Curiosities of Krakow , part II !!!

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And I have come to Krakow , the birthplace of Pope John Paul II. As in any city I visit, walking is a must and I did walked sometimes not even remembering where lol! After passing by the main areas for tourists I saw several nice monuments with a lot history in Krakow. I found me new older pictures not in my blog and they should, Therefore, here are my curiosities of Krakow , part II !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

The college Maius is part of a large complex of buildings belonging to the Jagiellonian University ; one of the most prestigious and second oldest in Central Europe. It was founded in 1364 by the Polish king Casimir the Great. A medieval university building comprising a courtyard and arcaded cloisters, as well as a museum tracing its history. Among his most famous students: Copernicus, John III Sobieski, Ivo Andric (Nobel Prize for Literature), and Karol Wojtila (aka Pope John Paul II), The library, the Common Chamber of professors, the treasury and the theologians’ reading room (today’s Auditorium) were located on the first floor (2nd US) . Professors’ apartments, or residences, were located on the ground floor (1st US), on the first (2nd) and second (3rd) floors, By 1964, a comprehensive renovation, combined with the removal of the neo-Gothic robe, the College Maius regained its original appearance from before 1840. At that time, it was also designated as the seat of the Jagiellonian University Museum, which housed former university collections of works of art and souvenirs as well as a rich collection of scientific instruments. Official College Maius: https://maius.uj.edu.pl/en_GB/

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The largest medieval square in Europe, The Main square or Rynek Główny, is lined with colorful mansions of the 14C and 15C, the square is at the intersection of 11 streets, marked out in 1257, It occupies four quarters of the city founded under Magdeburg law, marked out in a checkerboard pattern; it has the shape of a square 200 × 200 meters. The Royal Road, the main communication route of the medieval city, runs through the market square, leading from the Florian Gate through the Old Town and Okół to the Wawel Royal Castle. , the parish church since 1223. Both temples, originally Romanesque, were founded before the founding of Krakow. There are important monuments on the Main Square and in its vicinity ; Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary , the Cloth Hall, the Church of St. Wojciech or the City/Town Hall tower, the remains of the previous one demolished in 1820. The Krakow tourist office on the main square : https://visitkrakow.com/krakows-market-square/

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The Sheraton Grand Hotel has a wonderful location walking to the Wawel castle and the clock tower Sigismond along the Wisla river. There is a beautiful atrium with enclosed glass that gives it a charm to this 5 star hotel.  Certainly one of the best accommodation options in Kraków, Views from hotel upper terrace!!! Official Sheraton Grand Hotel : https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/krksi-sheraton-grand-krakow/overview/

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Krakow Sheraton grand hotel view on wisla river may17

I went for the classic international of Hard Rock Café in the Grand square corner with Market square (Mariacki) ,where the classic rock posters and paintings couple with a great burger and huge jar of beer was the setting for longer walks in the city lol!  Official Hard Rock Cafe of Krakow :https://www.hardrockcafe.com/location/krakow/

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The Pod Nosem restaurant.  This is at the ground floor of the Hotel  Kanonicza 22. It is an old vault cellar with a twisted stair to dine above,and then you can come down to the cellar below ,where there is a glass floor you can see it from your table. At the cellar there are goodies to drink of the best of Poland, Official Pod Nosem resto :  https://kanonicza22.com/en/restaurant/

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The Poland tourist board on Krakow: https://www.poland.travel/en/cities/krakow

There you go folks,another nice spot in my world map, and now more wonderful monuments to show for the memories of always. The visit to Krakow was very nice and looking forward one of these days to be back, eventually. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the curiosities of Krakow ,part II as I

And remember, happy f, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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