RESIDENCE

The project ‘The support of small and medium-sized enterprises which operate in tourism and increasing the recognisability of Lesser Poland as a tourist economic brand’ (no RPMP.03.03.01-12-0593/18) co-funded by the European Union as a part of the Regional Operational Programme of Lesser Poland for the years 2014 – 2020.

the Foundation for the Development of Regions www.f-rr.org the Association of Polish Spa Communities www.sgurp.pl

Realization: Digital Places Multimedia Publishing www.digitalplaces.pl

Kraszewskiego 1/406

33-380 Krynica-Zdrój

Art Manager: Konrad Rogoziński

Text: Maria Kościelniak

Proofreading: Agata Kościelniak

Translation: Ewelina Natanek-Rogozińska

Design: Klaudia Stochmal

Typesetting Klaudia Stochmal

Photographies: © Konrad Rogoziński / DigitalPlaces.pl

Apart from: P. 2-3, p. 5 photo no 1 © Łukasz Świętach

A city of kings and art

Cracow is one of the most beautiful cities in Poland. It is a former capital city, a treasury of culture, a city of artists and a mainstay of art. The historic sites of Cracow come from distant epoques. Archeologists discovered remains from the Paleolithic (approximately 100 thousands years B.C.). The legends say that the town by the Vistula was developing already at the time of the Vistulans. Krak Mound and Wanda Mound are from that period – Krak was the legendary founder of Cracow and his daughter, the famous Wanda who did not want to marry a German. For ages the greatest Polish kings lived at the Wawel –the Piasts, the Jagiellonians and Sigismund III Vasa who decided to move the capital from Cracow to Warsaw. Although the capital was moved, Cracow remained an important place on the map of Poland. After all, Matejko, Kościuszko, Wyspiański or the famous bohemia of Cracow operated at the place. The long history of Cracow and its famous citizens create magic and beautiful architecture of the Old Town and Kazimierz qualified for UNESCO recognition.

The Wawel Hill is a real pearl of Europe, the Old Town is visited by numerous tourists from the whole world every day. They come to Cracow to see St Mary’s Basilica with the famous altar, listen to the trumpeter and his interrupted bugle call. They admire works of art in a variety of museums, walk in Floriańska Street, Kazimierz, Huta or green Wolski Forest.

In the heart of the city – Gołębia 8

In the very heart of Cracow, in the Old Town, only 200 m from the Main Square there is a narrow, climatic street – Gołębia Street. At the number 8 there is a beautifully renovated tenement house which dates back to the 15th century with boutique rooms and apartments –Gołębia 8 Residence. The tenement house delights with its magnificent facade which reminds us of former Cracow. When we go inside, we can admire a courtyard with renovated wooden buttresses and porches. There, in summertime, we can have breakfast.

If we move further, we will find rooms and apartments designed in the classical style which relate to a historic tenement house with their equipment and decorations. There is a 24-hour reception at guests’ disposal.

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Rooms

Rooms and apartments in the classical style reflecting the climate of a historic tenement house are at guests’ disposal. Visitors can choose from 2- or 3-person Deluxe, Superior and Standard rooms and apartments which can accommodate even 7 guests. All of them are equipped with bed linen, towels, a hair dryer, shower gel, a shampoo, a desk, a chest of drawers, a wardrobe, a fridge and a TV. Deluxe and Superior rooms offer a coffee machine. The majority of the rooms are air-conditioned. They are located in the front building and the outbuilding.

Studios with an entresol

Studios designed in a cosy style are a great place for two people or a small family. They consist of a living room with a fold-out sofa, a well-equipped kitchenette and a bathroom with a shower. Over the living room there is a spacious entresol with a double bed which can be separated into two single ones. Every studio has a fridge, a TV, a coffee or tea brewing set and a hairdryer. A beautiful view of roofs and towers in the Old Town spreads from their windows.

Apartaments

Gołębia 8 Residence Superior offers apartments for 2 persons, two 4-person apartments, a 5-person and a 7-person one. The stylish 2-person apartment is in the front building on the first floor and has an area of 50 m2. It consists of a living room with a fold-out sofa, a bedroom with a double bed, a kitchenette and a bathroom with a shower. On the third floor of the front building and outbuilding 4-person apartments with an area of 35 m2 are located. They consist of a living room with a kitchenette and a bathroom. Over the living room there is a spacious entresol with a double bed.

On the first floor of the front building, from the side of the street, a 6-person apartment with an area of 90m2 is situated. There is a living room with a fold-out sofa, the first bedroom with a double bed, the second one with two single beds, a well-equipped kitchen, two bathrooms and a separate toilet. A family 7-person apartment is situated on the second floor of the front building, also from the side of the street. It has an area of 90m2 and consists of a living room with a fold-out bed and two single rooms, a bedroom with three single beds and a bedroom with a double bed, a kitchenette and two bathrooms.

Gołębia 8 Residence offers delicious breakfast to its guests. The meal is prepared with great care every day from fresh, healthy products to create a home atmosphere and make your stay pleasant. Vegetarian breakfast is also available. In summertime breakfast can be eaten in the courtyard, inside the historic tenement house with a view of renovated porches.

Attractions

The location in the very centre of Cracow makes numerous attractions very close to Gołębia 8 Residence. The sites of the Old Town, the Wawel Hill or nearby Kazimierz and Podgórze are at your fingertips. Trams, city buses, melexes or even carriages will take visitors to every place in Cracow. Gołębia 8 Residence offers a wide selection of trips, for instance, to Auschwitz, Wieliczka, Schindler Factory or around Nowa Huta. At the foot of the Wawel Hill there is a bay from which you can take a cruise on the Vistula. In the centre one can rent a bike or an electric scooter and start sightseeing.

However, Cracow is not all about historic sites. In the Old Town there are a lot of theatres, it is close to the Opera and the Philharmonic. The centre is full of restaurants, cafes, pubs and clubs in which discos or concerts take place. There is always something going on in the city!