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Viewpoints and street scenes, with light, access, and etiquette in mind.
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Poland · Parks & gardens · Castles & palaces
We like giving Zatonie’s palace park time for its ruins and wooded paths. Plan a visit near Zielona Góra and browse photographs across the seasons.
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Poland · Castles & palaces · History
Wawel gives us reasons to pause between the courtyard and the river. Explore our April photographs and plan the castle exhibitions you want to see.
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Poland · History · Hikes & walks
Explore Kraków’s Main Market Square through our April photographs, with its 1257 layout, Cloth Hall and advice on choosing museums and quieter walks.
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Poland · History · Hikes & walks
Explore Kraków’s Small Market Square through our evening photographs, with its medieval trading history, early printing and practical walking advice.
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Poland · Hikes & walks · History
Walk Mikołajska Street in Kraków through our photographs, with the Gródek convent, traces of the former city gate and a short route towards the Planty.
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Poland · History · Hikes & walks
See Kraków’s Senacka Street in our photographs, with carved doorways, courtyard glimpses and the history of the neighbouring archaeological museum.
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Poland · History · Arts & crafts
Explore Szczepański Square by day and after dark, with our Kraków photographs, the origins of the square and suggestions for its galleries and façades.
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Poland · History · Hikes & walks
Follow Gołębia Street through our evening photographs, with Gothic-style brickwork, university history and practical notes for exploring nearby courtyards.
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Poland · Nature · Hikes & walks
See Lake Niesłysz through our February photographs, with its place in the Lubusz lake district and practical notes for shoreline walks and summer bathing.
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Poland · History · Hikes & walks
Walk Kraków’s Świętego Tomasza Street in our daytime and evening photographs, with the history of its namesake church and practical notes for a short detour.
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Poland · History · Hikes & walks
Walk Kraków’s Basztowa Street through our photographs of tall façades and corner roofs, with nineteenth-century context and practical tram-side walking notes.
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Poland · Nature · Hikes & walks
See the chalk pits at Brzezie Pomorskie in our photographs, with a quiet shoreline walk, the limits of the available history and practical access guidance.
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Poland · Arts & crafts · Photo spots
Look up at Jerzy Kędziora’s balancing sculptures above Kraków’s Bernatek footbridge, with our photographs, the installation’s history and walking notes.
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Poland · Castles & palaces · History
Explore Bojadła Palace through our façade photographs, with its eighteenth-century rebuilding, Kottwitz owners, later uses and practical conservation access notes.
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Poland · Castles & palaces · History
Explore Puget Palace in our Kraków exterior photographs, with its nineteenth-century construction, later family history and practical limits on interior access.
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Poland · History · Hikes & walks
Explore Pijarska Street in our Kraków photographs of the overhead arch, grilles and façades, with museum-quarter history and practical walking connections.
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Poland · History · Hikes & walks
Walk Kraków’s Sławkowska Street with our photographs of balconies and Saint Mark’s, a short history of the medieval street and practical Old Town notes.
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Poland · Hikes & walks · Rivers & falls
Walk Kraków’s Podolski Boulevard through our river photographs, with notes on the Vistula embankments, Bernatek footbridge and shared riverside paths.
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