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Kraków

3 Days in Kraków

9Stops2UNESCO Sites+26Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumStare Miasto

Main Market Square

St Mary's Basilica and the Cloth Hall on Europe's largest medieval square.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    1 h

    St Mary's Basilica

    UNESCO

    Historic Centre of Kraków

  3. 16:15
    45 min

    Cloth Hall

    UNESCO

    Historic Centre of Kraków

  4. 19:00
    1.5 h

    Pierogi and żurek

    Food

    Kraków restaurants

Good to Know

  • A trumpeter plays from St Mary's tower every hour

Day 2Day TripFullOświęcim

Auschwitz-Birkenau

The memorial and museum, about 90 minutes away.

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Day 3City DayFullWawel

Wawel Castle and Cathedral · Kazimierz

The royal castle and the coronation cathedral. The old Jewish quarter's synagogues, squares and cafés.

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Day Trip · UNESCO

Wieliczka Salt Mine

Chapels and chambers carved from salt, 30 minutes away.

Day Trip · UNESCO

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska

A pilgrimage park of chapels in the hills.

Day Trip

Zakopane and the Tatras

The mountain resort and a cable car into the Tatras.

Half Day

Schindler's Factory

The museum of Kraków under Nazi occupation.

Half Day · UNESCO

Rynek Underground

Medieval Kraków under the market square.

Half Day · UNESCO

Planty and the Barbican

The park ring where the walls stood, and the round gate fort.

When to Go

This version is for May–Aug. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Jul (106 mm), driest Dec (41 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER