Across the river in Podgórze, Bednarski Park may lack for picture-perfect quality but makes up for it with wild greenery fit for adventurous wanders. There are many levels to the park; you can clamber up walls and muddy tracks to explore paths hidden up high. It's a popular spot for dog walkers, joggers, walkers, families, and picnics or Sunday hang-outs when the weather is nice. Find the entrance along ul Parkowa.


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1. Rynek Podgórski

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This broad square marks the heart of the Podgórze district. The most distinctive building here is the early-20th century, neo-Gothic Church of St Joseph.

2. St Benedict's Fort

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This fortress was built by the Austrians in the 1850s to defend the city's strategic bridge over the Vistula. The interior is closed to visitors, but you…

3. Pharmacy Under the Eagle

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This former pharmacy, on the south side of Plac Bohaterów Getta, tells the story of owner Tadeusz Pankiewicz, who risked life and limb trying to help the…

4. Ghetto Wall

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Just south of Plac Bohaterów Getta are the remains of the wartime Jewish ghetto wall from WWII, with a plaque marking the site.

5. Cricoteka

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This modern museum is dedicated to the life and work of avant-garde Polish dramaturge Tadeusz Kantor (1915–90) and his experimental theatre company,…

6. Plac Bohaterów Getta

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Known as Plac Zgody during the German occupation of WWII, this public square marks the beginning of the purpose-built Jewish wartime ghetto that stretched…

7. Old Podgórze Cemetery

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This largely forgotten burial ground dates from the late 18th century and was once Podgórze's most prestigious cemetery. The Germans destroyed much of it…

8. Church of St Benedict

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Tucked into a wooded hillside above Podgórze, this mysterious little church is one of the oldest in Kraków. Historians are not certain of its origin,…