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Key Facts • Widely regarded as one of the greatest Polish writers alongside Adam Mickiewicz, Juliusz Słowacki, and Zygmunt Krasiński¹ • Born September 24, 1821, in Laskowo-Głuchy, died May 23, 1883, in Paris² • Multi-talented artist: poet, prose writer, playwright, draftsman, sculptor, and translator • Famous works include: Promethidion, Quidam,

The mikvah is a large bathhouse located at the corner of Miodowa street 6 and  Dajwór street in Krakow. In the Kazimierz district there was another bathhouse near the square Nowy. In accordance with religious requirements, women of the Jewish faith were not allowed to participate in non-Jewish bathing places,

The museum is located at 24 Lubicz Street in Krakow and was created by Odon’s grandchildren. They founded it to perpetuate the memory of their grandfather, a great bacteriologist and social worker, a student of Robert Koch. He created tuberculin and also modified the Pasteurian rabies treatment. In the museum,

Museum of Emeryka Hutten-Czapskiego is one of the branches of the National Museum located at 12 Józefa Piłsudskiego Street. The collections that can be admired in the museum come from his private collection and include 11 thousand. medals, coins, orders, banknotes and engravings, as well as an extensive library. The

Rydlówka is a museum dedicated to one event – a wedding, which took place in the manor house in Bronowice Małe in Krakow, where the most controversial wedding took place on the 20th of November 1900, which echoed in Young Poland’s literature, because the poet, the son of a university

The museum located at 28 Paulińska Street in Krakow was established in 1994 with the help of the Stowarzyszenie Oświatowe, but does no longer exist. The museum in its many rooms collected not only paintings, icons and graphics, but also models of orthodox churches that were destroyed or taken over

Key Facts • Noble magnate from Lesser Poland belonging to the prestigious Gryfit family • Founded monastery in Miechów in 1162 after returning from pilgrimage to the Holy Land • Established Norbertine monastery in Krakow and donated three villages: Zwierzyniec, Zabierzów, and Bibice • Major ecclesiastical benefactor supporting numerous monasteries

The Krakow Chamber of Tourism was established on April 4, 1992 by 65 tourist offices, hotels and restaurants. Its main goal is to raise the profile of tourism in Krakow, protect economic interests and run a tourist information center. The main tasks are to ensure the high quality of tourist

Key Facts • First written mention: Abraham ben Jacob provided the earliest known written reference to Krakow (as "Karako") in historical sources • Birth year: Born in 912 or 913 CE in Tortosa, Spain • Profession: Jewish-Spanish merchant and traveler who journeyed across medieval Europe • Historical significance: His travel

Key Facts Polish painter born in Zielona Góra in 1733, also known as Kuntze Discovered while working as a kitchen assistant at Bishop Załuski's court Studied in Rome for 4 years at the French Academy and Scuola del Nudo Known as "Taddeo Polacco" (Tadeusz the Pole) by Italian contemporaries Created