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The street has become famous among all the Pole after the Polish vocalist Grzegorz Turnau had sung the song "And in Krakow there is raining on the Bracka Street".
Bracka Street leads from the Main Market Square to the All Saints Square, which can be considered as a half way to the Wawel Castle.
It is not too long, but has a very nice climate. A little bit bent, all covered by a pavement, full of book-shops (also second-hand and cheap), restaurants and cafes.
The "Holiday of Bracka Street" is organized every June. Many events take place then on the street: concerts, contests, spectacles, fairs... Leave a Comment Address: Bracka Street
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I love these old, tight, curved and romantic streets in historical Krakow. They are gorgeus! You can walk and walk around and that isn't enough. You can look from this perspective how ife in Krakow goes. Of course slowly and nice, like in heaven. It's a paradise for pedestrians. And they are so old. hundret of years. Oh God! I love it. In every part something happens. There are a lot of artists and musicians. Next point for my lovely Krakow. Culture and life explode form every side, every window, every point, every part of pavement with pigeons' ***s.
The Hottest Streets in Krakow:
Kanonicza Street
Grodzka Street
Szeroka Street
Florianska Street
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This is a part of Saint Thomas Street, famous for clubs that are located here and weakly definited "artistic climate" of this place.
Cafe "Dym" (Smoke) is one of the most popular among Krakow's photographers and journalists. Loch Camelot (Dungeon Camelot) is the second cafe there. In its basement you can find cabaret performances in evenings. There are also another cafes in this 'dead-end'. And nearby is a complex of cinemas (Aneks, Reduta, Sztuka, Kiniarnia). Leave a Comment Address: St. Thomas StreetDirections: Center of the Old Town
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The Old Town is where most visitors will begin their tour of the city, and where many of the key landmarks are to be found.
Orientation in the Old Town is straight forward enough. It was once ringed by a great wall, and a fragment of this still survives. Where its turrets once rose up, one now finds the Planty Gardens, which form an enchanting threshold to the city. The district has preserved its medieval layout, which, unusually, followed a grid pattern. This, combined with its relative compactness, means that it is difficult to get lost here. And besides, the principal streets all lead to the expansive Rynek or Market Square. So once you have crossed the Planty, it is not a bad idea to forget about maps for an hour or two, and discover the city as it unfolds before you. Leave a Comment Directions: Old Town
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Lined by stately, mostly Renaissance houses, Kanonicza Street is one of the most picturesque streets in Krakow. It leads you from a plaza off Grodza Street towards Wawel Hill, and used to constitute the last and most glorious part of the Royal Road, Krakow’s ceremonial route leading from the main city gate to the central square to the Royal Castle. Until the l4th century the street was lined with mansions of noblemen. Then, palatial residences of Krakow canons and prelates took their place.
From 1951 to 1963 Father Karol Wojtyla, future Pope John Paul II, dwelled at 19 and 21 Kanonicza Street, where his former rooms have been turned into a papal department of the Archdiocese Museum, otherwise exhibiting mostly church art. Leave a Comment
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Krakowian houses did not have numbers for many centuries, so many have distinguishing architectural features so that they can be found. Dom Pod Lwem (the house under the lion) is on Ulica Grodzka (number 32)............the carved lion dates from the fourteenth century. My other pictures are of Dom Pod Elephanty (the house under the elephant, also on Ul Grodzka at 38) and Dom Pod Obrazem (house under the painting) is at 19 Rynek Glowny.
There are more such houses (the house under the angels, the house under the singing frog..................) and, if I had time, I would have wandered Krakow taking photos of them. Spend time looking upwards when in Krakow for, as with all cities, there is much which can be missed if you do not do so. Leave a Comment
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The portals in Kanonicza St. vary in style. You'll see some gothic designs, as well as great examples of the renaissance style.
The canon lawyers took care that their residences were rather distinguished. After all, they were the elite of those days' clergy. Each portal is different, some are surprising, but they are all wonderful! :-) Leave a Comment Directions: You can also get to Kanonicza from Grodzka St. - just turn into Senacka St., then take the first corner to your left and you're there.
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This is one of Cracow's oldest streets with fine architecture. It used to be inhabited by canon law professors who in the 14th c. had their houses there (hence the name of the street: Kanonicza).
Of course they took all the measures to make their houses 'up to date' in those days, and that's how we can now admire true architectural treasures :-)
Walk along the street , check the lovely portals and peep into the courtyard of the Dean's House at no.21 (you can see it in my second General tip).
At the end of the street in this photo you can see a little bit of the Wawel Royal Complex. Leave a Comment Directions: Kanonicza St. goes south towards the Wawel. Easier to find if you start at the foot of the Wawel hill :-)
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This is the view from my office window. It's changing a lot through the seasons, in May magnolia is all white, in summer there are lots of people sitting and drinking beer all day and then in autumn magnolia gets yellow and orange and finally all gray. Directions: Off the Maket Square
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Krakow's large medieval center which survived WW2 almost unscathed is fortunately not the fairy-tale tourist trap i imagined it to be after reading the guidebooks. It sure is magnificent and beautiful, but not in a sleek, gaudy way. On the contrary, much of the atmosphere is created by the charming scruffiness of the old buildings. Krakow's market square is the largest in Europe and the old town streets are full of atmospheric cafes and pubs, unique in the world in their diversity and character. You could see all the streets and squares of the Old Town in a few hours, but you could spend days or even weeks just checking out all the wonderful cafes and nightspots. A truly captivating place. Leave a Comment
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