General information about the most magnificent of Kraków’s churches — the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known as St. Mary’s Basilica — can be found on…

“What a horse is, everyone can see,” wrote the 18thcentury encyclopedist Fr. Benedykt Chmielowski under the entry “horse.” The same could be said about Kraków’s St. Mary’s Basilica. Anyone who…

Recently we reflected on the globally unique urban planning of Nowa Huta; today, let’s look at another remarkable aspect – Nowohuta design. Nowa Huta – the devil is in the…

Recently, I wrote a few words about how Nowa Huta came to be and what myths surrounded its beginnings. Continuing this story about Nowa Huta, I’d like to highlight what…

Den letzten Eintrag des Jahres 2025 widme ich selbstverständlich meinem Lieblingsstadtteil Krakaus – Nowa Huta. Über diesen erstaunlichen Teil der Stadt habe ich bereits im Frühjahr dieses Jahres geschrieben (LINK),…

I will naturally dedicate my last entry of 2025 to my favourite district of Kraków – Nowa Huta. I have already written about this remarkable part of the city in…

Due to the interest sparked by photos and a short post about Kraków’s nativity scenes, I decided to devote a broader, “festive” entry to them. According to tradition, the Jewish…

In recent posts we talked about food and drink. Today we stay in a similar theme, though not only that. Today we immerse ourselves in Kraków’s festive atmosphere. For those…

Recently I wrote at length about where in the city of kings one can eat well, so today’s entry naturally focuses on places where you can have a drink. This…

I have an aunt whose husband always jokes that whenever I talk to her, “the Gajewskis only talk about food.” So let it be that way. I’ve written many times…