Day trips in the proximity of Krakow.
Krakow is Poland's tourist Mecca, and also a gateway to
many other must-see sites in the region (and beyond).
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The site of the Nazi notorious Auschwitz death camp is an
hour’s drive from Krakow. Between June 1941 and January 1945
about one million men, women and children perished in the
three Auschwitz concentration camps–i.e. Auschwitz proper,
Birkenau and Monowitz–and their more than forty sub-camps.
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With its mere 21.5 sq. km it may be the smallest of
Poland’s twenty national parks, but the Ojcow National Park
ranks among the most attractive recreational areas in
Europe, and it is just a 15 minutes’ drive–i.e. 24
km–northwest of Krakow.
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Eagle-nest Castles is a legend-shrouded chain of
medieval strongholds picturesquely elevated over the utterly
scenic landscape graced with profusion of fancy limestone
rocks, gorges, cavities, etc. Eagle Nests’ Route that
connects several of the most interesting castles and ruins
starts in Krakow and has its end in Czestochowa.
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Alps-like Tatra Mountains, or the
Tatras (Polish Tatry), is the highest range of the
Carpathian Mountains. Two hour’s drive from Krakow one finds
stunning views and pristine nature as well as the best
skiing in winter and hiking, rock climbing, cave
exploration, cycling, paragliding, etc. through the rest of
the year. And Zakopane, Poland is Europe's most popular mountain
resort north of the Alps.
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The holiest place of Poland and one
of the world’s most important destinations for pilgrims.
Every year several million pilgrims–commoners as well as
celebrities–come here to pray before the miraculous picture
of Our Lady of Czestochowa. The faithful has believed for
ages that St. Luke the Evangelist himself painted the divine
icon on a tabletop from the Holy Family’s house.
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UNESCO's World Heritage Site. 400-year-old vast complex of 42
churches and chapels of all shapes and sizes in addition to
the central basilica and the Franciscan monastery is biggest
such compound in Europe.
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As Poland's capital city,
Warsaw boasts an array of National culture institutions–The
National Opera, The National Theater, The National Library,
etc–and vies with Krakow for cultural preeminence. There are
also admirable restaurants and vigorous nightlife.
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The birthplace of Saint
Pope John Paul II is situated some fifty kilometers
southwest of Krakow and just twenty kilometers from the
famous sanctuary of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska. The little city
in the foothills of Beskidy mountains attracts many of
visitors, mostly from Poland.
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The Wooden Architecture Route links 237 sites in the
Malopolska
province known for ancient timber buildings such as
churches, manor houses, cottages, granaries, etc. In 2003
four of them have been entered in the UNESCO List of the
World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Those four are village
churches in Sekowa, Binarowa, Lipnica Murowana and Debno
Podhalanskie.
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Six of Poland's national parks are
situated in the Krakow region.
Two of them, the Tatra Mountains National Park and the Babia
Gora National Park, have been listed as World
Biosphere Reserves by the UNESCO.
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Selected operators providing Krakow tours and day trips.
Any following information has been provided by respective
organizations on their sole responsibility
Krakowbooking
When deciding to travel to Krakow, it is worth
remembering that, apart from the incredible attractions
located in the area of the City of Kings, in its close
vicinity there are also other important places enjoying
great popularity among both Polish and foreign tourists.
Amongst the places that cannot be omitted there is Wieliczka
Salt Mine which is one of the oldest salt mines in the world
and the Auschwitz-Birkenau German Nazi Concentration Camp in
Oswiecim which is a symbol of death and the place of the
world's largest extermination of the Jewish population
during World War II. With the Krakowbooking you can go on a
short trip and visit these unique and exceptional places
that are visited by vast numbers of tourists every year and
are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Visit Wieliczka Salt Mine.
See Auschwitz-Birkenau.
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