Explorar Cracovia

The Main Market Square is the central square of Kraków's Old Town, laid out in 1257 after the Mongol raid and covering about 3.8 hectares. The Renaissance Cloth Hall stands in its middle, flanked by the Town Hall Tower, the small Church of St. Adalbert and the Adam Mickiewicz Monument, with St. Mary's Basilica and townhouses around the edges.

Kraków Zoo lies in the Wolski Forest on the western edge of the city and opened on 6 July 1929. Run by a city foundation, it covers about 20 hectares of wooded hillside with around 270 species in enclosures and aviaries, a Mini ZOO with domestic animals and scheduled public feedings.

Wieliczka Salt Mine, near Kraków, was worked for rock salt from the 13th century until 1996 and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visitors go underground only on guided tours; the Tourist Route covers about 3.5 km at depths down to 135 m, past chambers, salt lakes, statues carved in salt by miners and the Chapel of St. Kinga, with 800-plus steps.