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Poland: Kraków + Warsaw

Kraków and Warsaw in six days: Wawel, Kazimierz, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Wieliczka, the rebuilt Old Town, Uprising and POLIN museums, with fees and fares.

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12 chapters, day by day

A 12-chapter plan with a day-by-day route, where to stay, what to skip and a half-day cut for each day.

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A sample day from the guide

  • Step 1 The day starts on the Main Square, which is open and free, and moves…
  • 9:00 Main Square and the Cloth Hall (Sukiennice), outside and inside the arcade.
  • 10:15 St Mary's Basilica exterior and the tower from which the trumpet call is played.…
  • 11:30 Walk Grodzka Street towards Wawel Hill.
  • 12:30 Wawel Hill: cathedral and castle rooms. The official ticket site is bilety.wawel.krakow.pl and says…
  • 16:30 Vistula riverbank below the hill, at the end of the day.

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  • Start here
  • 1. Day-by-day plan
  • 2. Where to stay by area
  • 3. Getting in from the airport and getting around
  • 4. Eating well cheaply + safety basics
  • 5. Day trips with costs
  • 6. Money, connectivity, etiquette, tipping
  • 7. Booking order + the points chapter
  • 8. Insider's checklist + cost sheet
  • 9. Printable
  • 10. Update notes
  • SOURCES

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12 chapters · About 22 pages (estimated) · Maps: count pending · Photos: count pending

Table of contents

  1. Start here
  2. Day-by-day plan
  3. Where to stay by area
  4. Getting in from the airport and getting around
  5. Eating well cheaply + safety basics
  6. Day trips with costs
  7. Money, connectivity, etiquette, tipping
  8. Booking order + the points chapter
  9. Insider's checklist + cost sheet
  10. Printable
  11. Update notes
  12. Sources

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