Mogiła

Incorporated inside Nowa Huta's borders in 1973, the small village of Mogiła is everything you think Nowa Huta isn't. A sleepy collection of wooden houses and not much else, Mogiła does however claim two superb architectural gems. The vast and splendid St. Wenceslas’ Church dates from 1266, and was founded by bishop John Prandota. The huge interior features many fine examples of Renaissance painting and is generally considered to be one of the most important religious buildings in the Małopolska region. Across the street is the diminutive St. Bartholomew's Church, a 15th-century wooden treasure, Kraków’s only wooden church and remarkable for little else except for its rare cross shape. To get to Mogiła, take tram N°15 or 20 east from Pl. Centralny, get off at the Klasztorna stop and walk south a couple of hundred metres down ul. Klasztorna. You can't miss them.