Krakow for couples
Day 1 covers Stare Miasto and Wawel Hill on foot, starting at St. Mary's Basilica at 8:30am. Day 2 moves south to Kazimierz and Podgórze for Schindler's Factory. Day 3 heads 14 km southeast to Wieliczka Salt Mine by train. Total walking is about 25 km across three days, with one 25-minute train ride on Day 3.
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3-day itinerary
Day 1 covers Stare Miasto and Wawel Hill on foot, starting at St. Mary's Basilica at 8:30am. Day 2 moves south to Kazimierz and Podgórze for Schindler's Factory. Day 3 heads 14 km southeast to Wieliczka Salt Mine by train. Total walking is about 25 km across three days, with one 25-minute train ride on Day 3.
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Must-see
Rynek Główny, Kraków's 40,000-square-metre market square laid out in 1257. Stand at the northeast corner before noon and listen for the hejnał trumpet call from St. Mary's 80-metre north tower. The melody cuts off mid-phrase, the same way it has every hour since the 14th century. Start here. Wawel Castle is 10 minutes south on foot.
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Food culture
Krakow's food culture runs on heavy, flour-and-fat Polish cooking adapted to a university city's budget. Milk bars serve żurek and pierogi for under 25 PLN. Plac Nowy in Kazimierz is the zapiekanka capital. Stary Kleparz market opens by 7am for smoked oscypek and fresh bread. Skip the Rynek Główny tourist restaurants.
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Where locals go
Kraków locals drink in Kazimierz south of Plac Nowy on weekday evenings, eat zapiekanki at Endzior's window for 8-12 PLN, and spend summer nights at Forum Przestrzenie on the Vistula riverbank. Nowa Huta, a 20-minute tram ride east on line 4, stays almost entirely tourist-free. Saturday mornings belong to Stary Kleparz market, open from 7am.
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Where to stay
Stay in Stare Miasto (Old Town) for a first visit. Rynek Główny, Wawel Castle, and St. Mary's Basilica are all within a 10-minute walk. Budget $60-130 per night for a mid-range hotel. Kazimierz, 15 minutes south on foot, is the better pick if you care more about restaurants and nightlife than proximity to the main square.
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