Churches/ Cathedrals in Krakow

Churches & Cathedrals in Krakow, Poland

Churches & Cathedrals in Krakow

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  • Matt N
    Hunstanton, UK33 contributions
    Worth seeing as a prime example of amazing architecture, interior design and the excesses of the catholic church. In many ways the amount of gold on show in such a small space even outdoes the Vatican City!
    Written August 7, 2023
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  • Rebecca S
    14 contributions
    We bought tickets to get in when others were just walking in. There was a service on so couldn't go too far from the door and I was inappropriately dressed apparently!! But it is beautiful what we did see
    Written July 22, 2023
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  • Ann T
    Moscow, Russia119 contributions
    Classical favorites played in a stunningly beautiful, easily accessible venue—St. Peter and Paul Church! Different concerts every night of the week at 8:00 PM. Reasonably-priced. Tickets available at the door. Highly recommend as a crowd-pleasing, relaxing cultural activity, that can fill in any free evening in Krakow!
    Written August 8, 2023
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  • Thomas P
    Västerås, Sweden449 contributions
    A good ride on Segway to this point for a fast foto stop. We didn’t have time to enter. Only look at the outside. Nice trip with out any hesitation for tracking as fast as possible.
    Written May 19, 2023
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  • Richard M
    Hampstead Norreys, UK793 contributions
    The church is lovely and pretty large. There is a main church with linked cloisters and smaller chapels. All are decorated and worth seeing. There is a lot of colour and gold to see.
    Written July 29, 2023
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  • TheShis
    Tel Aviv, Israel39,117 contributions
    This is a tiny church, located in Krakow's old town main square.
    While tiny, it's well worth a quick visit as the interiors are lovely.
    Written March 18, 2023
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  • Neil K
    Liverpool, UK616,525 contributions
    Walking to the stunning Wawel Castle my twin brother Stephen and I passed this beautiful church.
    This is quite an old church ,constructed by the Franciscan Order for a reformed order known as Bernardines ,originally a wooden church but destroyed the Swedish forces in a raid in 1655 ,under the guidance of architect Krzystof Mieroszewski the church was rebuilt between 1659-1676 ,the twin towered church building is certainly eye catching ,the group of statues on the facade look amazing,the stained glass windows are beautiful,it's just a joy to behold ,if you're heading to the castle complex it's a church I highly recommend you check out,it's easy to locate along Bernardinska.
    Written August 6, 2022
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  • markb120
    Karnei Shomron, Palestinian Territories1,833 contributions
    Beautiful barocco church. Excellent decorations and art masterpieces. Also the organ sounds are extraordinary.
    Written January 26, 2020
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  • Traveller8071
    France2,269 contributions
    Nice churche to discover behind Florian gate, bit a side but architecture merits to be seen. You ll find it 200m from Florian gate when going straight ahead from gate
    Written August 29, 2020
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  • Pernille I
    Copenhagen, Denmark4,857 contributions
    St Katherine of Alexandria is a long way from home in Krakow - but she is adored all over the Catholic church as a martyr; she was also the inspiration for the sights of Joan of Arc.

    In Krakow the Roman-Catholic church in her name is combined with a monastery, and there are some very beautiful frescos still to be seen in the courtyard around the cloister.

    There are as in many churches a mix of styles; the Gothic part si still very visible but updated with both Renaissance and Baroque elements over time. The cross above the altar with little angels around the crucified Jesus is really astonishing.

    To the left of the altar a door leads into the cloister part; it is also free of access although not clearly indicated but so worth the little detour to admire the true Gothic parts of the church.
    Written April 18, 2023
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  • Neil K
    Liverpool, UK616,525 contributions
    Walk down Ulica Florianska you are confronted by the magnificent St Florian's Gate and to the left of the famous gate and dominating Ulica Pijarska is the Lord's Transfiguration Church.
    Constructed in the 1720's from designs from famous architect Kacper Bazanka ,further alterations were added in the mid 18th century with a narrow gable with an ave bell added ,the most eye catching feature of the church exterior are the two staircases that bring you up to the entrance ,very theatrical indeed,interior is no less beautiful ,the painted ceilings are amazing ,classic art works ,the alter looks fabulous ,all in all it's a great church to check out if you're in the area and easy to locate along Ulica Pijarska in the wonderful Old Town.
    Written August 2, 2022
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  • HCovik
    Atlanta, GA3,299 contributions
    What caught my eye first was the arcaded chapel-like structure in front of the church near the church entrance. It's know as the Garden of Olives and used to be the cemetery chapel and has some interesting late 15th century sculptures.

    The church itself is Gothic and built in the 2nd half of the 14th century as a cemetery chapel. It was remodeled in the 17th century in the baroque style and it pretty much looks now as it looked then. The arcaded area outside is what reminds us of its original function.

    The Gothic crucifix in the high altar and a stone Pieta in a chapel remind of us earlier days. The church is still rich when it comes to decorations and frescoes. but less over the top as its other baroque siblings. The fact that it belonged to the Jesuits for quite some time may have something to do with it. The church is free, so do not hesitate to walk in.
    Written September 28, 2019
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  • Neil K
    Liverpool, UK616,525 contributions
    Krakow is justifiably famous for it's great churches,one I always love to view is St John The Baptist And St John The Evangelist Church.
    A wonderful looking church building ,the exterior is superb ,brightly coloured ,it's such an evocative church building ,very photogenic,makes for some great photographic opportunities and adds to the joy of walking around the wonderful Old Town and easy to locate along Ulica Sw.Jana.
    Written August 2, 2022
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  • Neil K
    Liverpool, UK616,525 contributions
    Located on Pijarska you are confronted by the beautiful Church Of The Piarist Fathers .
    The Piarists arrived in Krakow in the 1660's and by 1720 they had constructed this church ,the church bar for a gable added in the 18th century has remained more or less unalted ,a stunning interior richly decorated is beautiful,I love the exterior of the church ,the double staircase leading to the entrance to the church is both beautiful and very theatrical,it's a great church to check out and easy to locate along Pijarska .
    Written August 5, 2022
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  • Ann_CatherineNorway
    Oslo, Norway351 contributions
    Nice little church. Do step in if you are passing by. A few nice side alters and peaceful atmosphere. Local church feeling
    Written June 27, 2023
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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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