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1. Wieliczka Salt Mine

Visit Wieliczka Salt Mine and stand beneath the glittering chandeliers in the Chapel of St. Kinga. You might imagine you are in one of Europe’s great cathedrals. The fact that you are underground and almost all the reliefs, statues and chandeliers are made from salt makes the spectacle even more impressive. Explore the saline labyrinth further to discover an underground lake, numerous carvings and a museum tracking the 700-year history of the mine.
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Wieliczka Salt Mine featuring heritage elements

2. Oskar Schindler Factory

Oskar Schindler’s Factory is a moving museum in central Krakow that is dedicated to communicating the plight of Jewish families during the Holocaust. Listen to radio excerpts announcing Nazi propaganda and imagine how it must have felt to be one of the Jewish workers in Oskar Schindler’s Factory in wartime Krakow. Read extracts from letters and diaries. Photographs and reconstructed scenes of daily life help to paint a vivid picture of what life would have been like for many families in Poland.
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Gain an insight into what it was like to live in wartime Krakow in the factory made famous by the Hollywood movie Schindler’s List.

3. ICE Krakow Congress Centre

ICE Kraków Congress Centre is a multipurpose complex for business, cultural and entertainment events. With 395,250 square feet (36,720 square meters) of space, the convention center can host a range of activities for large audience numbers. The name ICE is an acronym of International Conferences and Entertainment. Attend an event here and make use of state-of-the-art facilities set within a spectacular contemporary building.
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Krakow featuring modern architecture

4. Jewish Cemetery

There are more than 10,000 tombstones in the New Jewish cemetery. It was established in 1800 and has served as the resting place for notable rabbis, artists and politicians since then. Wander among the headstones and see memorials dedicated to the families that lost their lives during the Holocaust.
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Jewish Cemetery which includes a cemetery

5. Polish Aviation Museum

Study the design of some of the 20th century’s early aircraft and browse memorabilia at the Polish Aviation Museum. See photographs and old uniforms of the pilots that have served in Poland’s air force over the last century. Children can pretend they are flying airplanes themselves in the interactive area. A well-stocked library and a cinema holding regular screenings add to the museum’s appeal.
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Polish Aviation Museum

6. Planty Park

The Planty gardens run in a ring around Krakow’s Old Town (Stare Miasto). The 30 gardens that make up the park are filled with statues, fountains, brightly colored flowerbeds and well-kept lawns. Use the peaceful surroundings as a base to explore some of the Old Town’s most famous sights. Stop on one of Planty’s many benches to admire the red brick facade of the university or peek over the walls at the gardens of the Dominican Monastery.
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Planty Park featuring a park as well as a small group of people

7. Galicia Jewish Museum

The Galicia Jewish Museum features revealing photographs of Jewish cultural sights, Holocaust locations and modern interpretations of what it means to be Jewish in Krakow. Learn a traditional Jewish dance or enjoy a Klezmer concert at one of the attraction’s regular cultural events.
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Galicia Jewish Museum which includes interior views
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What to do in gmina Łapanów

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