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The Main Market Square, the Cloth Hall, Wawel, Kazimierz – Kraków’s most famous heritage at your fingertips! See how beautiful our city is.
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Kraków boasts a plethora of cultural events – see what we have selected for you.
Friday, November 24, 2023 - Monday, January 1, 2024
As usual, on the Main Market Square, merchants present myriad festive decorations and gifts, such as hand-painted baubles, wreaths, wax candles, nativity scenes, ceramics, hay, straw, wood, wool and felt trinkets, jewellery, souvenirs, postcards, calendars, wooden toys and kitchen utensils,...
Monday, December 4, 2023 - Sunday, December 17, 2023
Twinkling lights, sweet and savoury treats, a festive atmosphere and fabulous gifts – from 4 to 17 December the Wolnica Square turns into the a Christmas market with locally handmade ornaments, crafts, jewellery and even a Christmas cake or two. Find yourself in the festive spirit with...
Friday, December 8, 2023 - Saturday, December 16, 2023
On November 6th, during a press conference at the Potocki Palace in Krakow, we learned about the program of this year’s 16th edition of the Divine Comedy International Theatre Festival, which will be held under the slogan “Landscape after the battle”. During nine festival days...
Friday, December 8, 2023 - Sunday, February 4, 2024
On the first Thursday of December, Cracovian nativity scene makers once again gathered at the foot of the statue of Adam Mickiewicz to take part in the 81st competition. Their creations are now on display at the Krzysztofory Palace until late February. The beautiful tradition has been preserved...
Monday, December 11, 2023 - Sunday, February 25, 2024
On the day of the contest, nativity scene makers will start arriving in the Main Market Square early in the morning, hoping to find the best place to present their works on the steps at the foot of Adam Mickiewicz Monument. After the bugle call at 12.00 am, the contestants will form a procession...
Monday, December 11, 2023, 6:00 PM
Did you know that Puccini was worth roughly $200 million dollars when he died. He is considered one of the most commercially successful composers of all time – one of very few to be able to turn his great talent into great money... On the occasion of the 165th anniversary of the birth of...
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8 December 2023
In December 2022, I went to the exhibition of nativity scenes at the Krzysztofory Palace and I was immediately drawn to the construction by Tomasz Dobosz. At first glance its format was pretty...
6 December 2023
You’re always at the theatre! – my friends often tell me. Of course I am – and not just because, as a cultural journalist, I must be up to date on the latest performances. ...