Lonely Planet Pocket Krakow: Top Sights, Local Experiences (Pocket Guide)

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Update for the 2017 season in Zakopane: Looks like the ice maze in Zakopane and castle have both been re-built for this year as well! That said, the Christmas market here in December is popular and worth spending a day at if you visit in the winter. With many things in Krakow there is both a legend and a truth associated with a tradition and the Krakow trumpeter is no exception! Head into its lower level to Rynek Underground for an imaginative multimedia museum that takes you back to medieval Krakow through reconstructed market stalls. For the best introduction to Krakow’s favourite street food, the pizza-like zapiekanka, queue up at the stalls in the old meat market in Plac Nowy in Kazimierz.

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The museum has a vast collection of historic scientific instruments and artifacts, including maps, globes, tools, paintings, and more. Auschwitz-Birkenau is the site of a former concentration camp used by the Nazis during World War II. I don't see where there is a Rick Steves Krakow guide book, so I bought a DK Eyewitness Travel book, which I don't find that interesting. You can’t be in a rush, and you won’t have much choice as they literally only have a handful of options here. My girlfriend loves hiking and has brought me along on smaller trips around the Tatras (I’ve yet to throw myself into ice-climbing, but I will get there eventually — right now I am just trying to keep up).It is Poland’s oldest stone church and is approximately 1000 years old and is where merchants travelling across Europe would go to worship. The holiday is aptly named, as just about everything you are supposed to eat on that day is deep fried, sugary, and delicious! Throughout the Jewish district of Kazimierz you will find seven synagogue, each one having its own charm, with some giving Classical Music or Film concerts, and others displaying exhibits of interesting history. Built in a Romanesque style, it isn’t just one of the oldest churches in Kraków, but one of the oldest and best preserved buildings within the entire city.