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Traditional dishes
What does Krakow taste like? Take a virtual walk through the European Capital of Gastronomic Culture of 2019!
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Cafes
Krakow is a city with a truly Mediterranean café culture. It’s best to experience this culture for yourself – and choose a good stop on your city walking tour!
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Traditional fairs
From the Old Kleparz to the Parsley Market, Krakow’s markets are no less colorful and diverse than in southern Europe. And they are an important part of the city’s heritage!
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The Future of the Past. How Krakow celebrates 45th anniversary of its inscription on the World Heritage List?
by Krzysztof Żwirski
25.08.2023
The 45th anniversary of Kraków being listed as one of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites is the perfect opportunity to look back at how far our city has travelled since 1978. It also allows us to answer the question whether present-day Kraków is as ambitiously self-aware as it was almost half a century ago.
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“Black Art” – 550 years of printing in Poland
by Krzysztof Żwirski
13.07.2023
In 1844, while moving one of the bookcases in the Jagiellonian Library, an inconspicuous sheet of paper slipped to the ground. Densely printed on one side in Gothic characters, it turned out to be the oldest known print in Poland.
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A city re-written, or The Krakow Modernism Route
by Krzysztof Żwirski
27.06.2023
“A Guide to the Architecture of 20th Century Krakow” can be understood as an invitation to discover “our own” Krakow. The one outside the tourist brochures, where the daily life of its inhabitants actually takes place.
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Conservation of the Veit Stoss Altarpiece with Europa Nostra Award 2023!
by Kraków Heritage team
13.06.2023
The European Commission and Europa Nostra today announced the winners of the European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award 2023. This year, 30 exceptional heritage achievements from a total of 21 countries were honoured with this highest European award. This year’s laureates in the Conservation category include the Veit Stoss Altarpiece at St Mary’s Basilica in Krakow.
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Through Krakow to Central Europe
by Krzysztof Żwirski
28.03.2023
There is much more than a geographical fact hidden in the simple observation that Krakow is a similar distance from Warsaw as it is from three other Central European capitals – Vienna, Budapest and Bratislava.
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Turning to the local
by Krzysztof Żwirski
28.03.2023
Could the antique-book shop in the old pharmacy on Zwierzyniec be a place as worthy of mention in guidebooks as the nearby Talowski townhouses, or the annual indulgence at Emaus?
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No, this is not all there is to say about Krakow. Heritage is an open-ended collection – it’s up to us to fill it with meaning!
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