Krakow in 3 Days: Old Town, Salt Mine, Pierogi and More, Krakow, Poland

Krakow in 3 days: Old Town, Salt Mine, Pierogi and more is a travel blog post about our three and a half day trip exploring Krakow and its main historical sights as well as its fine food.

“Delicious”, my husband uttered as he swallowed his potato with cream cheese pierogi. I was pleased with my duck & apple pierogi too. We were having dinner in a traditional Polish restaurant near the Main Market square. It was raining but we left our centrally located hotel as soon as we dropped our bags and went out for a short walk. We walked past the Kraków Barbican (a fortified gateway, an entrance to the Old Town) and through St. Florian’s gate (14th cent. Gothic tower) and found ourselves on the beautiful St. Florian’s street leading up to the Main Market square. There were only a few people around. I guess that was due to bad weather and the fact that it was a Monday evening and not the weekend.

Rynek Główny (the Main Market Square) is one of the largest medieval squares in Europe. It definitely looks huge! We were both impressed by the square’s size and the beautiful architecture of the townhouses and the churches around it. The mighty, Renaissance Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) dominates the square. There is also the 70 metres tall Town Hall tower but the actual Town Hall was demolished. You can see the impressive Gothic St. Mary’s church at the one end of the square too. Since we were quite hungry we didn’t linger much at the main square but we headed back down Florian’s street to get something to eat. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).