Cracow & surroundings – region attracitons
Lenart Hotel****- Special kind of place, closer than you think
Wieliczka is typical tourist town. World Famous for unique Salt Mine. That special special tourist venue have over one million visits per year. Lenar Hotel**** is situated only 15 minutes of walk to Wieliczka Salt Mine – greatest tourism attraction of region.
Cracow
20 minutes by car, bus or city bus ( 304, 204, 244, 301) and regional train Wieliczka Park – Cracow Main Station.
Cracow Main Square is one of the biggest town squares in Europe, it’s history reaches XIII centaury (founded in 1257 year). Main tourist attraction od Cracow are: Wawel Royal Castle, Old Town, Cloth Hall, Mariacki Church.
Kazimierz Jewish Quarter
In half way from Hotel to Cracow City Centre we can take a stop in Kazimierz. Famous for synagogues, churches, cementaries and also Wolnica Square – old days Market. Nowadays Kazimierz is a heart of night life of Cracow. Numerous pubs, caffeteries, restaurants . In summer months tourist can count on music & culture festivals on fresh air.
Prince Czartoryski Museum
In Museum Czartoryski art lovers can admire Da Vinci painting: Lady with an Ermine.
National Museum
National Museum was founded in 1879. Museum have great art collection of polish an world heritage.
Aircraft Museum
30 minutes away by car.
Museum have in resources: antique planes, helicopters, glides and aircraft engines.
Cracow Arena
Place where great massive Events taking place – matches, concerts, festivals.
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Amusment Park Zatorland
About one hour away by car. Wide offer of Zatorland Amusment Park: Park of Dinosaurs, Mytholohy Park, Fairy Tales and Water Creatures Park, Insect Park, Santa Claus Park.
Tyniec Monastery
25 minutes by car or by bus in to direction od Balice Airport, the fastest way by A4 motorway.
Former village, that was included to Cracow borders in 1973. Tyniec is mainly famous for Benedictine Monastery – one of the richest & important in Poland.
Bochnia Salt Mine
30 minutes by car or bus.
Bochnia is one of the oldest town in Lesser Poland. Main attraction – Salt Mine is in World Heritage Unesco List for 2013. It’s amazing underground city with breathtaking, one of it’s kind excavations, chappels made in salt rocks and original or machines. Sightseeing of mine can be done on foot or by…boats.
Lipnica Murowana Village/ Saint Leonard Church
40 minutes by car, bus
Biuteful village located in area of Wisnicko-Lipnicki Landscape Park. Most important attraction of village is: wooden church of saint Leonard (signed in UNESCO List), Gothic Church of Sain Andrew and Baroque Church of Simon from Lipnica.
Ojcowski National Park
33 minutes by car, bus
On the area of National Park tourists can find over 700 caves. The longest of them: Lokietek’s Cave and Dark Cave are available for sightseeing.
Calvary Zebrzydowska
35 minutes by car, bus
Calvary Zebrzydowska is center of pilgrims movements located on pope’s route. Main attraction is Saint Marries Sanctuary signed in UNESCO heritage list.
Wadowice
50 minutes by car & bus
Wadowice area is rich in tourism attractions. Necessary places to visit are places connected to John Paul II pope : Museum in pope’s family house, Basilica or Saint Joseph Sanctuary. For lovers of active rest numerous bike routes or hiking routes.
Auschwitz-Birkenau
64 minutes by car or bus
In the city area and nearby villages we can find German NAZI base of concetration Camp. The biggest Meuum in Auchwitz was created to give an honor and keep memory of prisoners.
Zakopane/ Tatry Mountains
1:45 hours away of driving a car. Zakopane is situated nearby Tatry Mountains. Zakopane have may attractions all-around year . In summer tourists are able to visit mountain tops and winter people can do skiing.
