part. Read More

Main Market Square Krakow is situated at the heart of Krakow's old town. The main square is a rectangular space surrounded by historic townhouses and churches. It is the best place to indulge in nightlife, and it is also the main venue for public events, festivals and fairs. The center of the square is dominated by the Cloth Hall. This is the most happening place in Krakow with underground bars and ofcourse some amazing parties, though it is very scenic during the day and has a classic European old styled look. It is the main location of many public events and festivities like Festival of Military Bands and Juwenalia Student Festival. The Project for Public Spaces (PPS) listed the square as the best public space in Europe due to its lively street life. Read More

Polish Aviation Museumconsists of some ancient aircraft, of which 22 are scarce. The museum also has an extensive aviation library. It is located at Krakow Lotnictwa Polskiego Airport, which is no longer functional. It is located at Krakow Lotnictwa Polskiego Airport, which is no longer functional. It is a large museum of old aircraft and aircraft engines in Krakow,Poland. The museum opened in 1964 after the airfield was closed in 1963 and this airfield is one of the oldest in the world. Read More

The Cloth Hall is located at the heart of main square and is one of the city's most recognisable structures. It was the major center of international trade once and the hall was the source of a variety of exotic imports from the east- spices,silk and leather whereas Krakow itself exported textiles, lead and salt from the Wieliczka Salt Mine.

Wieliczka Salt Mine is the world's oldest salt mine in operation. Located in Southern Poland, it is just 10 kilometers away from Old town square. You can easily complete the tour in 3 hours. In these 3 hours, you will get to see beautiful lakes, a chapel and many sculptures made up of salt. Wieliczka salt mine produced table salt continously until 2007, and was one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. One can easily reach here by bus or train. Read More

The most historically and culturally important site in Poland is the Wavel Castle. This place is located on a hill beside the Vistula river. It offers a magnificent view of the city and the castle is decorated very beuatifuly from the inside. For centuries, kings of Poland have resided here and is now one of the countryÍs premier art museums. It is separated into five sections, each section requiring a different ticket, valid for a specific time of the day only . The castle is closed on Christian festivals. Read More