Plac Wolnica Market

Plac Wolnica Market

If you’re reading this now then you have probably already missed it but there is a smaller Christmas market on Plac Wolnica in the heart of Kazimierz, Krakow’s Jewish Quarter. Unlike the main Christmas market in Krakow’s Main Square, the one at Plac...
How much do things cost at Krakow Xmas market?

How much do things cost at Krakow Xmas market?

Just as with any Christmas market, Krakow is no different in that the prices you pay here will be higher than you will pay elsewhere in the city. The “Christmas market price bubble” exists in every Xmas market around Europe and most of us are happy to...
Krakow Xmas Market- Opening Day Video

Krakow Xmas Market- Opening Day Video

Unfortunately there is no snow in Krakow at the moment although it is cold (and wet). However, the Christmas markets opened today on the Main Square and here is the first video we have found from the opening day (video posted by Chris Wiseman). We don’t want to...
The Krakow Christmas Tree

The Krakow Christmas Tree

Any Christmas market needs a Christmas tree and the Krakow Christmas Market is no exception. Krakow’s Main Square is the favoured home for the city’s Christmas tree and it’s usual location is by the side of the Sukiennice Cloth Hall. Typically around...
Krakow Nativity Scenes Competition (Szopki)

Krakow Nativity Scenes Competition (Szopki)

Whilst you wander around Krakow during the Christmas season you are sure to stumble across Polish “Szopki” or “Nativity Scenes”. These szopki (pronounced “shop-kee”) are not like traditional nativity scenes depicting Mary, Joseph...
Podgórski Market

Podgórski Market

The Christmas market in the Main Square is the one that everybody knows about but Krakow also has smaller markets dotted around the city from time to time. 2024 is no different as this year there is a Xmas market at Podgórski Market. The Podgórsk Christmas market is...