Poland. Cracow. Kazimierz district.
The famous director
Steven Spielberg has made a movie on these narrow bright streets and called it
“the Schindler’s list”. There is an amazing spirit and more history than
anywhere else in Cracow.
Welcome to the Kazimierz. Jewish
district. The most famous area in the city.
The district is located in the center of Cracow alongside the Vistula
River.The composition of beautiful renaissance architecture and nature around
creates unforgettable perception and brings you back to the past.
There are a few working
Synagogues in the center. This is a big spiritual part of the life of the
district that was a separate town in the past. Visiting the Jewish house of the
prayers is a nice experience, putting you to a deeper understanding of their
traditions and belief.
There is history all around you, the streets are decorated with
different symbols and colors thatmakes the place special.For a long time this district has belonged to the Jewish people. It was their home, the place where they could save their culture. It was apresent from Kingazimierz III, who invited the Jewish people to move to Cracow
in order to develop and modernize the city. The people were grateful to the
King and named the district in the honor of him. The Kazimierz district played an
important role in the economy of the city since the end of the thirteenth
century. It passed through its Golden Times and right now we can see all the wealth
of the Jewish heritage.
There are a lot of cultural
events during the year. The festival of Jewish music, the biggest one in the
world takes place in the end of June and it is one of the brightest and most
cheerful events. People from all over the world gather here to enjoy the
beautiful music, dance and have joy. 
There are some
specialties for the gourmets as well. The Jewish restaurants are all over the
district offering different delicious meals (kosher food).
The restaurants are very
nice, decorated in a very cozy way so you can feel the calm, amazing atmosphere
and enjoy the Jewish traditional meals. The dinner is accompanied by live music
and this makes the place and the spent time very special like everything in the district.
Visiting the Kazimierz is one of the important parts of your stay in Cracow.
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