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                <title>Sukiennice</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[You can't beat Sukiennice (Cloth Hall) when it comes to looking for souvenirs from Krakow: Amber, silver jewellery, linen table cloths, stained glass, wooden chess sets and decorative glass are among the most popular buys. <br><br>On the first floor, there's a gallery of 19th century Polish Art, housing paintings by Jan Matejko, Henryk Siemiradzki, Józef Chełmoński, Julian Fałat, and the Kossak family. <br><br>After shopping and sightseening have a rest in the Noworolski cafe, a favourite of a certain Vladimir Lenin during his stay in Krakow.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Muzeum Czartoryskich (Czartoryski Museum)</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Home to Leonardo Da Vinci's famous "Lady with an Ermine" painting, the museum also houses Rembrandt's "Landscape with the Good Samaritan", a collection of Western European paintings (from the Middle Ages to the Classicism) as well as ancient Egyptian, Roman and Etruscan artefacts. There is also the Memorabilia of Puławy (Pamiątki Puławskie), an exhibition with memorabilia related to some key figures in the history of Poland.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Vistula River Cruises</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[In the summer (May – September) several companies operate regular cruises on the river Vistula. You can choose from ½ hour cruises within the city boundaries, or a longer trip to Bielany or Tyniec and catch sights such as Wawel Castle, Manggha – Centre of Japanese Art and Technology, Skałka monastery and Kosciuszko Mound. <br><br>Żegluga Krakowska offers a round trip Wawel-Tyniec Abbey-Wawel on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. (Tickets 20 PLN; concessions 15 PLN) and one hour river trips every day through Krakow (Tickets 12 PLN; concessions 10 PLN).<br><br>Piotruś Pan and Sobieski Boats have cruises to Bielany (2 hours) and to Tyniec (3 hours), every day from 10 a.m. until dusk. <br><br>River Tram has trips along the river through Krakow and to Tyniec. (tickets: 8 PLN on weekdays and 10 PLN on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays; concessions 6 and 8 PLN respectively)]]></description>
                
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                <title>Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego (Polish Aviation Museum)</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A treat for plane enthusiasts. More than one hundred aircraft, including gliders, helicopters and anti-aircraft missiles, and also some two hundred aero engines.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Krakow Tourist Card</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The Krakowska Karta Turystyczna, valid for two (45 PLN) or three (PLN65) days, entitles the holder to free travel on city buses and trams (including the bus route no 192 from/to Krakow's Balice international airport) and to free entry to 32 Krakow museums. Cardholders also receive discounts in certain restaurants and shops as well as when buying tickets for local trips and excursions.<br><br>You can buy the card at the airport, tourist information centres, travel agencies and hotels.<br><br>1 Polish Zlotych = approximately 0.18 Great British Pounds (April 2006)]]></description>
                
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