DAY 1 - OLD TOWN & KAZIMIERZ
9:00 AM - Main Market Square. Coffee at Charlotte or Cafe Camelot, then explore the Cloth Hall (souvenirs ground floor, paintings upstairs) and listen for the Hejnal trumpet call.
10:30 AM - St. Mary's Basilica to see the Veit Stoss altarpiece. Then the Rynek Underground Museum (book ahead).
12:00 PM - Walk the Royal Road (Grodzka Street) to Wawel Hill. Castle courtyard, cathedral, dragon.
1:30 PM - Lunch in Kazimierz. Recommendations: Starka (Polish with vodka flights), Nolio (Mediterranean), or zapiekanka at Plac Nowy.
2:30 PM - Explore Kazimierz on foot: Ulica Szeroka, Remuh Synagogue, Galicia Jewish Museum, street art on Ulica Jozefa.
5:00 PM - Sunset from the Krakus Mound in Podgorze (20-minute walk from Kazimierz via the Bernatka footbridge).
7:00 PM - Dinner at Pod Aniolami (grilled meats in a medieval cellar) or Zielona Kuchnia (vegetarian).
9:00 PM - Kazimierz bar crawl: Alchemia, Bania Luka, Mercy Brown speakeasy.
DAY 2 - MUSEUM + DAY TRIP
9:00 AM - Schindler's Factory (book online, allow 2 hours).
11:30 AM - MOCAK contemporary art museum (next door, free on Tuesdays).
1:00 PM - Quick lunch, then take the bus/train to Wieliczka Salt Mine (1 hour including travel). Tour takes 2-3 hours.
OR: Day trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial (organized tour or bus, 6-7 hours round trip).
Evening - Return to Krakow for farewell dinner at Wierzynek (historic) or Bottiglieria 1881 (Michelin-starred).
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