UNESCO old town and Europe's memory. Here is when to go, what a day costs on site and what to see, then Okela composes your itinerary hour by hour.

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When to visit Krakow

Best months: May, June, July, August and September.

What to see in Krakow

1. Rynek Główny & Halle aux Draps
   This is one of the largest medieval squares in Europe and the beating heart of Kraków, with street musicians, flower sellers and café terraces that stay busy well into the evening.
2. Château du Wawel
   On its hill above the Vistula, Wawel gathers a thousand years of Polish history: a royal residence, a place of coronation and burial, and later a national symbol.
3. Kazimierz
   Kazimierz is where Kraków's Jewish history can still be read in the streets, the synagogues and the old cemetery, inside a lively, bohemian neighbourhood.
4. Basilique Sainte-Marie
   On one side of the Main Market Square, this Gothic brick basilica with its two uneven towers watches over Kraków's whole old town.
5. Musée Schindler
   Housed in the former administrative building of Oskar Schindler's enamel factory, this museum is mostly about Kraków under German occupation from 1939 to 1945, not only about Schindler himself.
6. Mines de sel de Wieliczka
   Beneath the small town of Wieliczka, centuries of mining have left an underground world of galleries, lakes and chapels carved entirely from salt.
7. Pod Aniołami
   Set in vaulted cellars, some of them dating back to the 13th century, this restaurant on Grodzka Street feels like stepping down into old Kraków.
8. Starka
   Starka is a small restaurant in Kazimierz, set in an old townhouse on Józefa street, a short walk from Plac Nowy.

A sample itinerary for Krakow, three days

Composed by Okela from the places in its database, with times. Yours takes your dates, pace and group into account.

Budget

Expect about €83 per person per day on site (accommodation, meals, transport and visits), depending on the comfort you choose. Okela shows the price of every step of your itinerary.

My Krakow itinerary, hour by hour

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