Krakow is an historically significant and beautiful city. Its Old Town has been is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

The city is set on a rocky point overlooking the Vistula River. The Royal Castle of Wawel by the river also towers over the Old Town, and was the site of Polish Royalty until the beginning of the 17^th c. In Wawel Cathedral Polish kings were crowned and their remains are buried in its vaults.

The old town itself is surrounded by parkland and is quite compact.  The heart of Kraków is Rynek Glowny, the Main Square, with its historical monuments, numerous cafés, the sound of the bugle call from Mariacki Church and the music of street musicians. It is Europes largest Medieval market place.

The Sukiennice, or Cloth Hall, dominates the square. It was built in the sixteenth century and remains a trading centre for stalls selling silver, folk art and souvenirs.

It is possible to view the city from The Ratusz (City Hall Tower) is what remains of the old Gothic Town Hall, that was demolished in the 1820’s

The Wierzynek Restaurant, dating back to 1364 is the oldest, continuously operating restaurant in Europe.

Other attractions in the area include the original city walls, the Barbican fortress and the Florian Gate. Once the main entry point to the city, the gate is now the site of a flourishing open art show. In addition, the Kazimierz district, one of the principal centers of Jewish religion, culture and learning since the 15th centry, now boasts a large complex of partly restored historical architecture.

But Krakow is also a modern city - the third largest in Poland.

Another possible excursion from Krakow is to Wieliczka, close to a salt mine considered to be among the wonders of the world and on the UNESCO World Heritage since 1978.

The tourist route is on three levels of the mine and covers two and a half miles of corridors, 20 chambers carved in salt, at a depth of 200 to 400 feet. St. Kinga's Chapel is a breathtaking place - a church where everything is made of salt - crystal chandeliers, altars, sculptures and floor paving carved in the layer of salt.

Krakow is well served by budget airlines.

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Aushwitz 

From Krakow you can visit Auswitz.

Started in 1940 as a concentration camp for Polish political prisoners, Auschwitz became the centre for extermination of European Jews in 1942. During 1940-1945, the Nazis killed about 1,500,000 here, mainly Jews, but also Poles, Gypsies, Russians POWs and others.

Tours begin with a 15-minute documentary film, then a guide shows you the exhibitions in some of the surviving prison blocks, the gas chamber, and the crematorium.

After a short break, we can continue to Birkenau, where we go up the watchtower above the entrance gate to see the view of this largest of all Nazi extermination camps.