Checkpoint: Main Market Square
Navigate to Rynek Główny (the Main Market Square) and check in. It's one of the largest medieval squares in Europe.
Checkpoint: Wawel Castle
Navigate to Wawel Castle on the Vistula and check in.
Cloth Hall walk-through
Walk through the Sukiennice (Cloth Hall) in the middle of the square. Take a team photo at one of the stalls with souvenirs in shot.
Kazimierz photo
Walk through Kazimierz, the historic Jewish quarter. Take a team photo on Plac Nowy (with the round food kiosk in shot, where zapiekanki are sold).
Krakow finale
Final challenge. Find a beautiful Krakow spot (a courtyard, a market square, a sunset over the Vistula) and take an amazing group photo.
Krakow kick-off
The hunt begins! Find a typical Krakow backdrop (a horse carriage, a milk-bar window, a brick gate) and take a group photo with everyone striking a regal medieval pose.
Local Krakauer tip
Convince a local to share a tip about the city. Take a photo with your impromptu guide.
Planty pose
Walk through the Planty park ring around the old town. Take a team photo on a bench under the trees, like a 19th-century postcard.
Rynek Główny pose
On Rynek Główny: take a group photo with the Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) behind, everyone striking a Polish-king pose.
Skyline cheers Krakow
Find a rooftop terrace or hilltop view (Wawel hill works), raise a glass and take a group toast photo.
St. Mary's Basilica trumpet
Stand on Rynek Główny and listen for the hejnał trumpet call from St. Mary's tower (every hour). Take a video of the team listening with hands cupped to ears.
Trivia: hejnał interrupted
The hejnał (St. Mary's trumpet call) breaks off mid-melody. Why, according to legend?
Trivia: Rynek size
Krakow's Main Market Square is the largest medieval town square in Europe. Roughly how many square meters is it (around 40,000)?
Trivia: Wawel coronation
Wawel Cathedral was the coronation site of Polish kings for centuries. Roughly how many Polish monarchs were crowned there (around 35)?
Vodka or vermouth
Find a Krakow bar and order something local (Polish vodka, mead, or grzaniec / mulled wine in winter). Take a group toast photo. Na zdrowie!
Wawel courtyard pose
In Wawel's arcaded courtyard: take a group photo where the team poses as Polish nobility, dignified and slightly bored.
Wawel dragon hunt
At the foot of Wawel Hill is a fire-breathing dragon statue (Smok Wawelski). Find it and take a team photo just as he's about to "breathe fire" (he does, every few minutes).
Zapiekanka moment
Order a zapiekanka (Polish open-faced toasted baguette) from Plac Nowy or any street vendor. Take a group photo of everyone biting into one.