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województwo małopolskie

Kraków, a salt cathedral and the Tatra mountains.

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Lesser Poland is the south: royal Kraków, the Wieliczka salt mine, wooden churches and Zakopane in the Tatras.

Museums in województwo małopolskie

Look inside, then pay your admission straight to the museum.

The story of województwo małopolskie

Kraków was Poland's capital for centuries, with Wawel castle and cathedral, the market square and the old Jewish quarter of Kazimierz. Underground at Wieliczka, miners carved chapels and statues out of salt. Near Oświęcim, the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum keeps the memory of the German Nazi camp where more than a million people were murdered. In the south, Zakopane is the mountain town of wooden houses and oscypek.

  • 1978Kraków and Wieliczka among the first places on the UNESCO list
  • 1979Auschwitz-Birkenau on the UNESCO list

województwo małopolskie through time

The big moments, and where to see them today.

  1. 1364Kraków Academy, later the Jagiellonian University, is founded.See it: Collegium Maius

What to do in województwo małopolskie

  1. 01

    Wawel Royal Castle

    Kings' rooms, tapestries and treasury.

    Kraków3 hours
  2. 02

    Czartoryski Museum

    Leonardo's Lady with an Ermine.

    Kraków1 to 2 hours
  3. 03

    Wieliczka Salt Mine

    Chapels and lakes carved in salt.

    Wieliczka3 hours
  4. 04

    Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum

    Memorial site of the German Nazi camp.

    OświęcimFull day
Getting there

Getting to województwo małopolskie

Almost every museum is easy to reach by public transport.

Getting around województwo małopolskie

Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.

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Hidden story

A cathedral of salt

Miners carved a whole church out of salt.

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In the Wieliczka mine, more than 100 metres underground, miners carved the Chapel of St Kinga over about 70 years: walls, altars, statues and even chandeliers made of salt crystals. Legend says St Kinga, a Hungarian princess, threw her ring into a salt mine in Hungary, and it was found in the first lump of salt dug at Wieliczka.