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Kraków


The local branch of a national chain of Polish handcrafts and souvenirs, specialising in leather, lace and various local mementoes. The highlight of a stop here is to view the interior. The metal chandeliers, cabinets, ceiling and furnishings retain the feel of a shopping experience during Nowa Huta's socialist-realist heyday in the 1960s and '70s.


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Nearby Kraków attractions

1. Plac Centralny

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This sprawling square and tram stop serves as the centrepoint of the Nowa Huta workers' housing estate. The square dates from 1949, and the buildings here…

2. Aleja Róż

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This graceful, park-like avenue runs through the centre of the Nowa Huta workers' housing estate.

4. Nowa Huta Museum

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Two blocks north of Plac Centralny, the Nowa Huta Museum is more like a glorified tourist office, but there is a small, well-curated exhibit space…

5. Teatr Ludowy

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Nowa Huta's socialist-realistic architectural aesthetic extends to the area's main theatre, which was built in 1955. Early shows may have been dedicated…

6. Nowa Huta Underground

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Nowa Huta's newest attraction opened in 2019 and focuses on the quarter's extensive network of atomic fallout shelters, built up in the 1950s and '60s…

7. Church of St Bartholomew

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The small, shingled Church of St Bartholomew dates from the mid-15th century, which makes it Poland’s oldest surviving three-nave timber church. It was…

8. Cistercian Abbey

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The Cistercian Abbey consists of a church and monastery, with a large garden-park behind it. The Cistercians came to Poland in 1140 and founded abbeys…