Page 14 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Krakow

12  INTRODUCING KR AK OW

2 Days in Krakow

• Stroll around the buzzing
Market Square
• Admire the tombs of
Poland’s kings in Wawel
Cathedral
• Explore the mixed Jewish-
Christian heritage of the
Kazimierz Quarter

Day 1
Morning Start with a circuit Krakow’s Market Square, with St Adalbert’s Church to the left
of the Market Square (pp92–3)
before exploring the covered with its churches of Corpus strolling up Floriańska Street
stalls of the Renaissance Cloth Christi (p125) and St Catherine (pp116–17) towards the
Hall (pp104–5). Join the crowds (p128). In the evening, stay Barbican (p116), pausing to
milling around at the foot of in Kazimierz to enjoy the admire the 19th-century
the Mickiewicz Statue (p93), numerous cafés and bars paintings and furnishings at
then head for the sumptuously of this bohemian quarter. the Matejko House (p116).
decorated Church of St Mary From here, walk west the
(pp94–7). Try to arrive by 3 Days in Krakow Planty (pp170–71) towards
11:50am to observe the ritual Szczepański Square.
unveiling of Veit Stoss’s High
Altar (pp96–7). • Step back into Krakow’s Afternoon Delve into Krakow’s
Middle Ages with a visit to artistic heritage with a visit
Afternoon Walk south through the Rynek Underground to the ornate Palace of Art
the Okół district along Grodzka • Tour the former royal (p107) and the nearby Bunker
Street (p80) to Wawel Hill apartments of Wawel of Art (p107). Walk south
(pp60–75), site of Wawel Royal Castle through the atmospheric
Cathedral (pp66–71) and • Spend a day at the University quarter to the
Wawel Royal Castle (pp72–3). Auschwitz-Birkenau Collegium Maius (pp108–9)
Admire the stunning views memorial museum and the Baroque splendour of
from the ramparts before taking the Church of St Anne (pp110–
the spiral steps down to the 11). Finish at the Franciscan
Dragon’s Lair cave (p65). Finish Day 1 Church (pp88–9), famous for its
the day with a stroll on the Morning Soak in the sights of beautiful Art Nouveau frescoes
Vistula riverbank just below. the Market Square (pp92–3), by Stanisław Wyspiański.
including the subterranean
Day 2 history museum Rynek Day 2
Morning Explore the multi- Underground (p99). Enjoy the Morning Devote a few hours
cultural past of the Kazimierz rich interior of the Church of to Wawel Hill (pp60–75).
Quarter (pp120–29) with a St Mary (pp94–7) before Explore the royal tombs in
stroll around its atmospheric Wawel Cathedral (pp66–71)
streets and piazzas, notably before choosing to see at least
the former market square of one of the many museum
Szeroka Street (pp122–3). Visit collections located in Wawel
the Old Synagogue (p124) Royal Castle (pp72–3).
and the Remu’h Synagogue
(p124) for an evocative taste Afternoon Take a stroll around
of Jewish Krakow, then stop the former Jewish quarter of
at one of the area’s many Kazimierz (pp120–29), calling
restaurants for lunch. in at renovated synagogues
such as the Tempel (p124), the
Afternoon Cross the footbridge Isaak’s (p124) and the Remu’h
at the end of Mostowa Street (p124). Walk through the
to reach Schindler’s Factory Remu’h Cemetery (pp124–5)
(p158), now a moving museum and the New Jewish Cemetery
recalling the fate of many (p125), filled with reminders of
Krakovians during World War II. Kazimierz’s rich Jewish past. If
Head back northwards via the The statue of Apollo topping the façade time allows, cross the river and
western half of Kazimierz, of the Palace of Art visit Schindler’s Factory (p158).