Quote: BIRKENAU OR AUSCHWTZ IIWith Auschwitz the Nazis were fine tuning their techniques but in Birkenau they had got this down to almost factory assembly line efficiency. This camp is HUGE and in the snow it really did… Read More

Quote: I have been meaning to write about Wawel Cathedral for a while now but there is so much of it to describe I have put it off knowing that a review would probably read like a long essay so I will try and keep this… Read More

Quote: The oldest building in Krakow's University Campus is Collegium Maius (Great College).The site was purchased in 1400 by King Jagiello. Fragments of the large 14th century limestone kamienica survive on the corner… Read More

Quote: People who read my reviews will probably know that I have a fascination with Jewish areas and Jewish history. I am not Jewish and none of my Polish in-laws are and I am not particularly religious so I don't… Read More

Quote: The heart of Krakow is the Rynek Glowny. At 200m by 200m it is the largest market area of any European city. Its bulk is broken up though by the Cloth Hall (Sukiennice), the porticoed building at its heart. Now… Read More

Quote: The Czartoryski Museum is an eclectic and interesting collection of artwork and curios begun by Princess Isabella Czartoryski in 1800 and continued by her descendants. Originally situated in the Polish town of… Read More

Quote: Downstairs you can get good quality Polish craft items, like slippers (czapki), dolls, crystal, amber jewellery, wooden boxes, painted wooden eggs, and paper art. It is free to go in, but usually you don't come… Read More

Quote: The neo-renaissance building that nearly fills up one side of Kredytowa Street is a building that I never tire of looking at. It's so so elegant and definitely has E Marconi's stamp on it. I love to stand back… Read More

Quote: Old Town Krakow seems anything but old. Rather, it is new and alive – vibrant with color and bustling with activity.The approach to Old Town from the north end (west of the train station) first crosses what used… Read More

Quote: The Rynek Glowny is Krakow’s main marketplace, the biggest medieval market square in Europe. In its day, it must have been a sight, crammed with market stalls and the calls of trade. Dominated by the long,… Read More