It is not a simple task to describe the unique character of Krakow to those who still have not had the opportunity to visit this city. This uniqueness is primarily due to the rare cultural heritage embodied in the city's wall. Here, in the year 1000 a Roman Catholic bishopric was founded. Here royal castle was built on the Wawel Hill, becoming the coronation and burial place of kings, as Krakow was the capital of Poland from the 11th - 17th century. Here in 1364, the Krakow Academy was established, the first Polish university (today renamed the Jagiellonian University).
The city image has changed during the past centuries. In the Middle Ages Krakow was safe, rich fortified city surrounded by walls with 55 towers (fragments of the city fortification have been preserved to this day). During the Renaissance, Krakow became the centre of new ideas and culture that attracted the most outstanding humanists, writers, architects and musicians. Even a few later, while the city was going through economic decline during the period of Modernism, the whole of the Polish artistic elite found the safe haven. City life focused around the Market Square, the second largest in Europe after St. Mark's Square in Venice.
This is a 4 bedroom country house set in just over 1 hectare of land located on the edge of the Ojcowski National Park, 16 km west of Krakow in the direction of Olkusz in the village of Wierzchowie. The property is very quietly located on a hilltop with spectacular views of the Wierzchowska limestone cliff to the front and woodland and the distant Tatra mountains to the rear. more info...
Wooden Chalet in near to beautiful Gorczański National Park. more info...
This apartment is located on the 1st floor of a traditional town house in the Old Town, in the foot of the Wawel Castle, between the Main Market Square and the fashionable Jewish quarter - Kazimierz.
Krakow lies in a region of temperate climate. Weather changes are frequent due to the friction of humid air masses arriving from the Atlantic Ocean and dry, continental masses of air incoming from the East. The average annual temperature fluctuates between 6° to 10° C. July is the warmest month and January the coldest. Western winds, conducive to rain fall, blow during Summer, whereas during Winter there are predominantly eastern winds, decreasing the amount of precipitation.
The Krakow international airport at Balice, just 15 kilometres from the city centre, has direct flights to many foreign airports, for instance: Paris, London, Zurich, Frankfurt am Main, Vienna, Rome, Tel Aviv, New York, Chicago. The city is an important railway junction with a regular and reliable train network linking Krakow with other cities both national and international. It is also possible to come to Krakow by coach or car. The city is linked to the main Polish and European roads and thus the access is very easy.
It is impossible to describe or even list all the tourist attractions in Krakow, but, each tourist will discover his own "magical" Krakow. While some will follow the footsteps of Nicholas Copernicus, others will be interested in sites linked with John Paul II. Some will be fascinated by the world-wide unique underground corridors of the Wieliczka salt mine and others will wander round the Kazimierz Jewish district. Many will stand enchanted in front of the Wit Stwosz altar.
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