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    Berlitz Pocket Guide Krakow (Travel Guide eBook)
    Berlitz Pocket Guide Krakow (Travel Guide eBook)
    Berlitz Pocket Guide Krakow (Travel Guide eBook)
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    Berlitz Pocket Guide Krakow (Travel Guide eBook)

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    Berlitz Pocket Guides: iconic style, a bestselling brand, this is the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to Krakow, and now comes with a bi-lingual dictionary. Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide with new bi-lingual dictionary is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in Krakow, from top attractions like the National Museum and Wawel Castle, to hidden gems including the quirky Pharmacy Museum and the Tempel Synagogue. This will save you time and enhance your exploration of this fascinating city. -Compact, concise, and packed with essential information, this is an iconic on-the-move companion when you're exploring Krakow. - Covers Top Ten Attractions, including the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCAK), St Mary's Basilica, Auschwitz, Kazimierz Jewish quarter and Tarnow, and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions - Nifty new bi-lingual dictionary section makes this the perfect portable package for short trip travellers
    Includes an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture - Handy colour maps on the inside cover flaps will help you find your way around - Essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around - Inspirational colour photography throughout - Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsight Guides
    Release dateNov 1, 2018
    ISBN9781785731648
    Berlitz Pocket Guide Krakow (Travel Guide eBook)

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      Berlitz Pocket Guide Krakow (Travel Guide eBook) - Berlitz Publishing

      How To Use This E-Book

      Getting Around the e-Book

      This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Kraków, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

      The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Kraków, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

      In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

      Maps

      All key attractions and sights in Kraków are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

      Images

      You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Kraków. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

      About Berlitz Pocket Guides

      The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.

      Our wide-ranging travel products – printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks – offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever you’re going – whether it’s on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip – we offer the ideal guide for your needs.

      Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money – these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.

      © 2018 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

      Table of Contents

      Kraków’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Top Attraction #2

      Top Attraction #3

      Top Attraction #4

      Top Attraction #5

      Top Attraction #6

      Top Attraction #7

      Top Attraction #8

      Top Attraction #9

      Top Attraction #10

      A Perfect Day In Kraków

      Introduction

      Old Town Treasures

      Cultural Capital

      Ways to Unwind

      Beyond the Town Centre

      A Brief History

      Settlers and Invaders

      The Golden Age

      An Elected Monarch

      Poland’s Decline

      Rebirth and Disaster

      The Postwar Years

      Today’s Kraków

      Historical Landmarks

      Where To Go

      The Old Town: Rynek Główny

      St Mary’s Basilica

      Cloth Hall

      Town Hall Tower

      Other Sights in the Rynek

      Around the Edges

      The Old Town: Around The Rynek

      Around the Barbican and Ul. Floriańska

      Czartoryski Museum

      The Palace of Fine Art and the Feliks Jasieński Szołayski House

      Jagiellonian University

      Basilica of St Francis and Dominican Church

      South along Ul. Grodzka

      Sts. Peter and Paul’s Church

      Ul. Kanonicza

      Wawel

      The Cathedral

      Castle Highlights

      By the River Wisła

      Kazimierz

      Jewish Kazimierz

      Around Ul. Szeroka

      Plac Nowy

      New Jewish Cemetery

      Two Museums

      Catholic Kazimierz

      Podgórze

      Ghetto Heroes’ Square

      Schindler’s Kraków

      Płaszów Concentration Camp

      Nowa Huta

      Socialist-Realist Sights

      Lord’s Ark Church

      Outlying Sights

      To the East

      Botanical Garden

      Polish Aviation Museum

      To the West

      National Museum

      Kraków Zoo

      Excursions

      Wieliczka Salt Mines

      Auschwitz

      Tarnów

      Rynek and the Old Town

      Jewish Tarnów

      Other Highlights

      The Tatras

      Zakopane

      What To Do

      Entertainment

      Theatre

      Classical and Opera

      Cinema

      Nightlife

      Bars

      Clubs

      Shopping

      Speciality Shopping

      Markets and Malls

      Sports and Activities

      Festivals

      Children’s Kraków

      Calendar of Events

      Eating Out

      Restaurants

      When to Eat

      Meat, Fish and Vegetarian Options

      An A–Z of Dishes

      Local Specialities

      Sweets

      What to Drink

      Reading the Menu

      To Help You Order...

      Menu Reader

      Restaurants

      Old Town

      Kazimierz

      West of the Old Town

      East of the Old Town

      Nowa Huta

      Tarnów

      Zakopane

      A–Z Travel Tips

      A

      Accommodation

      Airport (see also Getting There)

      B

      Bicycle Hire

      Budgeting For Your Trip

      C

      Car Hire (see also Driving)

      Climate

      Clothing

      Consulates

      Crime And Safety (see also Police)

      D

      Disabled Travellers

      Driving (see also Car Hire)

      E

      Electricity

      Emergencies (see also Police)

      G

      Getting There (see also Airport)

      Guides And Tours

      H

      Health And Medical Care

      L

      Language

      LGBTQ Travellers

      M

      Maps

      Media

      Money

      O

      Opening Times

      P

      Police (see also Crime and Safety and Emergencies)

      Post Offices

      Public Holidays

      R

      Religion

      T

      Telephones

      Time Differences

      Tipping

      Toilets

      Tourist Information

      Transport

      V

      Visas And Entry Requirements

      W

      Websites And Internet Access

      Y

      Youth Hostels

      Recommended Hotels

      Old Town

      Kazimierz

      West of the Old Town

      East of the Old Town

      Nowa Huta

      Tarnów

      Zakopane

      Dictionary

      English–Polish

      Polish–English

      Kraków’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Gregory Wrona/Apa Publications

