Hidden Corners of the Old Town

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Bohdan Smoleń

   ~3 min here

   Here, at the junction of Jabłonowskich and Czapskich streets, you meet Kraków’s memorial bench for Bohdan Smoleń: a life-size sculpture of the comedian and actor paired with a real seat.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Ogród Profesorski

   ~3 min here

   At Jagiellońska 17, Ogród Profesorski is a compact, roughly 0.15-hectare university garden on Kraków’s Old Town.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Willa Pod Stańczykiem

   ~3 min here

   Willa Pod Stańczykiem is the historic villa at 12 Stefan Batory Street, on the Piasek side of Kraków’s Old Town.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Pałac Lubomirskich

   ~3 min here

   Pałac Lubomirskich is the historic palace at number fifteen on Saint John Street, in Kraków’s Old Town.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Muzeum Farmacji UJ

   ~1 hr here

   Muzeum Farmacji UJ, on Floriańska Street, takes you into the history of medicines and the tools used to prepare them.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Studzienka Badylaka

   ~3 min here

   Studzienka Badylaka is a memorial well set into Kraków’s Main Square, dedicated to Walenty Badylak.

7. 7

   

   Stop 7: Nóż

   ~3 min here

   Nóż is an iron knife replica suspended by a chain in the passage through Sukiennice along the building’s shorter axis.

8. 8

   

   Stop 8: Muzeum Przyrodnicze PAN

   ~1 hr here

   Muzeum Przyrodnicze PAN, at 9 Saint Sebastian Street, is Kraków’s natural-history museum.

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