A woman I did a day tour with in Prague had just come from Krakow as part of her holiday, and she was obviously very impressed with the place, as she described it as 'the next Prague'. Personally , after my own visit, I think she was pushing it a little, but I certainly understand what she meant. Krakow isn't a particularly big city (around 800,000 people), but it has plenty of character, and plenty of history behind it. While not as busy as Prague, I certainly wouldn't say that it was undiscovered though. The old city centre is very impressive - with a large market square thriving with activity (predominately tourist related), and the castle (yes.....anther castle) just outside this area can't be missed. Interestingly though, just a few tram stops out from the centre
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