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Best time to visit: Sunrise to around 8:00 AM, before café terraces fill and while low light rakes across the Renaissance attic of the Cloth Hall.

Location Highlights: Laid out in 1257, Rynek Główny is one of the largest medieval market squares in Europe. The arcaded Sukiennice, the lone Town Hall Tower, the Adam Mickiewicz Monument and Igor Mitoraj’s bronze Eros Bendato head give our Krakow photographer endless frames for couples, proposals and relaxed family portraits, with horse carriages adding old-world movement to every shot.

Best time to visit: Early morning or the blue hour after sunset, when the brick Gothic towers glow and the hourly trumpet call drifts over a quiet square.

Location Highlights: Two unequal Gothic towers crown this 14th-century brick basilica, home to Veit Stoss’s carved altarpiece. From the taller tower a trumpeter plays the Hejnał Mariacki every hour, breaking off mid-melody in memory of a legendary watchman. The intimate Plac Mariacki and its student fountain offer calm corners for engagement photos and candid street portraits.

Best time to visit: Right after the hill grounds open in the morning, or late afternoon when warm light paints the brick ramparts above the Vistula.

Location Highlights: For five centuries Polish kings were crowned and buried on Wawel Hill. We begin at the foot of the ramp beside Kanonicza and climb past the brick walls to the castle courtyard and the golden dome of the Sigismund Chapel on Wawel Cathedral. Sweeping river views, Renaissance arcades and royal stonework make this the signature backdrop for proposals and pre-wedding sessions in Poland.

Best time to visit: Soft mid-morning shade or the hour before sunset, when the gently curving lane stays calm and the lanterns begin to glow.

Location Highlights: One of the oldest streets in Krakow, Kanonicza forms the final stretch of the Royal Route toward Wawel. Former canons’ houses with Gothic and Renaissance portals, painted ceilings glimpsed through doorways and smooth cobblestones create a timeless, almost cinematic corridor. Karol Wojtyła, later Pope John Paul II, lived here, and the lane is a favourite for elegant couple walks and editorial portraits.

Best time to visit: Golden hour on autumn evenings, when Planty Park glows amber and open-air painters hang their canvases along the medieval wall.

Location Highlights: This 14th-century Gothic tower gate opens onto Floriańska Street, the traditional start of the Royal Route. Just beyond stands the round brick Barbican of 1498, one of the best-preserved fortified outposts in Europe, ringed by the leafy Planty Park that replaced the old walls. Battlements, arrow slits and colourful local art create a striking, playful backdrop for families and couples.

Best time to visit: Late afternoon into dusk, when the candlelit café windows and warm street lamps soften the historic façades.

Location Highlights: Once the heart of an independent royal town founded by Casimir the Great in 1335, Szeroka is the broad, tree-lined square of the Kazimierz Jewish Quarter. The Old Synagogue, the Remuh Synagogue and weathered pastel townhouses tell a deep and moving story, so we photograph here with care and respect. Vintage shopfronts and atmospheric courtyards suit artistic portraits and candid lifestyle photos.

Dreaming of a Krakow setting beyond the classic Old Town loop, such as a hotel rooftop, a riverside terrace, Kościuszko Mound or the turquoise cliffs of Zakrzówek? Tell us your idea and we will shape a bespoke route around it.

Popular bespoke choices include:

• Kościuszko Mound panorama over the rooftops and the Tatra foothills on clear days
• Zakrzówek limestone cliffs above a striking turquoise lagoon
• Tyniec Benedictine Abbey perched on white cliffs above the Vistula
• Father Bernatek Footbridge with its floating acrobat sculptures between Kazimierz and Podgórze