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POLAND-LITTLE POLAND PROVINCE- KRAKOW
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POLOGNE Poland is a State of Central
Europe. It is bordered by the Baltic sea, Kaliningrad's Russian enclave and Lithuania in the north, Byelorussia and Ukraine in the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republics in the south, and Germany in the west. The capital of Poland is Warsaw and the official language is Polish.
The principal river of Poland is the Vístula. The principal cities of Poland are: Warsaw, the capital; Krakow, which is the former capital; Lódz, in the center of the country; Gdansk and Breslavie.
RIVER VISTULA
The sight of the refuge Zygmuntówka, Góry Sowie.
LA PETITE POLOGNE
It is situated in the south of Poland, next to the Carpathians, near the border with Slovakia.
It is bordered in the north by the mountains of the Holy Cross, in the west by the Polish Jura, in the south by Tatra, Beskides and Pieniny.
CRACOVIE
Krakow is the capital of Lesser Poland and one of the most important and ancient cities of Poland. It is placed in the margins of the river Vistula.
Krakow is considered a very important city worldwide.
Poland has a continental climate with a thermal annual extent that is accentuated as you advance eastward, where it can exceed 20 °C of difference. In summer there are from 18 to 30 C of everage temperature, whereas in winter this temperature places under 0°C. The rains, which range between the 500 and 600 mm a year in the western areas, decrease eastward and increase in the mountains of the south. The warmest region is the Fall Silesia and the Small Poland.
Des paramètres climatiques de Cracovie
Mois Ene Feb Mar Abr May Jun Jul Ago Sep Oct Nov Dic Anual
température
maximale
inscrite (°C)
15.7 21.0 25.2 29.6 33.3 35.5 36.1 36.7 33.1 27.7 21.2 18.9 36.7
température
quotidienne
maximale
(°C)
1.1 1.5 7.9 13.7 19.8 22.1 24.2 23.9 19.2 13.6 5.0 2.9 12.9
température
quotidienne
(°C)
-2.1 -1.8 3.8 9.6 14.1 18.0 19.6 19.3 14.7 9.2 2.6 0.0 8.9
température
quotidienne
minimale
(°C)
-5.3 -5.1 -0.5 5.5 9.0 13.8 15.0 14.7 10.2 4.8 0.2 -2.9 5.0
température
minimale
inscrite (°C)
-29.9 -29.4 -22.9 -9.4 -2.7 0.6 4.3 2.0 -4.1 -7.9 -17.7 -25.5 -29.9
2 - COMMENT ARRIVER À KRAKOW
By plane:
Airport od Krakow Jean-Paul II : International Airport of Kaowice:
It is situated to 11 km from Krakow. Situated to 95 km from the city
It is the second airport of Poland.
By Train: The most important station is Kraków Glówny and separates Plaszów is the second most
important.
Kraków Główny
Krakow is joined by train to all the big cities of Poland , by the intercities, and with European cities with the international trains as Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest and Kiev. This city is also an important regional railway center. A service of effective shuttle of train that joins the center city to Balice airport.
The tramway
Kraków Główny
By car : The north and southern E-77 joins Krakow with Warsaw. The
E40 departs from Lviv in Ukraine towards Wroclaw and Katowice up to Dresden in Germany. In the Southwest the Czech Republic is accessible for the E75.
By motor-coach:
Dworzec PKS:
Tel: (012) 300 300 120.
The bus station is placed opposite to the
Krakow Glowny station, next to the downtown.
PKS:
Tel: (012) 449 7500 ou 411 7022
Page web: http://www.pks.pl/
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Polski-Express:
Tel: (022) 844 5555
Page web: http://www.polskiexpress.pl/
HOUSING
Hotels:
7 Powisle Street · Krakow 31-101
Telephone: +48 (12) 662 10 00Fax: +48 (12) 662 11 00
Double room174,24 €
o Address: ul. Floriańska 35/ ul. Św. Marka 20, Stare Miasto, 31-020 Cracoviao TEL. +48 1 2 433 71 11o FAX: +48 12 433 71 10o E-MAIL: ------------------------------------------ [email protected]
Address: ul. Sw. Tomasza 34,
Stare Miasto, 31-023 Cracovia Tel: : +48 12 424 26 00 Fax: +48 12 424 26 01 [email protected] DOUBLE ROOM: 55,4€
It is placed near the main station of trains of Krakow. All the bedrooms are equipped with TV and free Internet Wi-Fi. They have a private bathroom near a shower. The guests can use also the cyber cafe of the hotel.
Aparthotel Station
This building is historical on the outside but modern on the inside. The hotel does not have foyer, only a small area of receipt. This hotel is an excellent base for groups and the solitary travelers of limited budget who want to explore Krakow.
