The City Centre
The City Centre is the area where the oldest and most important built heritage of Kraków is found. These buildings witnessed the key moments in the history of the city: the Main Market Square, the Cloth Hall, Wawel with the Royal Castle and Cathedral, many churches with the outstanding St Mary’s at the fore, and the original campus of the Jagiellonian University incorporated by King Casimir the Great with the Collegium Maius and Collegium Novum.
The area is very much alive and the Main Market Square’s central function continues as it has since it was staked out in 1257, via the Prussian Homage of 1525, and the oath sworn by Tadeusz Kościuszko in 1794. The exceptional atmosphere of the district makes it a favourite destination for locals and tourists from around the world.