Krakow Polands capital before 1596. Kraków was founded in the 4th century. It was destroyed by the Mongols in 1241 and rebuilt in 1257. It became the capital of the joint Lithuanian-Polish Jagiellon dynasty between 1386 and 1572. Also on Travelharts.com. Check … Read More
Saint Peter and Paul Church. When you walk through the mainstreet of Krakow’s city center, you can’t miss this church. It is located near the building Pope John Paul II lived in during his years in Krakow. It took … Read More
Saint Peter and Paul Church. When you walk through the mainstreet of Krakow’s city center, you can’t miss this church. It is located near the building Pope John Paul II lived in during his years in Krakow. It took 22 … Read More
Holocaust. Krakow is a beautiful city. It has a medieval center and lots of landmarks. Unfortunately most people know Krakow only from the film Schindler’s list. Krakow had a large Jewish population. During the war- years most of them where … Read More
A great view. When you’re in the neighbourhood you should visit the Kościuszko Mound that is on a hill near Krakow. It first was a settlement, but soon it was transformed into a part of the city defence. However, these … Read More
Birkenau. In the Autumn of 1941, 10,000 Soviet prisoners of war arrived at the site of Auschwitz 2 Birkenau. Their job was to build the concentration camp. During the winter most of them died. Over the next years more than … Read More
Auschwitz 1. When Germany invaded Poland they killed most of the educated people, to make sure that nobody could revolt. After a few months, they found out that the resistance had not disappeared. To punish the Polish people that revolted … Read More
Krakow. The old city center of Krakow is not too big. You can therefore see it in a day. Because I do like medieval walls, I want to show you the remaining parts of it. Most of it is torn … Read More
Wawel Royal Castle. In the center of Krakow you will find a beautiful castle. During the 10th or 11th century the kings of Poland settled here and they started to create a palace castle. During the Swedish invasions of 1655, … Read More