Next stop: Krakow and the best pierogi in town!

After our great time in Prague, we drove on to Krakow.

If you wanna read my Guide about Prague,you`ll find it under this link.

Where we stayed overnight

Again we found a camp site, which was relatively close to the city. We liked Camping Smok very much. Larger than Central Camping in Prague, but still clearly arranged and green cause of the meadow and the many trees. It also has a (rather small) playground and a common room for bad weather.

If you`re interested in more info about the campsite, you can read my separate entry about Camping Smok.

The Wawel Castle

This time we could take a bus (with one change to a connecting bus) to get pretty close to old town.

And finally we saw the Wawel Castle. Wow ! Many times we were recommended to visit it. I can definitely pass it on. You can`t miss it, it`s so huge ;-). In the evening we only saw the outside of it.

The next day we also checked out its courtyard and the cathedral.

The interiors are, as I`ve seen on photos, also very worth seeing. But we didn`t have the time for it, as we only calculated one evening and the following day until late afternoon for Krakow.

What are pierogi?

Due to a tip that I got before our trip, we enjoyed some extremely delicious pierogi. These are traditionally eaten in Central and Eastern Europe. They are semicircular, filled dumplings made of yeast, puff pastry or noodle dough, which are available in salty and sweet variations. The former are cooked, then partly fried in butter and served with melted butter or sour cream, fried onions and cranberries. The filling consists of meat, mushrooms, white cabbage, spinach or cheese made from sheep’s milk. Sweet pierogi are filled with berries, cooked and come with yoghurt, ice cream or other sweet side dishes. Sooo delicious! Only the the thought of it makes my mouth water. An absolute must try.

Besides the pierogi I was recommended to try the vodka in different versions and the homemade herbal and fruit liqueurs. Why not. 😉 In small amounts oke, but the mint liqueur wasn`t mine at all.

The best pierogi in Krakow!

Restaurant Pod Aniolami

We tried both in the restaurant Pod Aniolami, which (fully justified) received the 1st prize of the best pierogi in Krakow. It`s a very nice restaurant, which radiates a certain atmosphere of bygone times with its vaulted cellar and the furnishing with lots of wood and iron scaffolding. What did we eat great! And also the service was excellent. The pierogi, were really the best we`ve ever eaten so far.

Yeah, I know. There’s no food in the picture. That’s because the pierogi aren`t a very photogenic food. They taste waaaay better than they look .;-) This was the only photo that was taken at this dinner. But this way you can at least see a little bit of the decor.

The restaurant is located in old town of Krakow.

Grodzka 35, Krakau, Poland. Tel.: +48 12 421 39 99 and +48 12 430 21 13, Email:restauracja@podaniolami.pl, Open daily from Midday until 11 pm.

Old town of Krakow

We liked the old city very much. It`s clearly arranged and you can see a lot by just walking around. The time we had to spend there was sufficient for us. But in retrospect I would have liked to stay a little longer. The city would certainly have even much more to offer.

Info and tips:

In Poland the national currency is the zloty. 4.26 zloty = 1 euro (stand Jan. 2020).
Campingplatz Smok, Kamedulska 18. In approx. 25 min. one can reach old town with public transportation.
The campsite accepts only cash and preferably in zloty. They accepted euros, but rather unwillingly and against a not really great exchange rate.
Bust station Glinnik is a 4 mins. walk away. If you want to go to the Old Town, you have to change to another bus about halfway along the route at Komorowskiego station or a little later at Salwator. It’s best to ask at the camping site again or ask the bus driver (or the internet ;-). Connections aren`t the same at all times.
The bus stops only on demand at the station Glinnik, just put your hand in the air so it stops.
The old city is called Stare Miasto.
Galeria Krakowska, 5 Pawia Street. In case of bad weather or of course also otherwise, the big shopping center offers itself as a pastime.

An other tip (I haven’t tried myself yet):

Normally I don’t give a recommendation for something I haven’t tested myself. But as we only had one dinner and one breakfast in Krakow, I cannot say anything about the other restaurants. I saw on the internet, that Krakow has a lot to offer (among other things) in culinary terms. If I`ll be there again, I would definitely try one of these restaurants (the Fiorentina is quite appealing to me visually) and stay at the Design Hotel Balthazar. The restaurants as well as the hotel look great on the pictures and the ratings are extremely positive.