Look at a plan of the city shows that the space contained by the walls of the castel is similar to that of the Main Market Square. in the castel many chambers, exhibitions that simply cannot be missed await you: royal chambers and statly rooms, colections of Oriental Art and military trophies, collections of flemish tapestries of amaising beauty, as well as arqueological specimens. they are testimony to more than a menelium of Christianity in Polish Lands. It was here.in the Royal Castel, that the monumental exhibition entitled Wawel 1000-2000 was organisedin the year 2000 to illoustrate the development of Polish statehood. Worth visitind in the castel groung are the Wawel Cathedral, the Royal Tombs - cryptscontaining roya sarcophagi, where we walk among Polands entire history, and the massive¨Sigimund¨Bell, whichpeals only to commemorate events of the greatest importance to the country and the city. Half a day is hardly sufficient to see all these even if you hurry.
The salt mine of wielczka has for a long time been a first-rate tourist attraction on worldwide scale. The historic status of the salt mine at wieliczka recived its full international recognition in 1978, when it was entered in the UNESCO First World Cultural and Natural Heritage List. the salt Mine welcomes vistors the whole year round, though of course the biggest nubers come to see it in the summer. the miners are proud that the work of thair forefathers has evoked so much admiraton.That is why they have devoted so much admiration.that is why the have devoted special care and solicitude for the historic part of the subterranean site, and why they give such a hearty welcometoall wishing to explore this beautiful monument to human achievement.
After the defeat of september Campaign of 1939, when Polish soldiers had attempted to repel the german invasion, the town of Oswiçiem and the surounding areas were incorporated within the Third Reich. At the same time its name was changed to Auschwits. 1by the end of 1939, at the SS and police Headcuarters in Wroclaw (Breslau), the idea of seting up a concentration camp had allready been proposed . the official justification for this plan was based on overcrouding of the existing prisons in Silesia, and on neccesary of conducting further waves of mass arrests among the Polish inhabitants both of silesia and the rest of german-occupied Poland
Welcome to Krakow, a city wrapped in legend, where time flows differently, and where every moment becomes a moment of history. For centuries Krakow was the capital of Poland, the seat of kings, drawing great scholars and artists from the whole world. It is their talents and imagination we must thank for the city's rich legacy of unique historical relics, which reflect the most important trends in European culture.
The renaissance Royal Castle at Wawel, the gothic St Mary's Basilica, the historical trade pavilions of the Cloth Hall, the former separate Jewish city of Kazimierz, and even the Nowa Huta district, absorbed by Krakow together with its socialist-realist, industrial architecture, are all places which make a visit to Krakow extremely worthwhile.
Although the city no longer plays such an important administrative role, for many people, thanks to its rich history, Krakow nevertheless represents a synthesis of all things Polish, connecting tradition with modernity. In the special atmosphere of the beautiful and mysterious streets of the Old Town and Kazimierz you will find everything you need to allow you to escape from everyday life. Galleries full of exhibitions, cafes, pubs and restaurants: all of this is an integral part of any visit to Krakow. And all this is merely a modest part of what we can offer travellers seeking exciting destinations on the world map.