Festival of Court Dances takes place in Krakow every summer. It is an international event, first organised in 2000 by Cracovia Danza – the only professional court and historical dance ensemble in Poland. As part of a one-week festival, the Renaissance Decius Villa – the co-organiser of the festival, hosts court

Film Music Festival, organised in Krakow since 2008, is one of the most innovative undertakings in Europe, dedicated entirely to film scores. The festival gained an international repute for its boldness and courage in presenting film music, as well as for inventive approach in organising such event. Each edition comprises of retrospectives and

Krakow Photomonth Festival was first organised in 2001 as an independent initiative of the artistic community in Krakow. Over the years this bottom-up project grew into one of Europe’s leading photography festivals. Each year it draws the attention of photography enthusiasts and local artists, as well as the best photographers

Krakow Film Festival is one of the oldest such events in Europe focusing on documentary, animation and short film forms. Many esteemed Polish artists began their careers on that festival, including Krzysztof Kieslowski, Marcel Lozinski or Zbigniew Rybczynski, Oscar winner for the film Tango in 1982. The festival was first organised in 1961

Every year in April a celebration of jazz takes place during the Jazz Festival in Krakow Masters and Youngsters. This festival aims to foster the relationship between young jazz performers from all over the world with experienced and esteemed jazz artists during several days of concerts.   2017 Jazz Festival

Off Camera Festival – International Festival of Independent Cinema is a yearly event organised since 2008 in Krakow. Its main aim is to promote world independent cinema and as such is one of the largest and most distinctive film events in this part of Europe. Each year, the festival holds hundreds of film screenings, seminars,

Corpus Christi Basilica is one of only few remaining Christian buildings in the district of Kazimierz that had become predominantly Jewish in character over the centuries. Corpus Christi Basilica was erected in stages, beginning in 1340 and finished in the mid-15th century. It was one of many foundations of king Casimir

Simply called Skalka in Polish, this sacral complex located on a small outcrop in Kazimierz district, comprises of a church and Pauline monastery. It was founded as the major shrine of St. Stanislaw, one of the main saint patrons of Poland. In 1079 Stanislaw, then bishop of Krakow, was murdered

The Ark of Lord Church was built between 1967 and 1977. It was the first newly-built religious temple in the district of Nowa Huta, the communist utopia that was to become the ideal proletarian city in contrast to old bourgeois Krakow. The struggle for the Nowa Huta church At first,

The four Mounds of Krakow are forever inscribed in the landscape of the city and its surroundings. Two of them were built to commemorate Polish national heroes – Tadeusz Kosciuszko and Jozef Pilsudski. The real purpose of the other two’s creation – Wanda and Krakus Mounds – remains a mystery.