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HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

This Eyewitness Travel Guide is intended the main sights with maps, photographs
to help you make the most of your stay and illustrations. It recommends short
in Krakow. It provides detailed practical excursions out of Krakow and offers
information and expert recommendations. three walks around the city. Information
Intr
Intr
Introducing Krakow tells you about the oducing Krakow tells you about the oducing Krakow about hotels, restaurants, shops and
geographical location of the city, markets as well as cafés, bars, enter­
establishes Krakow in its historical context tainment and sport can be found in
and describes events that take place Travellers’ Needs. The Survival Guide
throughout the year. Krakow at a Glance has advice on everything, including
is an overview of the city’s attractions. using your mobile phone, getting
Krakow Area by Area guides you through around on public transport and
the city’s sightseeing areas and describes obtaining medical assistance.

Krakow Area by Area
Krakow has been divided into six colour-coded numbered and located on an Area Map. The Street-
b b
sightseeing areas. Each area begins with a short by-Street map that follows focuses on the most y-Street map that follows focuses on the most y-Street
portrait, which sums up the area’s character interesting part of the area. Finding your way
and history, and a list of key sights. Sights are around is made simple by the numbering system.
Each area has colour-coded
KR AK OW AREA B Y AREA  143
thumb tabs.
PIASEK AND NOWY ŚWIAT
Piasek, known as Garbary until the jurisdiction. All these settlements were
19th century, is located west of the Old integrated by the Austrian authorities.
Quarter. Its development was hindered By the end of the 19th century Piasek
in the past by frequent invasions and (Sand) and Nowy Świat (New World) Area Map
a lack of fortifications to prevent them. began to flourish; wealthy residents
A number of settlements with indepen­ moved in, drawn by the pleasant and
dent jurisdictions were located between tranquil atmosphere away from the noisy 1For ease of reference, sights in each
Garbary and Wawel. They included Groble, town centre. As a result, some of the best
Smoleńsko, Wielkorządowa, Wygoda, residential architecture can be found
Retoryka and Rybaki, as well as Nowy here. It is mostly eclectic in style, dating area are located and numbered on
Świat which remained under Krakow’s from the start of the 20th century.
Sights at a Glance Restaurants see p195 the Area Map. Sights of particular
1 Biała Róża
Historic Monuments 2 CK Browar
and Buildings 3 Dynia Resto-Bar
1 Philharmonic Hall 4 Green Way
2 Former Museum of Industry 5 Mamma Mia interest are listed together: churches,
and Technology
6 House of the Singing Frog 6 Międzymiastowa 0 metres 200
7 The Olive
7 Europeum 8 Pod Norenami 0 yards 200
8 Małopolska Garden of Arts 9 Smakołyki museums and galleries, streets and
t Wyspiański Monument 10 Someplace Else
u School of Chemistry 11 Veganic
i Jagiellonian Library 12 Zielona Kuchnia 100m
o Academy of Mines STEFANA BATOREGO Ł O B Z O W S K A squares, historic buildings, parks
and Metallurgy, Main Building
s Spider House P . P . P MICHAŁOWSKIEGO PIASEK
Museums and Galleries CZARNOWIEJSKA and monuments.
0 Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum K A R M E L I C K A G A R B A R S K A
q The Józef Czapski Pavilion R A J S K A
e Józef Mehoffer House Museum DOLNYCH MŁYNÓW J. DUNAJEWSKIEGO
y National Museum in Krakow, AL. ADAMA MICKIEWICZA
Main Building pp150–51 C Z Y S T A SZUJSKIEGO
Churches SKARBOWA K R U P N I C Z A
3 Church of the Felician Nuns K R U P N I C Z A
4 Church of the Merciful God N. S T U D E N C K A Stars indicate the sights that
9 Church of the Sisters of the G A
Sacred Heart of Jesus LORETAŃSKA
w Capuchin Church CYBULSKIEGO R N C A R S K A SIKORSKIEGO PL. WŁ. JABŁONOWSKICH
d Carmelite Church WENECJA no visitors should miss.
Historic Streets
5 Retoryka Street MARSZ. JÓZEFA PIŁSUDSKIEGO P O D W A L E
p Avenue of Three Poets
a Karmelicka Street
Open Space S M O L E Ń S K
r Błonia Fields NOWY ŚWIAT
Z W I E R Z Y N I E C K A TARŁOWSKA
FELICJANEK
PL. F. S T R A S Z E W S K I E G O
R ETORY K A
J. KOSSAKA
AL . Z . K R ASI ŃS KI E GO
PLAC NA
GROBLACH
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P O W I Ś L E
PODZ A AMCZE Z Z
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lined densely with
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esoła Quarter, originally a small settlement ter, originally a small settlement
maps 1 & 5 most beautiful
icholas
icholas, ,
For keys to symbols see back flap
The statue of St Barbara on the roof of the Academy of Mines and Metallurgy dev developed along the old route to Mogiła, eloped along the old route to Mogiła, 3 .. Jesuit Church streets in Krakow. klepAepAep rz AND
wesoŁA,
which is today Kopernika treet (ulica Mikołaja oday Kopernika treet (ulica Mikołaja This is one of the olD quArter biskupie
most interesting
which is t
Kopernika). its skyline was dominated by examples of modern
churches, monasteries and suburban residences ecclesiastical
of the nobility, set in well-kept gardens. in the architecture. locator Map
19th century a number of university buildings, see street Finder maps 1 & 3
A locator map shows mostly hospitals belonging to the Medical 5 Church of the Discalced Belonging to the Jagiellonian University,
6 Astronomical Observatory
school, were built here. some of these buildings
Carmelite Nuns
display interesting architectural forms.
with its elegant architecture and location
The Baroque façade, one of the
next to the Botanical Gardens, this
where you are in relation to most beautiful in Krakow, is Classical villa than a university building.
worth seeing.
observatory looks more like a Neo-
the surrounding area.
2 . Society of Physicians S t r z e l e C K A K O P e r N I K A
The metal balusters were
A suggested route takes you through designed by Stanisław Ś N I A D e C K I C h
Wyspiański in the Art
Nouveau style, featuring
the most interesting streets in the area. sinuous floral ornaments. r A D z I w I ł ł O w S K A
K O P e r N I K A
7 Jagiellonian University
Botanical Gardens
Street-by-Street Map Exotic and local flora make
the gardens a favourite
place for days out.
2This gives a bird’s-eye view of Key Suggested route
the heart of each sightseeing A medieval stone
area described in the guide. pillar to the dead 1 Church of St Nicholas 4 Church of the
by the Church of
St Nicholas is unique.
Immaculate Conception
It was originally located For centuries this church was of the Virgin Mary 0 metres 50
in the courtyard of a landmark of the settlement The entrance to the Baroque 0 yards 50
St Valentine’s Hospital which developed along the interior is through this
in Kleparz. Krakow-Mogiła route. monumental portal.