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…

A month ago, on August 26th, we celebrated International Dog Day. Many of us have a four-legged companion at home. And while traveling with a cat usually means isolating it…

Everyone has heard of—and many have seen with their own eyes—Kraków’s Old Town with its Barbican, Florian Gate, the vast Market Square, and the majestic castle towering over the city….

Can you explore Kraków in two days? You can definitely see quite a bit and soak in the atmosphere of this extraordinary place. What’s the most fascinating part of the…

Nowa Huta was designed as a model socialist city, built from scratch in 1949 for workers of the Lenin Steelworks (now ArcelorMittal). Its urban layout was meant to reflect the…

For every Pole, Kraków is the most important city – and in Kraków, there’s hardly a place more significant than the Wawel Hill, towering above the city. On this hill,…