Kanonicza Street

Visiting Krakow without visiting Kanonicza Street should be outlawed. This street is one of the most picturesque roads in Europe. The amazingly preserved Kanonicza Street is named after the priests managing the Cathedral who once lived along the street that used to be a part of a small village that merged with the town of Krakow in 1401.

Most of the houses were built in the Middle Ages but were remodeled or reconstructed later in Renaissance & Baroque. At the feet of Wawel hilltop, Kanonicza street used to be the last part of the so-called Royal Road, Krakow’s ceremonial route leading from the main city gate, to the central square and then to the Royal Castle.

Besides its unmatched beauty, the street includes three important landmarks. The Baroque Jesuit Church of St.Peter & St.Paul was built in 1619, it is one of the most impressive churches in Krakow & the amazing Romanesque fortress Church of St.Andrew’s was built around 1090. Finally, the Archdiocese Museum exhibits ecclesiastical art in the house of Pope John Paul II from the time of his life in Krakow.