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Routes Poland Lesser Poland VoivodeshipKraków
Krakow - the Old Town
Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Krakow - the Old Town

Length7.9 mi
Elev. Gain167.3 ft
Est. Steps18000
Created by Łukasz Nowok

Krakow - the Old Town Introduction

Krakow - the Old Town is a 7.9 mile (18,000-step) route located near Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. This route has an elevation gain of about 167.3 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near Krakow - the Old Town

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Smocza Jama

Tourist Attraction
Smocza Jama (Polish for "dragon's den") is a limestone cave in the Wawel Hill in Kraków. Owing to its location in the heart of the former Polish capital and its connection to the legendary Wawel Dragon, it is the best known cave in Poland.

Wawel Dragon (statue)

Tourist Attraction
Wawel Dragon Statue (Polish: Pomnik Smoka Wawelskiego) is a monument at the foot of the Wawel Hill in Kraków, Poland, in front of the Wawel Dragon's den, dedicated to the mythical Wawel Dragon. Installed in 1972, the statue is capable of breathing fire on demand.

St. Florian's Gate

Historical
St. Florian's Gate or Florian Gate (Polish: Brama Floriańska) in Kraków, Poland, is one of the best-known Polish Gothic towers, and a focal point of Kraków's Old Town. It was built about the 14th century as a rectangular Gothic tower of "wild stone", part of the city fortifications against Tatar attack.

Kraków Cloth Hall

Tourist Attraction
The Kraków Cloth Hall (Polish: Sukiennice, pronounced [sukʲɛˈɲːit͡sɛ]), in Lesser Poland, dates to the Renaissance and is one of the city's most recognizable icons. It is the central feature of the main market square in the Kraków Old Town (the historic center of Kraków), which since 1978 has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site).

Sukiennice Museum

Tourist Attraction
The Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Art at Sukiennice (Polish: Galeria Sztuki Polskiej XIX wieku w Sukiennicach), is a division of the National Museum, Kraków, Poland. The Gallery is housed on the upper floor of the Renaissance Sukiennice Cloth Hall in the center of the Main Market Square in Old Town Kraków.

St. George's Chapel, Wawel Castle

Historical
St. George's Chapel (Polish: Kaplica św. Jerzego) was a place of worship at Wawel Castle in Kraków, Poland. It was both a royal chapel and the chapel of the commoners. The chapel was governed by the dean and canons of Wawel.The chapel was located in the outer courtyard of the castle hill. There are not many historical sources.

Church of St. Adalbert, Kraków

Building
The Church of St. Adalbert or the Church of St. Wojciech (Polish: Kościół św. Wojciecha), located on the intersection of the Main Market Square and Grodzka Street in Old Town, Kraków, is one of the oldest stone churches in Poland. Its almost 1000-year-old history goes back to the beginning of the Polish Romanesque architecture of the early Middle Ages.

Historical Museum of Kraków

Place
The Historical Museum of the City of Kraków (Polish: Muzeum Historyczne Miasta Krakowa) in Kraków, Lesser Poland, was granted the status of an independent institution in 1945. Originally, it was a branch of the Old Records Office of Kraków, in operation from 1899.The museum's main location is the baroque Krzysztofory Palace.

Jama Michalika

Food
Jama Michalika is a popular café with history spanning over a hundred years. It is located at Floriańska Street in Kraków, the capital of the Lesser Poland region.Jama Michalika (lit. Michalik's Den in Polish) is one of the oldest Kraków cafes. It was inaugurated in 1895 by Jan Apolinary Michalik, then under the name Cukiernia Lwowska (Lwów Confiserie).

Sigismund's Chapel

Place
Sigismund's Chapel (Polish: kaplica Zygmuntowska) is a royal chapel of the Wawel Cathedral in Kraków, Poland. Built as a funerary chapel for the last members of the Jagiellonian Dynasty, it has been hailed by many art historians as "the most beautiful example of the Tuscan Renaissance north of the Alps".
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

7.9 mi

Elev. Gain

167.3 ft

Est. Steps

18000
Created by
Łukasz Nowok
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