You may think this church looks bland on the outside, but the fact that the entrance is far below modern-day street level gives a hint that it's older than it looks: 14th century, to be precise. Inside, the unusual and amazing central pillar resembles a palm tree, with gothic ribs spreading across [...]

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Kraków's premier Jesuit Church was built in the early 1600s. The twelve disciples standing on the gates outside are its most striking feature, although the interior has been extensively renovated and the airy, austere grandeur of this late Renaissance building is now evident. [...]

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A leading example of Baroque ecclesiastical architecture in Poland inspired by Italian architect Baldassare Fontana and assisted by painters Carlo and Innocente Monti and Karl Dankwart. Airy dome frescoes and soft angels everywhere offer a sense of light and redemption in comparison to the dark Got [...]

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With most eyes and cameras pointing towards Wawel it’s easy to miss St. Bernard’s, a church and monastery founded St John of Capistrano - the nasty zealot who made a name for himself by encouraging anti-Jewish pogroms (see Wrocław IYP). Constructed in the mid-to-late 15th centu [...]

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Our favourite church in Kraków thanks to the gorgeous interior Art Nouveau murals by native son Stanisław Wyspiański, which nicely balance the organic and geometric with unique florals patterns that make this the most colourful place of worship in the city. Wyspiański also made the eight stained-glass windows around 1895, including the controversial and iconic centerpiece, 'God the Father in the Act of Creation.' Dating back to the 13th century, St. Francis' Basilica was the first brick building in the city and is well worth popping in, even for those who could care less for looking at another church.
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