Kraków

Why this trip

A weekend here costs what a night out costs at home.

• Out 16:10, back 18:25 · direct · 2h 10m
• You stay in Old Town — Rooftop terrace over the square.
• The one thing you'd do: Train from the airport — 20 minutes to Kraków Główny, about €4.

• 🏛 Culture fix
• 🍷 Food and wine
• 🥂 Luxe for less

Auschwitz-Birkenau entry passes are released three months ahead and go quickly.

The plan

The signature run · around Old Town

1. Day 1

   Arrive and dive in

   • 17:30Train from the airport20 minutes to Kraków Główny, about €4.
   • 18:30First sight of Rynek GłównyWalk in through the Floriańska gate for the reveal.
   • 20:00Dinner in KazimierzHamsa for Israeli mezze, or Starka for Polish classics and house-infused vodka.If the weather turns: Cheap and correct: a zapiekanka from the round Plac Nowy hall at midnight.
   • 22:30Bar hop Plac NowyAlchemia, Eszeweria, Mercy Brown. Kazimierz does not run out of bars.
2. Day 2

   The main event

   • 09:00Wawel CastleCathedral, state rooms and the dragon's den for the children in the group.
   • 11:30Cloth Hall and Rynek UndergroundThe museum beneath the square is the best thing most visitors skip.
   • 13:30Lunch at Pod Aniołami or Milkbar TomaszaGrilled meats in a cellar, or pierogi in a canteen for €5.
   • 15:30Schindler's Factory in PodgórzeLess about the film than about occupied Kraków. Book a slot.If the weather turns: Need something lighter? MOCAK contemporary art is next door and excellent.
   • 19:00Vodka tastingWódka Café Bar, small, wooden, four shots and an education.
3. Day 3

   One last moment

   • 10:00Breakfast at CharlotteFrench bakery on Plac Szczepański, tables outside in any weather.
   • 11:30Amber and ceramicsCloth Hall stalls for amber, Bolesławiec pottery from the shops on Grodzka.
   • 14:00Train backFrom Kraków Główny, every 30 minutes.