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A Two-Hour Walk around Planty

The Planty green belt in Krakow has replaced the city’s
medieval fortifications, built between the late 13th and
15th centuries. They were demolished early in the 19th
century and the small stretch of wall by Floriańska Street is
the only fragment to have survived. The gardens of Planty
were landscaped to include a network of radiating lanes
and beautiful vistas. In the second half of the 19th century
the well-kept Planty became a popular venue for socializing.
After a period of regeneration the Planty now features period
fencing, benches and street lamps.

Wawel to the University down 20 m (65 ft) to a little
The walk begins by the Coat square where, hidden behind One of many fountains in the
of Arms Gate at Wawel. Walk trees, is a statue made in 1884 Planty gardens B A S Z T O W A
downhill and cross the street of Grażyna and Litawor 3, 8
to enter the so-called Wawel two characters from a poem 7 Pl Pl P anty ty t
gardens. The Gothic Revival by Adam Mickiewicz.
Seminary building will be on From this statue, take a right PIJARSKA
your right, and a sculpture turn to return to the main J . D U N A J E W S K I E G O S Ł AWKO W S KA
depicting an owl can be seen lane. You will notice the REFORMACKA
on your left 1. buildings of the Franciscan
Continue down through Church (see pp86–7) and 6 ŚW. MARKA
PL.AC
the park some 40 m (130 ft) the Episcopal Palace ty t SZCZEPAPAP ŃSKI ŚW. TOMASZA
towards a little square deco- (see p106). Go straight Planty SZCZEPA AŃSKA
P P
K
rated with a statue of the ahead and cross KA
renowned translator of French Franciszkańska Street SZEWSKA Ś W. J A N A
literature into Polish, Tadeusz to enter the K KA
Boy-Żeleński, carved by University Gardens. P O D W A L E
Edward Krzak 2. Turn right Walk down the ŚW. ANNY JAGIELLOŃSKA
and after some 50 m (165 ft) main lane along MARKET
SQUARE
you will reach the wall the wall of the
enclosing the gardens of the Episcopal Palace, 5
Archaeological Museum (see passing by the end
p85). Mounted in the wall are of Wiślna Street. GOŁĘBIA
small plaques, overrun with Some 150 m (492 ft) 4 W I Ś L N A
greenery, commemorating further down, by OLSZEWSKIEGO
the contributions made by Jagiellońska Street, is an B RA C KA
the honorary Committee 18th-century statue of G RO D Z K A
for the Renovation of the Virgin Mary of Grace FRANCISZKAŃSKA
Krakow’s Monuments. 4, which originally was in
Carry straight on and the graveyard of the Church
cross Poselska Street. of St Mary. After another
Those interested in 40 m (130 ft), you
archaeology may may choose to 3 POSELSKA
turn right to visit the rest, looking at the SENACKA
museum. On the Kościuszko Mound P
Pl
other side of the which can be seen S T R A S Z E W S K I E G O Planty
t
ty
street is a plinth through Józefa KANONICZA
indicating the site Piłsudskiego Street 2
of one of many in the distance. Then G RO D Z K A
medieval towers carry on, passing by
that formed part the façade of the 1
of the defence wall. Collegium Novum, PODZAMCZE
The outline of the the main university
wall is marked building. An oak ŚW. IDZIEGO
by sandstones planted in 1918,
which you can see known as the Oak
positioned along the of Liberty, can be seen 0 metres 300
lanes. Take a sharp 1 Owl (1964) by Owl (1964) by Owl in front of the college.
left turn and walk Bronisław Chromy A red-brick paved 0 yards 300