      Rynek Główny

      The medieval market square is Kraków’s lively heart. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #2

      Corrie Wingate/Apa Publications

      National Museum

      Where the best in Polish fine art, decorative arts and arms and armour can be seen. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #3

      Gregory Wrona/Apa Publications

      Wawel

      Ruling from its castle and cathedral, kings made this the centre of power in Poland for centuries. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #4

      Gregory Wrona/Apa Publications

      The Planty

      A restful ring of parkland surrounding the busy Old Town. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #5

      Gregory Wrona/Apa Publications

      St Mary’s Basilica

      This medieval church is impressive inside and out. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #6

      Corrie Wingate/Apa Publications

      Kazimierz

      This cutting-edge district also offers a wealth of Jewish heritage. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #7

      Shutterstock

      Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCAK)

      See the best of Polish and international contemporary art in this stylish modern cultural centre. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #8

      Corrie Wingate/Apa Publications

      Lord’s Ark Church

      In the Communist showcase of Nowa Huta, this remarkable edifice stands apart as a monument to the Poles’ fervent Catholic faith. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #9

      Corrie Wingate/Apa Publications

      Auschwitz

      Confront the face of evil at its two death camps. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #10

      zbieg2001/Fotolia

      Tarnów

      A perfectly preserved Galician gem. For more information, click here.

      A Perfect Day In Kraków

      9.00am

      Breakfast

      Start the day with breakfast at one of the numerous cafés in Rynek Główny. Look out for the carved animals – lizards, eagles, rams, even a rhinoceros – that give the merchant houses their names. The hourly Hejnał bugle call from the highest tower of St Mary’s Basilica is your signal to get up and go.

      10.00am

      Royal Route

      Walk north up ul. Floriańska to the gate through which the kings of Poland entered the city to be crowned at Wawel. Leave behind the medieval Barbican and ul. św. Jana, to wander south through the leafy Planty.

      11.00am

      Back to college

      At Kościół św. Anny, cut back into the city streets. At 11am in the courtyard of Collegium Maius, the ancient clock chimes the university tune (also 9am, 1pm, 3pm and 5pm).

      11.30am

      St Mary’s Basilica

      Back across the Rynek, peek inside the cathedral, to see the magnificent 15th-century altar carved by the ‘Master of Nuremberg’ Wit Stwosz.

      Noon

      Cloth Hall

      Enjoy retail relief at the Sukiennice, otherwise known as the Cloth Hall, Kraków’s main trading place since medieval times. Today it is as good a place as any to find amber jewellery, leather goods and traditional embroidery.

      1.00pm

      Lunch

      The streets to the west of Rynek Głowny are crammed with a fantastic array of eateries to suit all pockets. Locals throng to Chimera Salad Bar, located in a cheerful cellar off ul. św. Anny.

      2.00pm

      Apostle alley

      Crossing the Rynek past the tiny, ancient St Adalbert’s church, rejoin the Royal Route on ul. Grodzka. At the line of apostles flanking the church of SS Peter and Paul, detour into ul. Kanonicza, Kraków’s oldest and most beautifully preserved street.

      3.00pm

      Wawel’s glory

      It would take all day to see all the treasures on show at the castle and cathedral, but don’t forget to climb the cathedral tower to touch the clapper of the huge 16th-century Zygmunt Bell – your wish will come true, so the story goes. Say goodbye to Wawel at the fire-breathing dragon statue which guards his cave on the riverbank.

      7.00pm

      Wild violins

      Stroll down to ul. Szeroka, once the centre of Jewish Kazimierz. Book a table at Klezmer Hois or one of the other traditional restaurants around the square for an evening of Jewish food and lively klezmer music.

      10.30pm

      Cool nightlife

      If the food and music has revived you, make for Plac Nowy, centre of Kazimierz nightlife, begin barhopping with a drink at Alchemia on the corner of ul. Estery, and continue for as long as your energy and wallet allow.

      Introduction

      Kraków is considerably more than just cabbages and kings. Poland’s magnificent cultural capital and ancient seat of royalty has been mesmerising visitors since the founding of the bishopric of Kraków on Wawel Hill in AD 1000. Located in the deep south of Poland, an hour or so north of the spectacular Tatra Mountains and just 100km (62 miles) from the Slovakian border, Kraków has a perfectly preserved Unesco-listed Old Town, an extraordinary Jewish heritage, bars and clubs in abundance and arguably the best selection of museums and galleries in the country. With attractions like these, it’s not hard to see why the city plays host to almost 10 million visitors a year.

      KrakowCard

      While visiting Kraków is hardly expensive, the KrakowCard (www.krakowcard.com) is still a good deal. Valid for two days (100zł) or three (120zł), it gives free access to museums as well as unlimited travel on public transport. It’s available online at www.krakowcard.com and can be collected at the DiscoverCracow tourist information points at ul. Św. Jana 2, ul. Rynek Glowny 30, ul. Św. Józefa 7, pl. Szczepański 8 and at the airport.

      Facades on Kanonicza Street

      Corrie Wingate/Apa Publications

      Old Town Treasures

      Poland’s second city, with just over 760,000 inhabitants, Kraków is one of the main urban areas in the Małopolska (Little Poland) region. At its centre is the only old town in a major Polish city to have escaped complete destruction during World War II. The Old Town’s vast market square (Rynek Główny) – the largest in Europe when it was laid out in the Middle Ages – has a dazzling

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