Krakow

Krakow is the magical city located on the banks of the Wisła River,
with one of the best-preserved medieval city centers in Europe. The city
is listed as one of the 12 sites on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
City life focuses around the Market Square which bustles with a multitude
of shops, pubs, restaurants and cafes making the extraordinary atmosphere,
as well as the nearness of the Tatra Mountains accents Krakow's unique
character and it's unforgettable climate.

Sheraton Krakow Hotel is ideally located on the bank of Wisla river near
famous Wawel Castle with stunning views to both. It is just 10-minute'
walk to the Market Square at the Old Town.

Historic Places

Located just few steps from the hotel, Wawel Hill is the Mecca of every
Pole and a must for foreign tourists. From the 11th century on Poland's
monarchs took up theirs residence here, in the Royal Castle and they
were both crowned and buried here, in the Wawel Cathedral. For 1000
years it has been the witness of the history changes and a shelter of
a great variety of art as well as a burial ground of most Polish royalty,
the greatest national heroes, saints and scores of Krakow bishops.

The Royal Castle has been set on the Wawel Hill sometime in the 10th
century and is now a combination of Medieval, Romanesque, Renaissance
and Baroque styles each brought by different rulers. The Royal Chambers
contains splendid collections of art works with the most extensive array
of tapestries. The Hall of Deputies with the heads of Krakow's townsfolk
mounted on the ceiling is one of the more memorable and intriguing rooms.

Nearby Wawel Hill the Kazimierz is located - the Jewish district that housed
Krakow's Jews for 500 years. In the past decade, it has been rediscovered
and its hollowed out Jewish culture is gradually being symbolically re-introduced.
Jewish hotels and restaurants have opened, as well as many trendy non-Jewish
bars.

Shopping and Entertainment

Krakow's life focuses around the Market Square one of the largest European
medieval Market Square and one of the most beautiful ones. Krakovians
and tourists come here to meet each Main Market other, to do business,
to shop and simply to pass the time.... The City Center bustles with life with
a multitude of shops, pubs, restaurants and cafes making extraordinary
atmosphere.

Day Trips:

• Excursions to the unique Wieliczka Salt Mine (on the UNESCO world treasury list)
• Pieskowa Skala Castle and Ojców Valley
• The Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps
• Czestochowa – the religious capital and home of the Black Madonna
• Zakopane and the Tatra Mountains, Poland’s winter playground
• Dunajec River and valley Gorge – one of Europe’s most spectacular
  mountain gorges.

Krakow Valley Golf & Country Club
 
The 18-hole golf course was designed by a world-class architect, the California-based
Ronald Fream, who belongs to the legendary team of Robert Trent Jones. The unique
design with wide corrugated fairways and huge bunkers around greens is adapted
to the characteristically Polish landscape and makes the golf centre one of the leading
European golf courses. The total length including the professional tee is 6518m. Tees,
greens and fairways are regularly watered and drained, which keeps the golf course
in excellent condition throughout the season. Krakow Valley Golf & Country Club hosts
international and national golf championships.

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