SOME MEALS OF THE POLISH COOKING
MEAT Schabowe: They are breaded and fried pork cutlets. Kielbasa: Smoked or browned sausages of pork meat. Golonka: It is a shoulder of meat of roasted pork. Bigos: It is a stew of fermented cabbage and of meat.
FISH Karp of the tent in gelatine with grapes. It is a Jewish speciality Pstrącg of the trout burned often to the brandy Węgorz (Snakelike fish): Fresh, in gelatin or smoked. Makrela (mackerel): Usually smoked
SOME MEALS OF THE POLISH COOKING
DESSERTS Sernik: cheese cake Faworki: It is a dough with eggs and flour fried in oil with
powdered sugar Szarlotka: apple cake
DRINKS Vodka: National alcoholic drink of Poland. Zubrówka: Typical polish vodka, occurred in the eastern part
of the country in the region.
Restauracja Starka Price Range : 5 € - 15 € Cooking : Polish ul. Jozefa 14, Cracovia 31-000, Polonia Tel.+48 12 430 65 38 http://www.starka-restauracja.pl/
SOME RESTAURANTS IN KRAKOW
Restauracja Bombonierka Price Range: 3 € - 20 € Cooking: polish Restauration: only at night Beera Meiselsa 24, Cracovia 30-001, Polonia Tel.609530068 http://restauracja-bombonierka.pl/
Pod Baranem Restauracja Price Range: 4 € - 19 € Cooking : Polish ul. Sw. Gertrudy 21, Cracovia 31-049, Polonia Tel.+48 (12) 429 40 22 http://www.podbaranem.com/
NATURAL PARKS: Poland is one of the few countries in Europe which offers a variety of landscapes,
preserved almost in its natural state and have a wealth of both the plant and animal world.
Wigierski The lakes are the most interesting natural elements of the national park of the lake
Wigry, located in the north-eastern Poland. The largest one is lake Wigry. These lakes are communicated through a network of rivers.
Wielkopolskio The national park of Great Poland, located about 15 km south of Poznań, represents
the unspoilt nature of the region of the lakes region of Greater Poland. It meets all the typical elements of the postglacial landscape: the hills,the glacial valeyss,of the lakes. Most of the park is covered with pine forests and wood mixtures. There are also rare species of plants.
Swietokrzyski
The mountains national Park encompasses the St. Croix mountains Bats (Łysogóry) whose highest mountain is the Łysica to 612 m. In this park you can find the oldest mountains of Poland, because they are composed of rocks dating back to the Paleozoic era.
Bory Tucholskie
The national park of the Tuchola Forest not only protects a small part, but the most interesting of this huge forest (Bory Tucholskie), which extends in a broad alluvial plain. This territory is mainly covered in pine forests shared with the valleys of rivers and deep glacial lakes.
MUSEUMS OF CRACOW
The intenational museum of Cracow: It has a lot of different exhibitions, for example the gallery of Polish art of
the twentieth century. There are also short exposures, for example Goya. The sleep of reason ... On the artist and his works.
Address: Al. 3 Maja Visits time: Sunday (you can see free museums): from 10.00 to 16.00From Tuesday to Saturday - 10,00 to 18,00Monday – Closed Price:For watching the permanet galleries:Adults: 8 zlotys (2€)Students: 3 zlotys (0.75€)Families: 13 zlotys - 5 personnes Maximum (3.25€)For groups (minimum 15 people normallly): 8 zlotys (2€)For students groups (minimum 15 people): 4 zlotys (1€)Page web: www.muzeum.krakow.pl
Collegium Maius:
It is the oldest building of the Krakow Academy, the building was built around 1400. The gothic building contains the most significant elements of the University - In this place you can visit the Museum of the Jagiellonian University.
Address: r/ Jagielonska 15, Cracovia Tel: 00 48 12 6631521 Visit time:
Sundays and holidays: Closed
From Monday to Saturday: 10:00 to 14:20 Price (permanent exposition)
Adults: 12 zlotys (3€)
Students: 6 zlotys (1,5€) Page web: www.uj.edu.pl
Le Musée Archéologique de Cracovie: It was created in 1850. It is the largest archaeological exhibition of
Poland. The more valuable objects in the museum are the following:
-Remains of a mammoth bones (dates to 20,000 years
before Jesus Christ )
-Collection of terracotta figurines -stone statues.
