Krakow is easily explored on foot and offers many architectural delights such as churches, museums and palaces.

Main landmarks of Krakow are:

• The Royal Way
• The Wawel Royal Castle
• The Royal Cathedral
• The Market Square
• The Basilica of St Virgin Mary
• Cloth Hall
• The Barbican
• Jewish District.

Sights worth visiting outside Krakow include:

Wieliczka Salt Mine

If you wish to explore more of the local area it is worth visiting the

900 – year old Salt Mine in the nearby town of Wieliczka. The Wieliczka Salt Mine is on the UNESCO World Heritage Register.

For further details please refer to site:
www.worldheritagesite.org/sites/wieliczka.html

Auschwitz Concentration Camp

Take an excursion to Auschwitz, where the site of the largest Nazi concentration camp in Poland has been preserved as a memorial to the vast numbers of Jews and political prisoners who died here between 1940 and 1945. Auschwitz Concentration Camp is on the UNESCO World Heritage Register

For further details please refer to site:
www.worldheritagesite.org/sites/auschwitz.html

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Krakow and in the close proximity include:

• The Old Town of Krakow
• Wieliczka Salt Mine
• Auschwitz Concentration Camp
• Calvary Sanctuary in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska

For further information please see the following site:
www.worldheritagesite.org