What to do and see in Lesser Poland Province, Southern Poland: The Best Historic Walking Areas

December 23, 2021 Janean Rudisill

Discover the best top things to do in Lesser Poland Province, Poland including Krakow's Rynek Glowny Central Square, Wawel Royal Castle, Kazmierz The Former Jewish District, Planty Park, Czorsztyn Castle, Main Market Square, Tenczyn Castle, John Paul II Square in Wadowice, Tarnow Old Town, Szeroka Street.
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1. Krakow's Rynek Glowny Central Square

Rynek Glowny, Krakow Poland https://poland.pl/tourism/unesco-sites/historic-centre-krakow/
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4.5 based on 26,455 reviews

Krakow's Rynek Glowny Central Square

Huge 10-acre square, the largest in any of Europe's medieval cities, features the 16th-century Renaissance Cloth Hall and the splendid 14th-century Gothic Basilica of the Virgin Mary.

Reviewed By vickitD6053PZ - Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Lovely place to sit Nd people watch , with plenty of atmosphere lots of restaurants with outdoor seating, you can even take your pick and go for a horse and carriage ride or hire a segway or even a scooter, you will never get bored here and can return time after time

2. Wawel Royal Castle

Wawel 5, Krakow 31-001 Poland +48 12 422 51 55 [email protected] http://www.wawel.krakow.pl/en/
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4.5 based on 10,412 reviews

Wawel Royal Castle

Serving as a royal residence and the site where the country's rulers governed Poland for five centuries (1038-1596), this castle is a symbol of the independent Polish state and today contains a priceless collection of 16th-century Flemish tapestries, considered to be one of the largest in the world.

Reviewed By travelessential - Melbourne, Australia

Definitely worth your visit, amazing detail and architecture especially see Lost Wawel and the armoury. Strangely you have to buy tickets for each section you are wanting to see and the queues are long so definitely use online if you can. Also strangely the cathedral is another ticket and another office. They should really just sell one ticket covers all. It would be a lot quicker!

3. Kazmierz The Former Jewish District

Szeroka 24, Krakow 31-053 Poland +48 513 875 814 http://www.polin.pl
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4.5 based on 9,378 reviews

Kazmierz The Former Jewish District

Sizable Jewish population of Krakow moved to this district at the end of the fifteenth century, which served as the main cultural center of the Polish Jewry for centuries.

Reviewed By ChristineJ192 - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

This is a wonderful area to walk around and discover.Buildings are great & a lot of them are being renovated so I suspect this will become a more popular area over the next few years. The Plac Nowy is a central square which has a brilliant flea market on a Saturday & in the centre is a round building which houses lots of little street food kiosks serving a traditional Polish pizza like snack for around £2 Take a look & enjoy wandering the streets

4. Planty Park

Krakow Poland http://www.krakow.pl/instcbi/36721,inst,6362,362,instcbi.html
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4.5 based on 1,572 reviews

Planty Park

A scenic walkway that circles a park around the Old Town.

5. Czorsztyn Castle

Zamkowa, Czorsztyn Poland +48 18 262 56 02 http://www.pieninypn.pl/pl/992/0/zamek-czorsztyn.html
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4.5 based on 139 reviews

Czorsztyn Castle

Reviewed By Bozenaclay - Wimberley, United States

It is really just a ruins but quite a bit more that just a rubble. It is open for visiting and you can do it 2 different ways. You can take a boat across from Niedzica and back or you can drive to Czorsztyn and visit. We really enjoyed walking the old walls and specially the you get to the top levels views over the lake and towards the NIedzica castle are grand.

6. Main Market Square

Market Square, Oswiecim 32-600 Poland http://peonyinyourbedroom.com
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4.5 based on 208 reviews

Main Market Square

Reviewed By 595jaynel - Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

Beautiful market square the market was in full swing beautiful Amber jewellery leather bags and coats and endless cafes bars and restaurants we opted for the authentic polish street food absolutely delicious and great value for money it's centenary year there was a massive stage with traditional music and dancing highly recommended

7. Tenczyn Castle

32-065 Rudno, Rudno Poland +48 784 412 567 http://www.facebook.com/ZamekTenczyn/
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4.5 based on 48 reviews

Tenczyn Castle

8. John Paul II Square in Wadowice

Plac Jana Pawla II, Wadowice 34-100 Poland http://www.wadowice.com/jpii.html
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4.5 based on 117 reviews

John Paul II Square in Wadowice

Reviewed By JDfromTitusville - Titusville, United States

Next to the church and on the edge of the square is an elegant statue of St John Paul, One can see flowers left there by petitioners and those who repect this amazing man

9. Tarnow Old Town

Old Town, Tarnow 33-110 Poland http://www.mapofpoland.pl/Tarnow,zdjecie,6934,Stare-Miasto.html
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4.5 based on 71 reviews

Tarnow Old Town

Reviewed By 6clairek - Skipton, United Kingdom

A very beautiful old town, lovely architecture and plenty of nice cafes and restaurants. Best to visit May to September when the weather is usually good.

10. Szeroka Street

ul. Szeroka, Krakow Poland
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4.5 based on 64 reviews

Szeroka Street

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