| Page Views: 1,653 Last Visit to Krakow: - | Krakow, Poland (Cracow) by al_mary - last update: Dec 27, 2006 |
**** NOTE **** We Returned Home On November 22, 2006 After 2 Weeks In Poland. Pictures & Tips To Be Posted Over The Coming Weeks Check Back For Some Great Street Scenes ....
We had a great time in Krakow, and we have already decided that we will return to this great city for another visit.
Krakow is a city wrapped in legend, where time flows differently, and where every moment becomes a moment of history.
For centuries Krakow was the capital of Poland, the seat of kings, drawing great scholars and artists from the whole world.
It is their talents and imagination we must thank for the city's rich legacy of unique historical relics, which reflect the most important trends in European culture.
The renaissance Royal Castle at Wawel, the gothic St Mary's Basilica, the historical trade pavilions of the Cloth Hall, the former separate Jewish city of Kazimierz, and even the Nowa Huta district, absorbed by Krakow together with its socialist-realist, industrial architecture, are all places which make a visit to Krakow extremely worthwhile.
Although the city no longer plays such an important administrative role, for many people, thanks to its rich history, Krakow nevertheless represents a synthesis of all things Polish, connecting tradition with modernity. In the special atmosphere of the beautiful and mysterious streets of the Old Town and Kazimierz you will find everything you need to allow you to escape from everyday life.
Galleries full of exhibitions, cafes, pubs and restaurants: all of this is an integral part of any visit to Krakow ......
Source: krakow.pl
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|  | Salt Mine of Wieliczka & Eating Out A World - Class Attraction "The Salt Mine of Wieliczka"
One traveled Frenchman observed in the 18th century that Krakow's Wieliczka salt mine was no less magnificent than the Egyptian pyramids.
Millions of visitors, the crowned heads and such celebrities as Goethe and Sarah Bemhardt among them, have appeared to share his enthusiasm when exploring the subterranean world of labyrinthine passages, giant caverns, underground lakes and chapels with sculptures in the crystalline salt and rich ornamentation carved in the salt rock.
They have also marveled at the ingenuity of the ancient mining equipment in the Wieliczka salt mine.
And the unique acoustics of the place have made hearing music here an exceptional experience.
The Wieliczka Salt Mine, nowadays practically on the southeast outskirts of Krakow, has been worked for 900 years. It used to be one of the world's biggest and most profitable industrial establishments when common salt was commercially a medieval equivalent of today's oil.
Always a magnet, since the mid-18th century Krakow's Wieliczka salt mine has become increasingly a tourist attraction in the first place.
Today visitors walk underground for about 2,000 m in the oldest part of the salt mine and see its subterranean museum, which takes three hours or so.
Nine centuries of mining in Wieliczka produced a total of some 200 kilometers of passages as well as 2,040 caverns of varied size. The tourist route starts 64 m deep and ends 135 m below the earth surface, where the world's biggest museum of mining is located with the unique centuries-old equipment among its exhibits.
Still below, some 210 m deep, there is a sanatorium for those suffering from asthma and allergy.
Occasionally concerts and other events take place in the Wieliczka mine’s biggest chambers.
UNESCO has entered the Wieliczka Salt Mine in its World Heritage Register ......
Check Out Our Many Pictures Of The Salt Mine Under "Things To Do Tips"
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"Eating Out In Warsaw"
We have posted the places where we ate, and what we had, along with our pictures and recommendations ....
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Auschwitz & Birkenau All over the world, Auschwitz has become a symbol of terror, genocide, and the Holocaust.
It was established by the Nazis in the suburbs of the city of Oswiecim which, like other parts of Poland, was occupied by the Germans during the Second World War.
The name of the city of Oswiecim was changed to Auschwitz, which became the name of the camp as well. June 14, 1940, when the first transport of Polish political prisoner deportees arrived in Auschwitz, is regarded as the date when it began to function.
A July 2, 1947 act of the Polish parliament established the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum on the grounds of the two extant parts of the camp .... Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau
The site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979.
Source: auschwitz.org.pl
Check Out Our Many Pictures Of Auschwitz-Birkenau Under "Things To Do Tips"
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ZiOOlek Tue Feb 20, 2007 09:41 UTC I haven't seen Polskie Smaki restaurant in Krakow. Huh, seems to be a great place.:-) Best regards. | matcrazy1 Tue Dec 26, 2006 09:59 UTC I am so glad you enjoyed your visit to Krakow, welcome back, please :-))) A lot of fantastic photographs! Haha, good tips on post office and calls. | call_me_rhia Sat Dec 2, 2006 21:59 UTC the flat tip is precious. thanks a lot. | Pawtuxet Sat Nov 25, 2006 00:50 UTC Hope you'll add to your page soon. Please notify me when you are finished. |
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