Krakow: Visit a Cultural Gem in Poland with Eva zu Beck

Let's visit Krakow, one of Poland's most popular travel destinations. Our guide today is Polish YouTuber Eva zu Beck. She'll be taking us to the historic Sukiennice Market, Wawel Castle and the Kazimierz neighborhood with its long jewish history. But she's not the only one excited to show us around. Her dog Vilk loves Krakow too! Here's what you need to know.

00:00 Intro
01:05 Sukiennice Market
02:34 Krakow's Old Town
03:33 Wawel Royal Castle
04:45 Kazimierz neighborhood
08:03 Stary Kleparz Market
09:44 Hamsa restaurant in Kazimierz
12:24 Enjoy the evening at the Vistula river

CREDITS:
Report: Eva zu Beck
Supervising Editor: Christina Deicke
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[whitefam]

DW, you couldn't have picked a better person to represent Poland, and Krakow than Eva and Vilk. Excellent spokesperson in whatever she does. Good job, a truly honest and real personality.

[leapinlizard]

Eva, this was such a great video. My first serious girlfriend in high school was Polish. Her father was my boss where I had a summer job. He actually invited me to dinner one night as he wanted me to meet his daughter. Her mother was a very strict Catholic and very traditional. She would not let her daughter shave her legs until she was 16 yrs. old. I first met her when she was about 15 and she got a lot of teasing because of it. She was a beautiful girl, but also had a heart of gold. We dated for about a year then I went off to college and life just happened and I never saw her again. I asked my dad once why people liked to tell jokes about Polish people. He told me when he was overseas in World War II he went through many towns & cities in Poland and that Poland was the first place where he saw stores that had "electric eyes" that automatically opened the door when you approached it. He said the Polish people were very friendly, loving people and only ignorant people tell jokes about other people they don't bother getting to know. I'm proud that he helped liberate Europe from Hitler's rule. My dad was at Omaha Beach and the Battle of the Bulge. He passed thru Buchenwald Concentration Prison a few days after it had been liberated. He lived to be 100 years and 4 months.

[bledarhazizaj]

I came to Krakow in the far October of 2011 as Erasmus student! I was sitting in the rynek glowny and I understood after 2 minutes that I would not leave it anymore. I called my mum in Italy ( I am an Albanian guy raised in the Tuscan town of Empoli) and i told her "I found my place in earth". 13 years later I created a family with a Polish lady and recently I proudly got The Polish citizenship! Greetings from Krakow Ewa! PL <3

[andrewtetrick]

Here for Eva and Vilk. Krakow is now on my list.

[Dtk-ofakind]

Thumbs up for having Eva as your presenter for this documentary.

[bradjohnson-dupre]

DW must see a boon in views when Eva hosts. She’s quite genuine and charming. ❤

[guadalupemartinez]

After watching this documentary, I really want to visit Poland! Thank you DW!

[mracer]

Poland is a lovely country and Krakow is beautiful! must visit country for sure

[herminenasse]

Having been to Kraków twice (for conferences), first as an omnivore, second as a vegan some 9 years later - this was (culinary) heaven both times. The city has a special vibe, the culture, churches, museums, parks, places, restaurants, pubs - very beautiful and all in all easy to access for foreigners. Thank you for showing some of this to us.
Plus, I would recommend Poland's touristic sites for vegans wholeheartedly. Had a great time hiking at the Baltic Sea in summer, had the most amazing dishes, pierogi, sushi, pizza, burgers, "fish" soup, ravioli with fake prawns etc. In my view, Poland is a touristic gem to be discovered, be it the Baltic sea, mountains, cities, hiking and biking paths.

[Dziadzia-de]

This past spring, my wife and I took a river cruise down the Elbe River, I made sure that we added the overland extension to Poland. Krakow, Czestochowa, and Warsaw. My Dziadzia left Krakow for the US before WW I and went back when he was 70 while it was still under Communism. So, I went for my 70th. I loved Krakow, as did my wife.
I'm proud to say "Jestem Polakiem Amerykaninem" (My Polish isn't very good)

[npenick]

Beautiful country, one of the few in Europe that I've missed going to. I'm a widower with a special needs child now so I can't do international travel any longer. Maybe I'll make it to Krakow in another life. Good to see Eva and Vilk on a different channel.

[EmmaLovesTheWorld]

I LOVE Eva! She's the most amazing & authentic & truthful traveler! So glad to see her doing videos for DW - whose travel videos I rely on for useful information & travel research!! 😇

[tomwilliams]

Eva and Vilk, you're the best tour guide for such a beautiful city. 🤝🤝🇺🇸

[Donneczka]

Nice Eva! Krakow is truly spectacular! I studied Polish there three times in Szkola Letnia at Jagiellonian and loved every minute of it! It is my favorite city in Europe! Such history and atmosphere and culture and beauty! Great to see you show it off! It is a must-visit place!

[roberthardy]

I have never been but it’s just gone on my overland list! Thanks Eva.

[adesigning]

Poland is my beautiful country. We have mountains, lakes, sea and beautiful cities. It is clean, safe and friendly.

[greblus]

A beautiful girl with her best friend in one of the most beautiful cities in Europe ❤. My city. I was born in Cracow and spent best days of my life here. Thank you for this video, made me hungry though 😊

[jshricks]

Loved this one. Poland is in my top 5 places to visit.

[troythomason]

We loved Krakow when we visited Poland. I remember sitting under that very tree in front of the dragon. Such a wonderful city.

[eknuds]

In 2011 I pedaled from Beijing to Amsterdam and stopped there for a couple of days.
It wasn't enough time. One of the places I want to see more of.