Poland's compact, ancient royal capital, is one of the great survivors of this part of Europe. It is also a city of students, many of whom study at the world-renowned Jagiellonian University.
You just can't escape the sense of history in Krakow. Designated European City of Culture in 2000, the whole old town has been declared a World Heritage Site by the UN. Krakow has retained much of its splendour, yet there is a tranquility here that can be disarming. And here lies one of the keys to the city's magic: it is the kind of place where every day you might stumble across something that you have not noticed before - a little church, a hidden courtyard, or perhaps just one of the myriad gargoyles and sculptures that peer down from the city's houses. From the arcaded Cloth Hall, surrounded by horse-drawn carriages, in the Rynek Glowny (the largest medieval town square in all of Europe), to the splendour of Wawel Castle (the very symbol of Poland's national identity) and Wawel Cathedral (archbishop Karol Wojtyla is now better known as Pope John Paul II ), Krakow is a charming treasure trove !
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