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Best temples in Kraków

11 places from 13 Kraków travel vlogs, most-mentioned first. The play button jumps to that moment in the video.

11 places

  1. St. Mary's Basilica

    Temple · Stare Miasto

    Gothic basilica with a ceiling painted like the night sky and the Veit Stoss Altarpiece, the world's largest Gothic altarpiece; a trumpet call plays from it hourly.

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  2. Wawel Cathedral

    Temple · Wawel

    Cathedral on Wawel Hill beside the royal castle, with royal tombs, a bell tower and a crypt; photography is not allowed in the main nave.

  3. St. Joseph's Church

    Temple · Podgórze

    A Gothic Revival Catholic parish church in Podgórze, worth a short look when in the area.

  4. Church of Saints Peter and Paul

    Temple · Stare Miasto

    Historic church on Grodzka Street along the Royal Route toward Wawel Hill.

  5. Remuh Synagogue

    Temple · Kazimierz

    Smallest synagogue in Kazimierz and still in use, giving access to one of Poland's oldest surviving Jewish cemeteries.

  6. Franciscan Church (Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi)

    Temple · Stare Miasto

    Church beloved by Pope John Paul II and a fine introduction to Polish Art Nouveau, with Wyspiański's stained glass of saints and God creating the world.

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

  1. Tyniec Abbey

    Temple · Tyniec

    Benedictine abbey on a limestone promontory that looks more like a medieval fortress than a church, set in a peaceful spot.

  2. St. Andrew's Church

    Temple · Stare Miasto

    Historic church on Grodzka Street along the Royal Route toward Wawel Hill.

  3. Chapel of St. Kinga

    Temple · Wieliczka

    The most impressive of the salt mine's four chapels, a huge hall carved from salt with salt-crystal chandeliers and a salt altar.

  4. Church of St. Bernardine of Siena

    Temple · Stradom

    Bernardine church near Wawel Hill, one of the many beautiful churches in Kraków.

  5. Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel (Skałka)

    Temple · Kazimierz

    A revered 17th-century church on the site where the Bishop of Kraków was beheaded on King Bolesław II's orders.