Amazing artists, remarkable atmosphere and immense energy - don’t miss this epic event this year!
Summertime has come to town and is at its very best! Fortunately, Krakow is prepared for this eventuality. Numerous ice cream spots bring longed-for delicious refreshment during hot days.
It’s the most important cinema event in Krakow - three months of a paradise for film lovers. Since 13 years, crowds of cinema goers can enjoy the best selection of movies in a good price. Each edition has different theme and focuses attention on some particular issue. For example, in 2016 it was Human Existence, in 2017 - Life and in 2018 - Past and Present.
It’s one of the and oldest Jewish festival in the world. Organized annually since 1988, it propagates contemporary Jewish culture created by diaspora in Poland and around the world. Krakow turns into big Jewish celebration for the whole week!
Krakow is a city that simply loves traditions. Old customs of many types are constantly reviewed and celebrated by new generations. Some of them date back to Medieval or even Ancient times!
It's one of the most important summer events in Krakow that dates black to ancient times. Connected with pagan ceremonies during summer solstice, it's a grand celebration of the shortest night of year. On 22 June the whole city was again filled with cheerful people, music and garlands!
On the 14-th June 1940 Germans sent the first group of prisoners transport to concentration camp in Auschwitz. 728 inmates, including mostly Poles, had no idea where they were heading to… This date gas become an official start of Auschwitz camp functioning. At the same time, it was a beginning of Holocaust terror.
Enthronement of the Fowler King is one of the oldest traditions in Krakow - it has more than 600 years! Check what was happening during this year's edition.
Krakow is a city full of dragons. You'll find thousands of those creatures in the shape of colourful plushy, key rings, statuettes, pillows, pens, rubbers, mugs, chess…Do you know why this creature is so popular?
“Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away.” is the biggest travelling exhibition about Holocaust in Auschwitz. It will travel to 14 countries to show the history to the whole world! Today it opens in New York at The Museum of Jewish Heritage. Visitors will have time to visit it until 3rd January, 2020.
Fantastic, we used them for pick up and drop off from the airport as well as the salt mine tour and Auschwitz, the driver was very informative very helpful and always on time... it has made our visit to Krakow a fantastic easy experience.. A big thank your from all of us..
Tim Willetts, September 2019
