Things to do in Kraków

Kraków was Poland's royal capital for centuries, and its old town escaped serious damage in the Second World War. The vast Main Square with its Cloth Hall and the twin towers of St Mary's Basilica, the royal castle and cathedral on Wawel Hill and the old Jewish quarter of Kazimierz are all close together.

The city is also where many visitors come to understand the history of the war and the Holocaust. Oskar Schindler's former enamel factory is now a museum of the city under occupation, and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial is about an hour and a half away by road.