Want to stay right in the medieval heart of Krakow? The Old Town is the tightest, most walkable central district, inside the original city walls.
Krakow Old Town is the historic core that most visitors picture when they imagine the city, the UNESCO-listed grid of cobbled streets centred on the Main Market Square (Rynek Główny), bookended by Wawel Castle to the south and St. Florian's Gate to the north. Stay here and you're rolling straight out of bed into the headline sights, the Cloth Hall, St. Mary's Basilica, the horse-drawn carriages, and the candlelit cellar bars that come alive after dark. This is the postcard Krakow.
For a wider city centre area (including Kazimierz and the streets running down to the river), see Krakow City Centre. For the full destination guide, including all the things to do in the city, head to Krakow.
