Spring at Planty Park Cracow [4K] City Walk in Poland / #CracowWalk4K
During the walk you can see mostly on the left hand side stones that are remnant parts of the defensive fortification from the Kraków city fortress, and many more:
0:41 - those red bricks on the ground indicate where the Szewska Gate was located in the past,
0:49 - notice beautiful chestnut trees and their wonderful flowers which during the whole walk are possible to see in the park,
3:13 - Jagiellonian University
6:46 - on the ground you can see the outline shape of the Wiślna Gate from the past,
10:55 - afar off is the Wawel Castle
22:55 - on the ground you can notice stones, they indicate where the Nowa Gate was located in the past,
25:00 - this was a small Rzeźnicza Gate in the past,
29:27 - the Holy Cross Church from XIV century (koścół św. Krzyża),
30:14 - Słowacki Theatre on the left hand side,
And here is more about Planty. This park is one of the largest city parks in Kraków, Poland. It encircles the Stare Miasto (Old Town), where the Medieval city walls used to stand until the early 19th century. The historic Old Town is not to be confused with the Administrative District No. 1 Stare Miasto extending further east.
The park has an area of 21,000 square meters (5.2 acres) and a length of 4 kilometers (2.5 mi). It consists of a chain of thirty smaller gardens designed in varied styles and adorned with numerous monuments and fountains. There are over twenty statues of noble historical figures in the park – monuments of Nicolaus Copernicus, Jan Matejko, queen Jadwiga and king Wladyslaw II Jagiello, just to name a few. There are also several plaques in the park commemorating, among others, Jan Dlugosz and Stanislaw Wyspianski.
The park forms a scenic walkway popular with Cracovians. In summer, sprinkled with ponds and refreshment stalls, it is a cool and shady retreat from the nearby bustling streets.
Most historic sites of the old Kraków are located inside the Planty-park-belt along the Royal Road (Polish: Droga Królewska) crossing the park from the medieval suburb of Kleparz – through Florian Gate – at the northern flank of the old city walls. The historic Wawel Castle at the Wawel Hill, adjacent to Vistula River meander, form the southernmost border of Planty.
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