We arrive in Krakow the morning of the 15th and will be there through the 17th. It did not dawn on me that the 15th is a holiday --- will it affect tourist attractions??? Does anyone know? A very bad strategical mistake on my part I admit.
Thanks in advance!
Julia
Krakow is a friendly city for tourists. I'm convinced there are many attractions you might see during your holiday, especially on August.
What do you want to see here or what is your interest? If you cannot answer that question, please read a blog which is posted by friend of mine http://krakow-city-breaks.blogspot.com/ or my blog http://seekrakow.blogspot.com/
If you have any questions, let me know :)
John.
You can visit the salt mine in Bochnia. It isn't far, you will go to be less than an hour (Here you can check: http://www.routeplanner24.com/krakow-bochnia). It's a bit unconventional, but they all say that it is very good place to visit.
Yes, it may affect some tourist attractions and also banks and other public facilities. My experience in being there on that date is that some things were closed and others were open. So, it depends on what you want to see. I would recommend looking at the websites from some of the things you want to see (many of them will be in English as well as Polish). You can certainly walk around town and some restaurants will be open. It is a big religious holiday as well as a public holiday. August 15th is also Armed Forces Day in Poland and so when I was in Krakow, there was a big parade with people in all branches of the armed forces, some on horseback. It was quite impressive.
