Poland travel guides

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Krakow Golf Cart Tours: The Four Routes, Compared

Four electric cart routes cover the Old Town, Kazimierz, the ghetto in Podgorze and Schindler's Factory. Here is what each one includes, how long it takes and what it costs per person at the summer promotion rate.

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Best Castles in Poland

From the Teutonic fortress at Malbork to the royal seats at Wawel and Warsaw, the Polish castles most worth your time.

Itinerary

3 Days in Krakow

A practical three-day plan for Krakow, pairing the Old Town and Wawel with Kazimierz and one strong day trip.

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Things to Do in Krakow

The sights, neighbourhoods and day trips that make Krakow worth several days, ranked by how essential each one is.

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How to Pronounce Krakow, and Why It Looks Like That

The final letter is a v sound, not a w, and the accent on the o is doing real work.

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Is Krakow Worth Visiting? An Honest Assessment

Krakow is worth it for most people, and the reasons it disappoints the rest are predictable enough to check in advance.

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Was Krakow the Capital of Poland? The Short History

Krakow lost the court but kept the coronations, which is why it still feels like a capital that is pretending otherwise.

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What Is Krakow Famous For? Nine Things That Made It

Krakow is famous for one thing above all: it is the Polish city the Second World War did not flatten.

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What Is Open in Krakow on Sundays and Mondays

Two days of the week behave differently here, and a short trip that ignores them loses a morning.

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Wieliczka Salt Mine: Stairs, Booking and What to Bring

The mine tells you the numbers in advance, and the numbers are the reason some people should think twice.

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Krakow at Easter: Markets, Closures and Wet Monday

Easter is the one weekend when a city that never seems to close does exactly that, and almost nobody warns visitors first.

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Krakow Christmas Market: Dates, Location and What to Bring

The market fills the largest medieval square in Europe, which is the whole reason it works.