-The sarcophagi of Egyptian mummies. Address: r/ Senacka 3, Cracovie Visit time : Tel: 0048 12 422-71-00, 0048 12 422-75-60 From Monday toWednesday:9:00to
___________________________________________________________ 14:00 E-mail: [email protected] Thursday: 14:00 to 18:00 Price: Friday: 10:00 to 14:00
Adults: 7 zlotys (1.75€) Saturday: Closed
Students: 5 zlotys (1.25€) Sunday: the entry is free for Page web: www.ma.krakow.pl_______________the permanent expositions _____
____ -10:00 to _________________________________________________ 14:00
The Museum Czartoryskich: The museum was founded in Krakow in 1796 by the princess Izabela
Czartoryska to preserve the Polish heritage. The main treasure of the institution is the lady with the ermine, painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
Address: ul. Sw. Jana, 19 Tel: 012 421 28 34, 012 421 55 34 E-mail: [email protected] Visit time:
Wednesday and Thursday: Closed
From Sunday to Tuesday: 10:00 to 15:30
Friday: 12:00 to 17:30 Price:
Sundays: free entry Page Web: Lady with the erminehttp://www.muzeum-czartoryskich.krakow.pl/pl/strona-glowna.html
MONUMENTS
Wawel Cathedral
It is the national shrine in Poland, in the city of Krakow. It has a history of 1,000 years and it was the traditional place of
coronation of Polish kings. The cathedral is located on the hillside of Wawel. The kings and
bishops of Poland have modified this cathedral, its chapels and their decor houses the styles and tastes of the time.
Today, the cathedral is one of the most important historical monuments in Poland.
MONUMENTS
The basilica of Saint Mary
The basilica of the Saint-Mary in Krakow is a church of gothic style.
It has three vessels and two square towers. On the top of the highest tower, a trumpeter key plays a traditional Polish melody each hour.
In the main facade there is a baroque portico pentagonal.
MONUMENTS
The Florian Gate
The Florian Gate was historically the traditional entrance to the medieval town of Krakow, and nowadays it continues being a very usual point to initiate a visit to this Polish city. There was a rampart which surrounded the city for the protection of invasions.
This monument was 34.5 meters of height
MONUMENTS
The Fountain of the Student
The fountain of the student is a small monument, but it is very famous and full of charm. It has been done as a tribute to Veit Stoss and also as a gift to Krakow. This fountain stands on the square of Sainte-Marie . The student who is located on the fountain, looks pensive and is crying, for this reason we can imagine that the water that comes out of the monument are his tears.
WHERE TO BUY?
The most important place to buy is the Rynek Glowny. It is open until 20:00 p.m.
You can buy jewelry in amber, a product very argillaceous lands by rainwater of Krakow. The place more recommended for purchase is the boutique Boruni.(c/Grodzka 60)
If you want to buy the products of art, you can go to:
-Starmach gallery (ul. Wegierska, 5)
-Laberynt (ul. Florianska, 36)
-Andrej Mleczko gallery (ul. Sw. Jana, 14)
Amber Jewelry -Plataku (ul. Stolarska, 8-10)
-the wood products are also typical and you can buy them in Upominki (ul. Stawkowska, 28)
There are also markets where you can buy food and traditional local products:
The market of Stary Kleparz (Rynek Kleparski):
You can buy different types of local food.
(such as Krakowska mall, chocolates,
fruit and vegetables, fish etc. ) Shopping centres:
Galeria Kazimierz (ul. Podgórska, 34) Krakow Plaza (al. Pokoju, 44) Opening time:
Krakowska Gallery (ul. Pawia, 5): It is the largest shopping commercial center of Krakow. There are more than 200 shops and there are also restaurants and cafes but the prices are a little expensive.
The shops are open from Monday to Friday 10:00 to 20:00, and on Saturday from 10:00 to 16:00.
TO HAVE FUN IN KRAKOW:
DISCOS - The Irish ArmsYou will be able to listen to some live music , participate in quiz nights or watch a game on television.Address: Poselska 18, Wolnica 4 - Lokator It is more than a bar: it is a coffee and a gallery. This
place __________________________________invite regular authors to present and make a reading of hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh their books
Address: Krakowska 10 (entrée par la place Meiselsa) Web: www.lokator.pointblue.com.pl -Club FusionA large disco divided into several rooms. Its selection goes from the R&B to hip hop through the meetings of salsa on Sunday evening.Address: Florianska 15 Web www.clubfusion.pl
Théâtre:
-Theater "Bagatela" La escena en calle Sarego 7Tel: (0 12) 422 66 77Email: [email protected]
-The Old National Theater Helena Modrzejewska
Address: c. / Jagiellońska 5Tel: 0048 12 421 29 77E-mail: [email protected] www.stary-teatr.krakow.pl
Jagellonne Library:
The university library is one of the most important of the country and the oldest, with nearly 6 million volumes. The Jagiellonian University library is located in the compound of the university of Krakow.
Cinemas Cinema City Galeria Kazimierz
Adress: Podgórska 34Tel.: 0048 12 254 54 54 Page web: http://www.cinema-city.pl/index.php?module=movie&action=repertoire&cid=1076
Kino Pod Baranami
Adress: Rynek Główny 27Tel. 0048 12 423 07 68Page web: http://www.kino.krakow.pl/pod-baranami