Field notes & guides
Useful details and reported context for planning a walk, a drive, or a slower day in a place.
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Poland · History · Memorials
See Juliusz Leo’s monument in our Kraków photographs, with its 2018 unveiling, the mayor’s connection to Podgórze and a short riverside walking stop.
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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 · Food
Explore Hevre’s painted interior in our Kraków photographs, with the former Chewra Tehilim prayer house’s 1896 origins and practical notes for a venue visit.
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Poland · Museums · History
Visit the Princes Czartoryski Museum through our Kraków photographs, with the collection’s origins, wartime losses and current timed-ticket planning information.
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Poland · Nature · Hikes & walks
Explore Jagodowe Wzgórze near Zielona Góra through our woodland photographs, with the hill’s local naming history and practical notes for walking or cycling.
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Poland · Museums · History
Plan a visit to Kraków’s Museum of Engineering and Technology, with our entrance photograph, the former tram depot’s history and current exhibition links.
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Poland · Food · Local life
See Plac Nowy 1 in our Kazimierz photographs, with the distinction between the restaurant venue and market square and links for current dining information.
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Poland · Museums · Arts & crafts
Explore Cricoteka through our Kraków photographs, with Tadeusz Kantor’s connection, the former power station setting and practical links for current exhibitions.
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Poland · Food · Arts & crafts
Explore 2 Okna Café through our Kraków photographs of the room and planted courtyard, with its Józefa Street location and practical notes for a café break.
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Poland · Food · Local life
Explore the lanes around Plac Izaaka in our Kraków photographs, with the food-truck location and practical notes for choosing a current street-food stop.
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Poland · Food · Local life
See Bazaar Bistro’s Kraków frontage in our photographs, with its Plac Nowy 6 location and practical links for the current bistro, bakery and reservation details.
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Poland · Hikes & walks · Local life
See our photographs of a ramped riverside crossing in Kraków, with practical notes for connecting Podgórze’s upper streets and lower Vistula paths.
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Poland · Parks & gardens · Music
See the pavilion in Kraków’s Zbigniew Wodecki Square through our photographs, with the musician’s commemoration and a short stop along the Planty paths.
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Poland · History · Hikes & walks
Walk Szeroka Street through our Kraków photographs, with Jewish-quarter history, synagogue connections and practical notes for a respectful visit and meal break.
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Poland · Food · Local life
See Woosabi in our Kraków photographs of the planted interior and an April meal, with practical links for the current menu, location and table reservations.
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Poland · History · Hikes & walks
Walk Jan Matejko Square through our Kraków photographs, with the former Kleparz market’s history and practical connections to the Grunwald Monument and Barbican.
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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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