Beyond Wawel in Krakow
As the single most important tourist destination in Poland, Krakow attracts millions of visitors annually and as such may hardly count as a well-kept secret. Yet tourism to Malopolskie (Lesser Poland), which is the area in Southern Poland around Krakow, tends to follow set patterns with visitors covering the castle area of Wawel, the Old Town (Stare Miasto) around Rynek Glowny (the Cloth Hall) and the Jewish Quarter of Kazimiersz in Krakow itself as well as the famous saltmines in nearby Wieliczka and of course the memorial site of the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp. Very few visitors venture beyond those boundaries, yet it is precisely the many hidden treasures beyond those highlights that allow Krakow lovers to savor true local culture & appreciate the city from an emic, local perspective. Local Krakow also centers around Stare Miasto and Rynek Glowny, but moreover includes adjacent newer neighborhoods with locals bypassing the tourist attractions such as the...