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Explore Charming Wesola Krakow, Kleparz Krakow, and Biskupie Krakow
Several settlements developed around Krakow over the centuries. They were linked culturally and economically with Krakow but were independently administered. As there were no specific boundaries between them and land ownership often changed, the settlements north and east of the city walls developed to constitute a complex urban mosaic and included the royal town of…
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Discover the Best Restaurants in Krakow Poland – Your Ultimate Travel Guide
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Discover Szczawnica Poland: Your Ultimate Poland Travel Guide
Szczawnica is a small town with only about 7,500 people on the border with Slovakia. The town owes its reputation as a tourist town to the specific micro-climate surrounding it. The presence of mineral water that has long been produced there also made it known. Szcazwnica has the advantage of its location at the foot…
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Ojcow Castle And Ojcow National Park Poland – Your Ultimate Travel Guide
King Kazimierz the Great built Ojcow (Ojców) Castle, as one of many in the Eagles’ Nests Trail. Like the castle in Pieskowej Skale, the castle in Ojcow was a well-fortified stronghold, which was to secure the trade route. The origins of the castle date back to Ojcow in the second half of the 14th century.…
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Zakopane Poland Travel Guide Amazing Tatra Mountains
Most Polish travel itineraries start in Warsaw and end in Krakow. But venturing 2 hours further south brings you to one of the most beautiful destinations in Europe – Zakopane, which borders the Tatra National Park. We list the best things to do in and around this city. Just a few miles from the Slovak…
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Krynica Zdroj Poland Travel Guide
Krynica Zdroj is in the valley of the Kryniczanka stream, at the foot of the Parkowa mountain (741 meters), between the Sądecki Beskids and the Lower Beskids. The area was the land of the Lemkos, an ethnic group created due to the mixing of people of Polish, Ruthenian, and Wallachian origin. Nikifor’s mother was a Lemko.…
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Explore Charming Krakow Poland: 11 Awesome Must-See Places in Poland
The Wawel Cathedral in Krakow is Poland’s most important sanctuary. Starting with Władysław the Short, the coronation of almost all Polish kings took place here. It’s also the burial place of many distinguished Poles. The first church, a Pre-Romanesque rotunda, appeared on Wawel Hill after establishing the diocese in Krakow in 1000 AD. The later…