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Table of Contents Krakws Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1 Gregory Wrona/Apa Publications Rynek Gwny The medieval market square is Krakws lively heart.
Top Attraction #2 Corrie Wingate/Apa Publications National Museum Where the best in Polish fine art, decorative arts and arms and armour can be seen.
Top Attraction #2 Corrie Wingate/Apa Publications National Museum Where the best in Polish fine art, decorative arts and arms and armour can be seen.
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Top Attraction #3 Gregory Wrona/Apa Publications Wawel Ruling from its castle and cathedral, kings made this the centre of power in Poland for centuries. For more information, .
Top Attraction #4 Gregory Wrona/Apa Publications The Planty A restful ring of parkland surrounding the busy Old Town. For more information, .
Top Attraction #5 Gregory Wrona/Apa Publications St Marys Basilica This medieval church is impressive inside and out.
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Top Attraction #6 Corrie Wingate/Apa Publications Kazimierz This cutting-edge district also offers a wealth of Jewish heritage. For more information, .
Top Attraction #7 Shutterstock Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCAK) See the best of Polish and international contemporary art in this stylish modern cultural centre. For more information, .
Top Attraction #8 Corrie Wingate/Apa Publications Lords Ark Church In the Communist showcase of Nowa Huta, this remarkable edifice stands apart as a monument to the Poles fervent Catholic faith.
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Top Attraction #9 Corrie Wingate/Apa Publications Auschwitz Confront the face of evil at its two death camps. For more information, .
Top Attraction #10 zbieg2001/Fotolia Tarnw A perfectly preserved Galician gem. For more information, .
A Perfect Day In Krakw
9.00am Breakfast Start the day with breakfast at one of the numerous cafs in Rynek Gwny.
Look out for the carved animals lizards, eagles, rams, even a rhinoceros that give the merchant houses their names. The hourly Hejna bugle call from the highest tower of St Marys Basilica is your signal to get up and go.
10.00am Royal Route Walk north up ul. Floriaska to the gate through which the kings of Poland entered the city to be crowned at Wawel. Leave behind the medieval Barbican and ul. w.
Jana, to wander south through the leafy Planty.
11.00am Back to college At Koci w. Anny, cut back into the city streets. At 11am in the courtyard of Collegium Maius, the ancient clock chimes the university tune (also 9am, 1pm, 3pm and 5pm).
11.30am St Marys Basilica Back across the Rynek, peek inside the cathedral, to see the magnificent 15th-century altar carved by the Master of Nuremberg Wit Stwosz.