Krakow is the former Polish capital, the royal town, situated on the upper Vistula River, at the intersection of Upland Cracow – Czestochowa, Nida Basin, Cracow Gate and Sandomierz Basin. The third city in Poland in terms of population and second in terms of surface area. Embodies the Polish history, tradition and national identity and the many monuments are considered jewels of the national culture, yet magical place, overgrown with legends and historical events. Given the historic nature of Kraków was inscribed in 1978 on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage of UNESCO and the contemporary role of the culture was honored with the title of Cultural Capital of Europe in 2000 in Cracow, the state operates 15 senior colleges, including Jagiellonian University, Academy of Mining – Metallurgy, Academy of Fine Arts and University of Cracow, and 3 schools in the Catholic Pontifical Academy of Theology. Hostel Krakow
Krakow is the richest in monuments and museums of the city in Poland. Among the objects of particular historical interest in the team raises the fortifications with towers at the Florian Gate, the late Gothic barbican. Frequently visited by tourists as well as the Gothic Church of Our Lady of the monumental altar sculpted by Veit Stoss and polychrome Jan Matejko, Krakow Cloth Hall and are now not only (as intended) trading places (underground), but also the seat of the Krakow branch of the National Museum, and if we have already mentioned the museums that deserve attention and the Czartoryski Museum, the Museum of Young Polish, Air and Space Museum, Krakow’s Historical Museum, the Archaeological Museum and the Museum Wyspianski. While in hostels Krakow Poland necessarily need to see Big Ben, which is currently one of the greatest museums in the country. Here you can see the royal chambers with a priceless collection of tapestries, coffered ceiling with its famous Wawel heads, the crown treasury, armory, and the permanent collections of oriental exhibition „Lost Wawel”. Hobby-Horse is one of the unofficial symbols of Krakow, with a small figure sitting on a horse with his bearded horseman in the characteristic pointed hat. It should also visit the Abbey founded by Benedictine Tyniec around 1044 For centuries, they served the nation in the field of dissemination of culture, science and faith. Until 1805, the school engaged in more of the highly appreciated. Monastery located on a rocky promontory above the Vistula River and the heavily fortified defense has repeatedly served as a watchtower.