The Chest of Historical Sights: Krakow Day Trip from Ostrava
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 1 day
See the wealth of Krakow with our guide who shows you the historical wonders of city like no other! Walking through the streets we explore Rynek Główny including the former town fortification and premises of the Jagiellonian University. We walk along the river under the royal Wawel castle where we confront the notorious dragon to find out about a legend connected to dragon's bones hanging at the entrance to the Royal Basilica. Finally we trace the steps of Jew community in a Kazimierz quarter.
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See the wealth of Krakow with our guide who shows you the historical wonders of city like no other! Walking through the streets we explore Rynek Główny including the former town fortification and premises of the Jagiellonian University. We walk along the river under the royal Wawel castle where we confront the notorious dragon to find out about a legend connected to dragon's bones hanging at the entrance to the Royal Basilica. Finally we trace the steps of Jew community in a Kazimierz quarter.Florian street leads us to the Barbican, the original gothic fortified gate. We pass the Czartoryski Museumwhere Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece ''Lady with an ermin'' is displayed. During our stroll to Rynek Główny, we stop to taste the local speciality - obwarzanek (pretzel). Then the diversity of the main square Rynek Główny hits us. The square pulses with life the whole day as it offers a lot of typical restaurants, cafés and beer-gardens for get-together with friends. It is surrounded by beautiful town houses. In the middle of the square there is a lavishly decorated building Sukiennice. This market hall offers infinite number of goods, from souvenirs to gold, silver and, the most typical, amber jewellery. We cannot leave out a visit to St. Mary's Churchwhere the true gem of Krakow can be found - a gothic wooden altar. The 15th century altar is associated with an unsettled history.
Before the charming historical streets takes us to a gentle slope to visit the Wawel Castle and the Royal Basilica where the most prominent Polish figures are buried, we have a lunch in one of the local restaurant. We cannot miss the Sigismund Bell which is said to guard the city from all evil forces. One more legend awaits us as confront a dragon breathing fire.
The rest of the tour we spend in a historical Jewish district Kazimierz. In 1993, Stephen Spilberg shot his film Schindler's List largely in here and this drew international attention to the district. Our guide introduces you to its fascinating history before we pay a visit to on of its most interesting expositions - the Schindler's Factory.
Before the charming historical streets takes us to a gentle slope to visit the Wawel Castle and the Royal Basilica where the most prominent Polish figures are buried, we have a lunch in one of the local restaurant. We cannot miss the Sigismund Bell which is said to guard the city from all evil forces. One more legend awaits us as confront a dragon breathing fire.
The rest of the tour we spend in a historical Jewish district Kazimierz. In 1993, Stephen Spilberg shot his film Schindler's List largely in here and this drew international attention to the district. Our guide introduces you to its fascinating history before we pay a visit to on of its most interesting expositions - the Schindler's Factory.
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