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Main Market Square

Kraków, Poland

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Main Market Square

The central square of Kraków's old town holds the Cloth Hall, St Mary's Church and the tower of the former town hall. Visitors walk around the square past restaurants and horse carriages and hear the hourly trumpet call from St Mary's church.

Highlights

  • Trumpet call from St Mary's
  • Cloth Hall and its arcades
  • Underground tourist route below

Good to know

  • Christmas markets fill the square in winter
  • Bars and restaurants line the square
  • Horse-drawn carriages on the square

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