Royal Castle in Krakow
Krakow, Wawel, 5 
Any tourist journey through Krakow begins with the Royal Castle on Wawel. For Poland, this castle has the same significance as for Russia - the Kremlin. Only the Kremlin remains the main symbol of statehood, but the castle has lost this status after the capital's transfer from Krakow.
Krakow Market Square
Krakow, Rynek Glowny 
Kraków Market Square - one of the largest medieval squares in Europe. It was built already in 1257, and framing its buildings of the 14th and 15th centuries. buildings, found their current appearance in the 17-19 centuries. Although they preserved the Renaissance and Baroque periods: attics, portals, galleries of courtyards. The main attractions of the square, in addition to the market itself, are the Town Hall Tower, the Church of St. Wojciech, the monument to Adam Mickiewicz, the Zbaraski Palace and, of course, the Mariacki Church
Bishop's Palace
Krakow, Francyszkanska, 3 
Bishop's Palace - one of the attractions of the city, connected with Karol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II. In the 60-70's. The last century he lived in this building, and after the election he continued to periodically come here. In the courtyard of the Bishop's Palace there is a monument to the beloved Poles of the Pope of Rome.
Kazimierz
Krakow, Kazimierz 
Kazimierz is a Jewish city that became a part of Krakow only in the 19th century. In Kazimierz the most famous buildings are the church of St. Catharine and the Church of the Body of the Lord, as well as orthodox synagogues, old cemeteries, a gymnasium, the center of Jewish culture. In this suburb, the famous film of Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List" - about the Holocaust during World War II took place
Krakow, Aquapark
Krakow, Dobrego Pasterza, 126 
Krakowski The water park is one of the largest in Eastern Europe. Here visitors all year round waiting for a lot of swimming pools, slides, saunas, jacuzzi and paths. The slides impress with their dimensions: the longest - 202 meters - has no analogues in Europe. It's three minutes of fantastic descent, which ends with a dizzying fall into the water.
Planty
Kraków Planty is a park ring surrounding the Old Town (Stare Miasto). In the early 19th century, the city walls were demolished, and trees were planted in their place. In any weather Planty is unique in its own way: young greens in the spring, life-giving coolness in the summer, and thick foliage perfectly protects and from small rain. In autumn, romantic walks on the carpet of yellow leaves are good, and the winter landscape pleases the traveler with a snow-white blanket covering the paths, trees and benches until spring.
Krakow is a beautiful city on the banks of the Vistula, which has - for a minute - about 5 thousand medieval buildings and hundreds of thousands of works of art. For a lot of ancient sights it is sometimes called Polish Petersburg or Polish Athens.
And during the partition of Poland from 1795 to 1918, for patriots, it had a special significance - it was a place of pilgrimage, a monument to the greatness of the state, heroic exploits of the past, and was called the Polish Mecca.
Kraków is a city whose magic power attracts tourists from all corners of the planet every year. It is good because it harmoniously combines modernity and exciting past. Many tourist attractions are here for 5-10 centuries, but there are some that have appeared relatively recently.
The most popular tourist part of Krakow is the so-called Royal road, running from north to south through the whole Old Town (Stare Miasto) - its old pedestrian section. Once upon a time kings did indeed pass through it - and therefore the most beautiful, most significant buildings in the city were built along their way. Beginning on Matejka Square, the Royal Road follows the Market Square, past the ancient city walls, numerous churches, museums located in the palaces of eminent Poles, and leads to the Royal Wawel Castle.
The influence of Catholicism in Krakow can be traced practically from everything - from the churches and ending with ancient buildings, on the walls of which one can find the mention of saints, great campaigns for the glory of the Lord and so on. In Krakow, by the way, in the 60s and 70s of the last century Karol Wojtyla lived - the future Pope John Paul II.
About the sights of Krakow you can tell endlessly, but ... it is useless. First, you will forget something, and secondly, it is better to see this beauty once than hear a thousand times and read about it a thousand times.