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DIALLING CODE +48
CURRENC Zloty (PLN)
CURRENC Zloty (PLN)
Poland
KRAKOW
AIRPORT
AIRPORT
A taxi costs about PLN80 to
the city centre.
The 208 goes to Central station
in about 35 minutes, while the
292 goes to the Old Town.
Tickets: PLN2.50
the city centre.
The 208 goes to Central station
in about 35 minutes, while the
292 goes to the Old Town.
Tickets: PLN2.50
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AFTER DARK
RESTAURANTS
LIVE MUSIC
Jaszczurami
(8 Rynek Glowny, tel: 012 292 2203)
This place is technically a student club but
effectively open to everyone, provided you're
dressed to impress. Expect regular gigs under
a glorious gothic vault.
LATE & LIVELY
Caryca
(15 Ulica Wielopole)
A late-night den of iniquity that sees bunches
of locals rounding off an evening's revelry with
a little more drinking. A typical timewarp in a
19th-century townhouse.
Jaszczurami
(8 Rynek Glowny, tel: 012 292 2203)
This place is technically a student club but
effectively open to everyone, provided you're
dressed to impress. Expect regular gigs under
a glorious gothic vault.
LATE & LIVELY
Caryca
(15 Ulica Wielopole)
A late-night den of iniquity that sees bunches
of locals rounding off an evening's revelry with
a little more drinking. A typical timewarp in a
19th-century townhouse.
UP TO €30
Trattoria Mamma Mia
(14 Ulica Karmelicka, tel: 012 430 0492)
If you feel like a change from Polish fodder,
Mamma Mia has gained a reputation for serving
up some of the best pizzas in town.
EXCLUSIVE
Wierzynek
(17 Rynek Glowny, tel: 012 424 9600)
This place may have tourist trap potential,
but if you can't resist dining at Poland's
oldest restaurant, you'll be following in the
footsteps of everyone from Spanish King Juan
Carlos to Kate Moss.
Trattoria Mamma Mia
(14 Ulica Karmelicka, tel: 012 430 0492)
If you feel like a change from Polish fodder,
Mamma Mia has gained a reputation for serving
up some of the best pizzas in town.
EXCLUSIVE
Wierzynek
(17 Rynek Glowny, tel: 012 424 9600)
This place may have tourist trap potential,
but if you can't resist dining at Poland's
oldest restaurant, you'll be following in the
footsteps of everyone from Spanish King Juan
Carlos to Kate Moss.
WEATHER
Winters are long in Krakow
Temperatures begin to
improve in mid or late
March,
but the most beautiful
months to go are from
April to October. Summer
is usually humid.
The most pleasant month
is May, when the mild
climate combine
happily the sunny weather and the absence of precipitation. Best period so is from April to October.
During these high season months, advance booking
is recommended, although available rooms increase constantly. If you are interested in exhibitions and festivals, plan your visit in July, when events abound, as street theater as well as jazz entertainments . If you missed July, do not worry: Krakow timing is among the richest of events in Poland.
TRANSPORT
Most tourist attractions are located in Old Town or shortly from center, so you will not need to use buses or tram, unless your accommodation is not in the suburbs. Krakow is served by bus and tram between 5 and 23. There are some night buses, whose number starts with "6" are until late. The line 208 connects the airport to the Old Town and the railway station. Tickets can be purchased at kiosks and should be stamped on board.
Since there are few parking spaces and much of the Old Town is closed to traffic, the car may be more a hindrance than a benefit. If you arrive by car, the main route access is the A4. In Old Town you can move in only to reach the car parks and Plac Szczepanski Sw Ducha - are the most comfortable.
Winters are long in Krakow
Temperatures begin to
improve in mid or late
March,
but the most beautiful
months to go are from
April to October. Summer
is usually humid.
The most pleasant month
is May, when the mild
climate combine
happily the sunny weather and the absence of precipitation. Best period so is from April to October.
During these high season months, advance booking
is recommended, although available rooms increase constantly. If you are interested in exhibitions and festivals, plan your visit in July, when events abound, as street theater as well as jazz entertainments . If you missed July, do not worry: Krakow timing is among the richest of events in Poland.
TRANSPORT
Most tourist attractions are located in Old Town or shortly from center, so you will not need to use buses or tram, unless your accommodation is not in the suburbs. Krakow is served by bus and tram between 5 and 23. There are some night buses, whose number starts with "6" are until late. The line 208 connects the airport to the Old Town and the railway station. Tickets can be purchased at kiosks and should be stamped on board.
Since there are few parking spaces and much of the Old Town is closed to traffic, the car may be more a hindrance than a benefit. If you arrive by car, the main route access is the A4. In Old Town you can move in only to reach the car parks and Plac Szczepanski Sw Ducha - are the most comfortable.
John Paul II Krakow International Airport - Balice (www.lotnisko-balice.pl) is located 11 km west from downtown and is the second - for bigness (after the Warsaw Okecie) . Also even the biggest of southern Poland. It has two terminals for passengers - domestic and international.
Poland's capital for half a millennium, Krakow has seen and absorbed more history than any other Polish city. Also almost unscathed from II World War and has therefore retained many old buildings of different periods: the only addition made by the twentieth century was the acid rain. The tallest structures are not skyscrapers but the pinnacles of the old churches, however Krakow is not a silent memorial to past events but a lively city with temper.
The old city is compact and delightful surrounded by parks,. On the mains quare market are historic buildings, museums and churches. S. Adalbert is one of the oldest churches, dating from the tenth century. If meet an enthusiastic priest, you could see open graves in the Church of the Franciscans. One of the best museums is the Czartoryski Museum, which houses a remarkable collection of European art, as well as armors and Asian handicrafts. Krakow was the city of Oskar Schindler and there are guided tours that reconstruct its history and show some of the places where it was filmed the famous Spielberg movie Schindler's List.
The old city is compact and delightful surrounded by parks,. On the mains quare market are historic buildings, museums and churches. S. Adalbert is one of the oldest churches, dating from the tenth century. If meet an enthusiastic priest, you could see open graves in the Church of the Franciscans. One of the best museums is the Czartoryski Museum, which houses a remarkable collection of European art, as well as armors and Asian handicrafts. Krakow was the city of Oskar Schindler and there are guided tours that reconstruct its history and show some of the places where it was filmed the famous Spielberg movie Schindler's List.