Kraków

Kraków, which once was the capital of Poland, today is the largest city of the Lesser Poland region. The first written record about Kraków dates back to 965, when the Jewish merchant and traveler Ibrahim Ibn Yaqub mentioned it in his commentaries of his journey to the Slavonic countries. Thanks to being situated on many trade routes (e.g. amber trade route), Kraków was then a rich commercial centre, trading even with Constantinople.
According to tradition, the name of the city stems from the name of its legendary founder, the Slavonic prince Krakus, who built the city on the Wawel Hill on the bank of the Vistula River.
Kraków was incorporated under Magdeburg Law about 750 years ago and is full of historic sites and buildings, allowing the visitors to appreciate the hundreds of years of cultural heritage.