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Best historic in Kraków

9 places from 10 Kraków travel vlogs, most-mentioned first. The play button jumps to that moment in the video.

9 places

  1. Barbican (Barbakan)

    Historic site · Stare Miasto

    Small fortress on the edge of the Old Town that once protected the city, with a board telling local legends about its defence.

  2. St. Florian's Gate

    Historic site · Stare Miasto

    An iconic medieval gate at the northern end of the Old Town, on the Royal Route.

  3. Town Hall Tower

    Historic site · Stare Miasto

    The surviving tower of Kraków's demolished Old City Hall, with a model of the original building and a climbable staircase.

  4. Kraków Ghetto Wall

    Historic site · Podgórze

    Surviving remnants of the wall of the Jewish ghetto established in Kraków during World War II.

  5. Ghetto Heroes Square (Plac Bohaterów Getta)

    Historic site · Podgórze

    Square in the former Jewish ghetto featuring the Empty Chairs memorial.

  6. Remuh Cemetery

    Historic site · Kazimierz

    Old Jewish cemetery with the grave of a beloved 16th-century rabbi and memorial walls built from gravestones the Nazis destroyed.

  7. Schindler's List Passage

    Historic site · Kazimierz

    An alleyway and courtyard in Kazimierz used as a filming location for the film Schindler's List.

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2 more picks, each from a single vlog, so not ranked.

  1. Oskar Schindler's Apartment (Straszewskiego 7)

    Historic site · Stare Miasto

    Plain grey building at Straszewskiego Street 7 where Oskar Schindler lived on the third floor during the war, also featured in the film Schindler's List.

  2. Płaszów Concentration Camp Memorial

    Historic site · Podgórze

    Remains of a Nazi concentration camp within Kraków, depicted in Schindler's List. It now has storyboards and memorials.