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Quote: The State Museum in Oswiecim. Doesn't sound too sinister, does it? But use the German name for the city - Auschwitz - and it doesn't sound quite so cozy. It conjures up images of terror, unspeakable cruelty,… 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
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Quote: Alchemia's location by the main square in Kazimierz was always bound to attract a fair amount of tourists even if that perhaps wasn't their main intention. A cosy cavern of a pub, Alchemia plays center stage to… Read More