The city of Kraków, which is situated on the banks of the Vistula River, was, for five centuries, the capital city of Poland, and has accumulated a quarter of Poland’s total number of museum artifacts. A visit to Kraków is a meeting with the most glorious era in Polish history. Kraków’s Old Town, along with Wawel Castle and the city’s Kazimierz district were placed on the first World Heritage List, created by the UNESCO in 1978. At that time, such prestigious recognition had been awarded to 12 of the world’s most famous heritage sites only, including the Egyptian pyramids and the Great Wall of China. Today, the list contains above 900 sites worldwide.
We express our gratitude for information and photos of the city of Kraków to the Tourism Marketing Department of Municipality of Kraków ("A Guide to Kraków").
