“Lady with an Ermine” by Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most precious painting you can see in Cracow’s galleries (it is located in Czartoryski Museum). It is also one of only four female portraits painted by Leonardo. But who said one Ermine is enough? For sure it wasn’t Ottmar Hörl.
Professor Hörl is a [...]

It started from rumors that were hard to believe in: a big white balloon over Cracow’s old town? Yeah, sure. But it became real and – willy-nilly – the part of a landscape as Wawel or Skalka Church. Willy-nilly? Rather nilly. Several British and Americans living in Cracow have united against it and launched social [...]

For several years Cracow is well known not only of its monuments and history but also festivals. There are two reasons why. Firstly – they are well advertised and presented in media. Secondly – more important – they are splenidid. One of the most splendid is just starting. You can’t miss Sacrum Profanum.
Almost everything connected [...]

If you haven’t seen it yet, it should be your duty to go and see new Wawel Castle illuminatios as soon as it is possible. It’s just so breathtaking that you can’t miss it. The brand new Cracow’s highlight has been preparing by the engineers for a few months and cost about 1,8 mln PLN [...]

During the nearest weekend (August 29-30) there is a really interesting fest scheduled in Cracow – the final of 5th Malopolska Taste Festival. The event presents manufacturers of food and of agricultural food products from across region. Visitors who come to Wolnica Square (Kazimierz District) on Saturday and/or Sunday could taste and test Polish culinary [...]

Like in lyrics of Polish National Anthem – from Italy to Poland; unlike – by plane, not in marching order. PLL LOT established a new connection between Rome and Cracow. A flight will take only 2 hours.
Planes are flying on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, starting from Balice at 20.50 and landing in Rome at 22.55 [...]

The Finish of the 66th Tour de Pologne, the biggest cycling stage race in Poland, will take place in Krakow for a second time in a row. Competitors, after a week of cycling, having more than 1000 km in their legs, are coming to the town in the Saturday afternoon, 8th of August. Wait for [...]

This year we’re celebrating the 60th anniversary of the yongest district od Krakow – Nowa Huta. It was built as a model socialist city in the age of Stalinism. Communist era has fortunately gone, but the quartier remains. And it is good for us.
In August there are two interesting events connected to this jubilee. The [...]

Statues in Fronger Park in Oslo. Surprised that there is so easy to get Krakow
As the city is growing and developing, new connections from/to our airport – Balice – are established. A well known Irish carrier, Ryanair, confirmed two further. The one has already been available, the second is going to be launched in Autumn.
The [...]

Maybe it is too hot, maybe it is too slow, but it is never boring. During current, really african-like month there are a lot of festivals and spectacular events in the town. Most of them are dedicated to visitors from abroad, because Cracow insiders – if only they can and as soon as it is [...]