City
of kings
Poland's capital for five hundred years. Today a city best explored on foot, with the key to your own door in the Old Town.
Everything
within reach
Our three townhouses stand within the medieval city plan, inscribed on the very first UNESCO list in 1978. From each of them the Main Square is a few minutes away, and Wawel and the river an easy stroll.
Below are the places we recommend most often. The distances are not guesses: we measured the walking routes along the streets from the door of each of our buildings.
On the first
UNESCO list
The Old Town was among the first twelve sites in the world to be inscribed.
All our addresses lie within the listed area. You step out of your apartment straight into history.
The Main
Square
One of the largest medieval squares in Europe.
The Cloth Hall, St. Mary's Basilica and the bugle call from its tower every hour.
Surrounded
by green
The Planty, a ring of parkland where the city walls once stood.
A morning run or an evening stroll around the Old Town starts a few minutes from your door.
A capital
of taste
European Capital of Gastronomic Culture.
An obwarzanek from a cart on the Square, dinner in a Gothic cellar, coffee in Kazimierz.
Along the
Royal Route
The path of royal coronation processions, from the Barbican to Wawel. It passes all three of our townhouses.
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1
6 min480 m from Jana No. 2
Barbican
A Gothic outpost in front of St. Florian's Gate, one of the best preserved in Europe.
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2
5 min400 m from Jana No. 2
St. Florian's Gate
The only surviving gate of the old city walls and the start of the Royal Route, with an open-air painting gallery on the walls.
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3
3 min210 m from Jana No. 2
St. Mary's Basilica
The Gothic basilica with the Veit Stoss altarpiece, the largest Gothic altarpiece in Europe. The bugle call sounds from its tower every hour.
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4
1 min110 m from Jana No. 2
Cloth Hall
The Renaissance market hall at the heart of the Square. Amber and craft stalls downstairs, a gallery of 19th-century Polish art upstairs.
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5
2 min160 m from Grodzka Corner
Church of Sts Peter & Paul
Kraków's first Baroque building, with twelve apostle statues in front of its façade on Grodzka Street.
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6
3 min250 m from Grodzka Corner
Kanonicza Street
The most picturesque lane in the Old Town, leading straight to Wawel. Karol Wojtyła once lived here.
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7
9 min650 m from Grodzka Corner
Wawel Castle
The Royal Castle and Cathedral above the Vistula, where Polish kings were crowned and buried.
Map of
our favourite places
Choose the address you are staying at. The list sorts itself from the closest places, with distance and walking time.
Walking routes measured along the streets (OpenStreetMap). Times at an easy strolling pace.
From the airport
and station
Kraków-Balice
The train from the terminal to the Main Station takes about 20 minutes; a taxi to the Old Town about 30 minutes.
Easiest: book a transfer together with your apartment. The driver waits with a name sign in arrivals.
Kraków Main Station
A walk through the Planty, wheeled suitcase in tow. Measured walking routes:
- Main Square 2919 min · 1.4 km
- Jana No. 216 min · 1.2 km
- Grodzka Corner23 min · 1.7 km
Old Town zone
The Old Town is a restricted traffic zone and our townhouses have no private parking. We recommend public car parks outside the Planty and a short walk to the apartment.
The day before arrival we send your door codes and detailed directions.
