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| Historic buildings on Wawel Hill |
On my Poland trip in December 2004 and January 2005 I stayed 4 days in Krakow; including a daytrip to the ski resort Zakopane in the High Tatras. Krakow is situated at the Vistula River (Wisla) and has a population of 750.000 inhabitants.
The city seems to become one of the top tourist destinations in Central and Eastern Europe. Most sights can be found in and around the well preserved Old Town, which is now on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Besides the delights of the Old Town, I visited the grey suburb Nowa Huta. The entirely planned social-realist city is a good reminder of Krakow's communist past.
On New Years Day I attended the traditional friendly football match between Cracovia's first and second team. Cracovia is Poland's oldest football club.
"Anywhere is walking distance, if you've got the time."
--- Steven Wright ---
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| Pros: | "Wonderful well preserved old town." | | Cons: | "It gets dark quite early in winter." | | In A Nutshell: | "The Polish tourist gem." |
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Myfanwe Mon Nov 9, 2009 07:35 UTC
Hi Holger, Thanks for visiting my Manchester page - it's a great place isn't it? I loved reading your Krakov tips, a great start for my Euromeet research :-) | johngayton Tue Oct 6, 2009 22:56 UTC
Yep, local football match next time! They (the communists) almost got it right in Nova Huta didn't they? Nice page. Cheers, John. | starship Wed Aug 19, 2009 18:26 UTC
A wonderful page with lots of very helpful information! Great photos also make it very special. If I get to attend the 2010 VT Euromeet, I will use the info. from this page! Sylvia | Pawtuxet Tue Aug 11, 2009 14:24 UTC
Back again for your most recent additions. Your photography of the castle buildings is sterling! |
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