Fountains in Krakow

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Fountains in Krakow

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  • George B
    Aberdeen, UK1,548 contributions
    We found this in Maly Rynek which is located between St Mary’s Basilica and the Church of St Barbara and is a 16th century fountain.
    Good photo op with the Cathedral or the church in the background.
    Written September 17, 2019
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  • DayTrip702520
    21 contributions
    Very interesting. Wouldn’t have known what it was if I haven’t known about it. Loved by the pigeons and in a lovely park around the old town.
    Written September 25, 2019
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  • Mikael F
    Helsinki, Finland30,625 contributions
    This fountain unveiled in 1958 is located in Mariacki Square next to St. Mary's Church.

    It was designed by Jan Budzillo, a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts. The figure of Zak is a copy of one of the figures found inside St. Mary's Church.

    According to the legend, throwing a coin into the fountain guarantees a return to Krakow in the future. However, on our visit, the fountain was dry.
    Written November 26, 2022
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  • Neil K
    Liverpool, UK616,526 contributions
    In my opinion Rynek Główny is one of the most beautiful squares in the world,the architecture around this square is stunning ,more or less central in the square is The Square Fountain.
    It's a pretty little water feature ,illuminated at night ,when we were in Krakow for five night we passed this fountain several times ,it's cool and very cooling ,as temperatures hit the 90's couldn't resist soaking my cap in here to cool down a bit ,it's located in front of the magnificent Cloth Hall and is well worth checking out if you're on Main Market Square.
    Written August 14, 2022
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  • Neil K
    Liverpool, UK616,526 contributions
    Located just off Uluca Grodzka is a little square called Plac Swietej Marii Magdaleny ,a pretty little square that comprises of some great looking buildings that form the square ,in the centre of the square is a column and statue in honour of Peter Skarga and in the corner of the square is this fountain called Plac Swietej Marii Magdaleny Fontanna.
    This is not your conventional fountain ,it's small ,the water rises over a polished stone which creates a swirling water feature ,it's cool ,it's photogenic and if you're near Plac Swietej Marii Magdaleny is well worth checking out.
    Written August 21, 2022
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  • Neil K
    Liverpool, UK616,526 contributions
    One of the prettiest square's in Krakow is Maly Rynek ( Little Market Square ) a beautiful square surrounded on all sides by exquisite looking buildings ,on this square you will find Maly Rynek Fountain .
    This is a cute looking fountain ,it's a modern water feature ,not a conventional fountain,it's a long stretch of marble topped by a perspex section ,it looks cool ,it's certainly eye catching and when we viewed it there were flocks of pidgeon splashing around the fountain ,can't blame them as it was a roasting hot afternoon,well worth checking out if you're in the area and easy to locate on Maly Rynek.
    Written August 18, 2022
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  • Neil K
    Liverpool, UK616,526 contributions
    One of the prettiest square's in Krakow is Szczepanski Square ,a square I always love to visit ,great pubs,bars and restaurants and superb architecture on all sides of the square ,there's also a beautiful water feature known as Szczepanski Fountain .
    This fountain is really lovely ,big jets of water ,illuminated at night and very popular ,we visited the square on a roasting hot Thursday afternoon ,fountain was in working order ,around the fountain were young families sat on benches with their kids playing in the fountain ,it looked so cooling and it was great seeing the fountain being enjoyed,if you're in the area it's a fountain well worth checking out and easy to locate on Sczcepanski Square .
    Written August 4, 2022
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  • Neil K
    Liverpool, UK616,526 contributions
    There are quite a few monuments in Krakow ,one that certainly caught my eye was Basztowa Monument.
    Not much information available about the monument ,what made it stand out though was the fact it's an obelisk ,it's set in pretty and well kept grounds and is most photogenic ,it's easy to locate along Basztowa and is well worth checking out if you're in the area.
    Written August 2, 2022
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Has anyone done both tours before?
Do you think the former is worth doing?

I have done the tour with a guide - so i guess techncially i have gone on the "General tour 3.5h" or something similar, but i am only at Auschwitz 1 for 1.5h, and then we rushed to Auschwitz 2-Birkenau for 1h. i recently went on a organized tour from Krakow bc i couldnt secure guided tour ticket at the last minute from the website. but i think my guide may a person in training (?) cos he was guiding us with an Auschwitz educator standing beside him all the time. I still couldnt figure out whether he is a new guide in training within Auschwitz, or he needs to be chaperoned bc he is a guide hired from the 'outside' (ie not someone hired by the Aushcwitz site). I am inclined to believe it is the latter, but not sure, so would appreciate anyone with better insights. So this means there could be 2 diff guides - one is a tour agency guide from the outside, and another is a Auschwitz educator guide?
Answer: for future readers - I did the 6 hour tour and it is a better pace,smaller group and you visit a few more places in the camps. Our guide was very good. Worthwhile if you have more than a passing interest in the history. We were at Auschwitz for 3 hours and birkenau for 2.25 hours. Crowds were smaller that day so we didn’t have to stop to wait for other groups. I then returned to Auschwitz around 4pm to walk through on my own and to visit some of the country specific exhibits - Hungary’s exhibit is especially good. In order to return to camp 1, I purchased free tickets ahead of time since you have to renter the queue.

Tour vs self guided - 100% go on a tour. The guides paint a more complete picture than you will get from a guidebook. You can arrive early if you want to see birkenau before it gets crowded and walk on your own. No ticket is required to visit birkenau.

Auschwitz vs birkenau - you want to see both. Auschwitz is more intact and has almost all of the exhibits. The exhibits of luggage,eyeglasses, shoes, and human hair is overwhelming. Birkenau is 25x the size of Auschwitz camp 1. Many buildings were destroyed but you can get a better feel for the scale of the genocide. Even with most buildings destroyed you get a chill realizing how people were sorted and put to death. Many times within hours of arrival.

Krakow ghetto - to round out your experience walk through the ghetto and Jewish quarter. Visit the synagogues. Realize the size of the Jewish community that thrived in this area and then 90% of them were killed.

Last - learn about the history that led up to the holocaust. Hitler did not rise up in a vacuum. There were 20 years of anti-semitism that occurred before the death camps. The nazis were very good at isolating Jews, cutting them off from day to day community and business involvement and then eventually shipped them off to forced labor and death. Awareness of that history will help prevent this from ever happening again.
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