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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #16 of 50 attractions in Krakow
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Styled after Arab defensive architecture, this masterpiece of medieval military engineering with its circular fortress was added to the city's... more » Styled after Arab defensive architecture, this masterpiece of medieval military engineering with its circular fortress was added to the city's fortifications in the late 15th century. « less
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Attraction type: Historic site
Address: Ul. Basztowa Krakow
Poland

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andel's Hotel Cracow $202 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Hotel Stary $317 0.3 mi 0.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Palac Bonerowski $293 0.3 mi 0.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Campanile Krakow $124 0.3 mi 0.5 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Hotel Amber $142 0.3 mi 0.5 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Restaurants
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restaurant Distance Rating
Fleury Michon 0.1 mi 0.2 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Pizza & Pasta Mamma Mia 0.4 mi 0.7 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Ancora 0.5 mi 0.8 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Things to Do
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Grunwald Monument (Pomnik Grunwaldzki) 0.1 mi 0.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Main Market Square (Rynek Glowny) 0.3 mi 0.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Krakow Zoo (Ogrod Zoologiczny) 3.7 mi 5.9 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Ul. Basztowa, Krakow, Poland