Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) Krakow

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    History, heatwaves and horror

    I can't believe it's officially autumn - as in Britain at the moment I hear, temperatures are soaring in Poland and I'm having a great time strolling around the sights in my shorts and flip flops. I arrived in Krakow yesterday afternoon in the scorching heat after two nights in the capital, Warsaw, which was equally warm. Just a pity I'm inland and …

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    Trip to Central Europe - Krakow and Auschwitz

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    ... medieval town square in all of Europe (800m wide by 1200m long). It actually feels like two squares because there's a 16th century cloth hall in the center that divides the two sides. One corner is dominated by the 14th century St. Mary's church, from ...

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    Temporary Insanity

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    ... the Beer Goggles City (and yes, I was sober when I first saw the city AND when I came up with the nickname). The Cloth Hall, the building that runs through the square, looks like it hasn't had a paint job since the Communists took over and it appears ...

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    Krakow

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    ... .  You could probably fit some of the towns that we have visited in this square.  At the centre of it is the Sukiennice (Cloth Hall), this was the first shopping centre in all of Poland.  It now houses a museum on the top floor celebrating its past ...

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    Backpack first

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    ... two nights. I then wandered into town. I managed to reach the old Town Square dominated by the townhall tower, statues and the cloth hall with markets inside the yellow renaissance hall dating back to the 16th century. At night I took in the atmosphere ...

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    Camp Krak

    ... The next day, we went into town and had a look round. Saw the castle and the Pope's cathedral. Bought a load of stuff from the Cloth Hall as well. The next day, we went to see the salt mines. Now this is a happening place, complete with a little cathdral ...

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    Krakow

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    ... in 1945 and is still a stunning place to visit. The main market square is the largest medieval square in Europe with the Renaissance cloth hall, which holds market stalls and an art gallery is the main focal point in the centre of the square with the St ...

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    Wieliczka Salt Mines are a MUST SEE

    ... stolen by the Nazis during the war and only recently returned as they had to prove it belonged to their church. Visited the old Cloth Hall-an old market place where they sell traditional polish things. A must see for souvenirs and amber etc. Didn't buy ...

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    Into Poland

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    ... , and fills with buskers at night. On our last day there, there was actually a bicycle race taking place around the central cloth hall. Our stop in Krakow was quite relaxing, and we took some time to do a few more normal things like shopping and going to ...

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    Footloose in KRAKOW

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    ... the swarm of little tourist golf-cart trains is annoying; the horse and carriages are much more attractive.  The Cloth Hall market stalls are a shopper's dream for amber jewellery, Tiffany lamps, wooden carvings, outer clothing and traditional ...

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    Krakow

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    ... , he climbed his tower, confessed to the murder and stabbed himself with the same knife, which is now on display at the Cloth Hall (the main trading center). We passed the Franciscan Church, home to John Paul II before he became the Pope. We made ...