2024 Christmas in Krakow

What’s going on this Christmas in Krakow? Here’s a list of events! Christmas Markets and Events 2024 Please remember if you are looking for something to do over the holidays you can always sign up for a Krakow Explorers Walking Tour– we will be running our normal schedule even on holiday days.  Main Christmas Market…

A Chart of the Best in Krakow

Over at Krakow Explorers Walking Tours we’ve been working on a chart of all our favorite things in Krakow– and wanted to make sure it is also available to you here! Have a category you think should be added? Just send me an email at emilysguidetokrakow@gmail.com The Best Restaurants for Polish Food: • Kuchina u…

The Wawel Royal Gardens

This might be one of the most underrated parts of the Wawel Castle complex to visit. It’s tucked behind the renaissance style courtyard, so you may not even realize it’s there. But if you’ve got the time, a quick walk through isn’t a bad idea. And it will provide some wonderful photo opportunities if you…

The New Pools at Zakrzowek (and how to avoid the line)!

You may have seen photos of the beautiful new pools at Zakrzowek- or you may have seen the headlines being shared all over Facebook in click-bait articles reading- “Local Cracovians wait 5+ hours in line to use new pools!” Well, we’re here to explain the new pools; the updated rules for the 2024 Summer Season,…

Frequently Asked Questions About Krakow

If you know Emily from Facebook in the local Krakow groups- then you know me! I’ve been working on this website off and on for a decade now; and I just realized today that I am answering the same questions over and over again in the local Krakow Facebook groups- but I don’t have them…

Weird Krakow: The Footprint of Queen Jadwiga

Looking for weird, quirky, or unusual things to do in Krakow? Add this one to your list for sure! Just a few minutes walk from the Main Market Square, down the street called Karmelicka, you will find a Carmelite Monastery, and on the corner where Karmelicka Street meets Garbarska Street, you will see an iron…

The Wisława Szymborska Park

If you had walked down Karmelicka Street in Krakow just a couple of years ago, you would have noticed an ugly car park just past the intersection with Rajska Street. But, thanks to the citizens of Krakow, and their votes for what to do with the Citizens’ Budget the parking lot has been replaced with…

Visiting Schindler’s Factory Museum in Krakow

It’s important to realize that the factory is not really about Oskar Schindler or the Enamel Factory. It’s a full look through what living in Krakow was like when the Nazis were occupying the city during World War II.  The permanent exhibit at Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory is titled, Krakow Under the Nazi Occupation 1939-1945…

The Goose of Krakow

Why are there so many geese in Krakow? What is up with everyone buying and selling stuffed geese toys in Krakow? Is the city known for a famous goose?! The short answer- no. Sure, Krakow has pigeons, and Dzok the most loyal dog to live, and of course Smok the dragon, but this time the…

The Krakow Easter Market

For 2024 the Krakow Easter Market is open from March 21st to April 1st from 10am to 9pm and we’ve put together a collection of photos of what you will find! The Krakow Easter Market is open! And you’ve got a little less than 2 weeks to head over to the Main Market Square for…

Polish Traditions: 6 Krakowian Legends

Legends run rampant through Krakow’s Old Town- and we invite you to get acquainted with them below. If you would like even more insight into these legends, and the truth behind many of them, come on a walking tour of the Old Town with me! My friends and I give tours of the Old Town,…