Kraków’s Market Square is the largest medieval town square in Europe. Nearly all the townhouses and palaces facing the square are historic buildings with several hundred years of history.
When strolling in the Market Square, it is impossible not to stop at one of the many charming cafés and restaurants. The Market Square is the most popular meeting point and a place where summer festivals, concerts and fairs are often held. The tower of St. Mary's Basilica is where the famous bugle-call has been played for many centuries, the melody becoming an inseparable part of the fabric of Kraków.
What should you see when visiting the Market Square?
The Cloth Hall, St. Mary's Basilica, St. Adalbert's Church, Town Hall Tower, Barbican, St. Florian’s Gate, Juliusz Słowacki Theatre, Church of the Holy Cross, Church of the Transfiguration, Czartoryski Museum, Church of St. Anne, Collegium Maius, Church Of The Holy Trinity and Dominican Monastery, Church and Monastery of St. Francis of Assisi, Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Church of St. Andrew.
One of the most important tourist attractions of Kraków is the Royal Route which takes you from Matejko Square through St. Florian’s Gate along Floriańska street to the Market Square. It then passes next to St. Mary's Basilica, the Statue of Adam Mickiewicz, the Cloth Hall into Grodzka street. The Royal Route continues through the Dominikański Square and the All Saints’ Square, heading towards the last destination of the route – the Wawel Hill.