I’ve already written about sightseeing in Kraków with a dog, but today I want to tell you about an extraordinary, four legged story commemorated in the city of kings with its…

Nach dem großen Erdbeben, das Krakau und die Umgebung im 15. Jahrhundert heimsuchte, stürzte das Gewölbe der Marienkirche ein und begrub den alten Hochaltar unter seinen Trümmern. Wie auch heute…

After the great earthquake that struck Kraków and its surroundings in the 15th century, the vault of St. Mary’s Basilica collapsed, burying the old high altar under the rubble. As…

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…