The guided tours of Cracow embrace:
- the Barbican and the extant defensive walls, the Main Market Place, one of the largest in Europe, with the Cloth Hall, St Mary's (Mariacki) Church (the famous altarpiece by Wit Stwosz (Veit Stoss), the university quarter with the Collegium Maius at which Nicholas Copernicus, world famous astronomer, was once a student.
- places connected with the Polish pope John Paul II
- Kazimierz - the south-west district of Cracow - historical centre of Cracow's Jewish religious and social life, was incorporated into Cracow in the 18th c. The Old Synagogue is the oldest example of Jewish religious architecture in Poland (15th c.). Restored after the war, now it contains the Judaic Department of the Historical Museum of the City of Cracow. The Remuh Synagogue and the Remuh Cementary are
- the Royal Chambers (a unique collection of 16th century Flemish tapestries as well as portraits of Polish kings, and also Italian furniture), the Crown Treasury, the Armoury,
- Wawel Cathedral, venue of coronations and last resting place of the Polish kings, , similarly as the whole cathedral, closely connected with the history of Poland.
- the Salt Mine in Wieliczka - one of the oldest mines in Europe, placed by UNESCO in 1978 - beside Cracow - on the list of the 12 most priceless monuments of the world, with unique museum of Salt Works. The oldest part of the mine is open for visitors. The 3 mile long route leads through galleries and chambers on the mining levels. Here one can see 17th and 19 th canturies chapels, among them the most beautiful St. Kinga's Chapel, carved out of a huge block of salt
- the Salt Mine in Wieliczka - one of the oldest mines in Europe, placed
by UNESCO in 1978 - beside Cracow - on the list of the 12 most
priceless monuments of the world, with unique museum of Salt
Works. The oldest part of the mine is open for visitors. The 3
mile long route leads through galleries and chambers on the
mining levels. Here one can see 17th and 19 th canturies
chapels, among them the most beautiful St. Kinga's Chapel,
carved out of a huge block of salt.
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