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Poland

Krakow

No other city has such a rich history, so many beautiful monuments of tradition and legends. When visiting Krakow, you have to look around carefully, while looking under your feet not to trip and damage the stones, because in Krakow every stone has its own story! The pride of Krakow is St. Mary's Church with its two towers. The architectural uniqueness of the church is the fact that they are unequal. The taller one is called Hejnalica, as it is from it that we can hear the bugle call, while in the lower one, hangs the church's bell, called Halfzygmunt. Walking around Krakow's Market Square, it is impossible not to notice the countless number of pigeons gathered on the pavement and flying over the heads of tourists. According to legend, Krakow's pigeons are enchanted. Henry IV the Right, sitting on the princely throne, wanted to unite all the lands of the principality, but to do so he needed money. He decided, therefore, to borrow it from a certain witch, but he had to entrust his knights to the witch as collateral for the debt. Unfortunately, the money was lost, the crown too and the prince himself died, the unlucky knights were never disenchanted again. The pigeons of Krakow's Main Square are not afraid of people and fly over their heads. Sometimes they squat on the shoulder, hoping that it is a returning prince who will remove the spell from them. Krakow is a city full of monuments, interesting and turbulent history, charming corners and hides many more urban stories.