And now for something for people who enjoy good cuisine wherever they go. RoomwithaViewKrakow.com, one of the best and definitely independent websites about Krakow, just published series of articles on Krakow’s restaurants. The most recent ones would be reviews of Hard Rock Cafe in Krakow, Sakana Sushi Bar – Japanese cuisine in Krakow, La Strada – italian food in Krakow and something for Jewish style cuisine lovers Klezmer Hois. Enjoy reading!
Restaurants in Krakow
March 8, 2009 at 9:30 am (Krakow, Krakow - the city, Restaurants, Tourism, restaurants in Krakow, travel)
Tags: eating out in Krakow
Winter in Krakow?
January 31, 2008 at 10:28 pm (Culture, Krakow, Poland, Restaurants, Tourism, weather)
Tags: weather, wine, winter
Well … simple as that – wear a hat and a scarf, don’t go out too often and take care of yourself. Winter can be tough in Poland, but fortunately there are some ideas … It’s always possible to go and have a portion of moulded wine in the Market Square. Straight from the barrel. Also – polish speciality is a hot beer with spices added. It’s tasty, spicy and really worming up. So – enjoy.
Culture in krakow
November 27, 2007 at 9:40 am (Culture, Krakow, Tourism)
Tags: Culture, krakow - city of culture
Krakow is a city of culture. It’s said that as Warsaw is a capital in political and economical sense, Krakow is a cultural capital of Poland. Planty of galleries, museums, historical sights and significant monuments make the city the most important place in the whole country. Such places as Bunkier Sztuki, Galicia Jewish Museum or monumental National Museum in Krakow are not only important but also speak to the people of all ages. In short – if you come to Krakow don’t forget to take it cultural side under the consideration.
Christmas in Krakow
November 24, 2007 at 10:25 pm (Culture, Krakow, Poland, Tourism)
Tags: christmas, Poland, tradition
Christmas in Poland are traditionally polish, Catholic and very official. You’re suppose to visit your family, eat 12 dishes served on the Christmas Eve supper. Then go the a midnight mass and sing Christmas songs all the way. On the Christmas Day you also go to the church and then basically eat and watch tv. Also people wish good health and prosperity to each other. Well … at least that how it’s done. And after you survive couple of days, usually free of work, only thing to cope with is a New Year celebration. But that’s in the next episode…
interactive map of krakow
October 12, 2007 at 7:21 am (Krakow, Tourism, hostel, hotels)
Krakow provider wide range of hotels and hostels. Depending on your budget you can choose between hundreds of places. One rather important notice is that you would check where it is before booking a room. Some hotels may offer better prices and be located centrally, some others may be expensive even though you have to travel to reach the Market Square, Wawel or Kosciuszko Mound. So – better travel with head. Look at the interactive map of krakow with some of the hotels and hostels localized and described. Have a good stay in Poland.
Poland – Tourism – Weather
October 6, 2007 at 6:23 pm (Krakow, Poland, Tourism, weather)
Poland – Tourism – Weather – well.. the best would be just to come here and see for your own. But, if you’re coming here and you’re in need for information on how to prepare yourself for polish weather in the winter tie – here it is. Dress warm – Decemer can be pretty cold, snowy and cold again. There are some warmer years but it’s better to not expect anything. On the other hand – we’re still far, far away from Moscow – so if you have read about guys freezing to death in Russia, vodka worming up contests – it’s not about Poland. So – to make it simple – warm winter coat, gloves, scarf and a hat would be recommendable if you’re coming to Poland.
Some video of Krakow
October 1, 2007 at 8:37 pm (Krakow, Tourism, Video)
Some videos of Krakow. This one below was made by some tourists, so the quality is not the best. Some good pictures though, The Market Square, Floriaska Street,a stand near Barbakan selling paintings of Krakow. Nice shoots of Krakow’s street – so enjoy.
Golden Polish Autumn
September 25, 2007 at 10:32 pm (Krakow, Poland, Tourism)
Golden Polish Autumn, Złota Polska Jesień – that’s the phrase commonly used to describe this season which is especially picturesque in Poland. The summer is gone, the winter is approaching but in slow steps, and so we have a long period of time where polish weather is pleasing us all with golden and rusty colours. Many years ago in Poland people would say that the autumn in Poland is golden as it used to be much longer than nowadays and much more beautiful as well. Still it’s a good time to visit our country. If you decide to come to Krakow, many possibilities are open. We have nice parks – Park Jordana, Planty, slowly turning from green to all shades of golden rust. The weather in Poland is still better good, the temperature remains around 15-20 degrees Centigrade, balmy but not windy and wet as it is in the Uk, for that instance. The autumn opens university as well so there are many young people in the city and Krakow becomes vivid again after the summer when it is overwhelmed by tourists. Also famous for tourism places such as Zakopane offer better pricing.
So again – come and visit us.
Summer in Krakow
June 19, 2007 at 6:28 am (Culture, Events, Krakow, Poland, Tourism)
Krakow seems to be a typical university city where most of what is happening is connected to student life. That is basically true. But, fortunately summer time brings lots of attractions for general public and for local people as well. That is why the city, unlike other university cities, don’t die in the summer time.
There is nothing as nice and soothing as walking by the Vistula boulevard in the summer time. One thing to remember is that public drinking if strictly forbidden, so in opposition to other countries you can not enjoy a beer under a clear blue sky.
Another thing to do is to attain cultural events. There are any of them – Street Theatre Festival, famous The Jewish Culture Festival, European Jazz Night, Summer Jazz Festival, 5th Dumplings Festival, and many others.
Galicia Jewish Museum
June 11, 2007 at 8:08 pm (Culture, Krakow, Poland, Tourism)
Galicia Jewish Museum is an institution one in it’s kind. Founded and run by an English photographer Chris Schwarz in 2005 serves both as a cultural institution and a gallery of photographs. Permanent exhibition presents a selection of over 80 photographs taken by Schwarz in his 10 years photo research in Galicia, a part of pre-war Poland which now belongs partly to Poland and partly to Ukraina. All the pictures have academic captions written by Oxford professor and jewish cultue specialist Jonathan Webber.
Temporary exhibitions feature jewish culture, polish photographs and art in general. Also the Museum provides wide range of events, from lectures and meetings with prominent people to dance classes and language courses. Very often one can attend a truly unique concert or cultural event. Vital and always helpful staff consists of young poles who speak English and always try to help as much as they can.
To put it simple – a must see to all the foreigners visiting Krakow. A drawback is poor advertising, so sometimes it’s hard to get information of what exactly is going on in the Museum, even if it’s something really worth seeing.
Map of Krakow with Galicia Jewish Museum on it can be found here.
