The Old Town's core is its Main Market Square, where stunning medieval architecture rub elbows with cafes, shops and nightclubs. You'll also find several hotels in this historic neighborhood ...

The Main Market Square (or Rynek Glówny ... Day Trip: Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka Salt Mine from Krakow (3879 reviews) Krakow to Auschwitz Birkenau Guided Tour with Transfer and Ticket ...

Giant wooden barrels filled with grzaniec are ubiquitous at Krakow’s Christmas market, held from the end of November until Dec. 26 in the Rynek — the sprawling medieval square that is the ...

As you enter, look to your left – above the steps are what locals refer to as the bones of “Smok Wawelski”, the Wawel dragon, believed to live under the castle before Krakow was founded ...

And he took out his microphone. BRIAN MANN, BYLINE: It's late afternoon when I come to the central Market Square in Krakow. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: (Singing in Polish). MANN: A woman sings on a ...

who occupied the castle on Wawel Hill overlooking Krakow’s market square and the Vistula river. Legend has it that in its early days, the city was plagued by a dragon who devoured livestock and ...