Picture this: a city where every cobblestone whispers tales of a rich history, where the past breathes through architectural marvels and cultural gems. As you stroll along its streets, you're enveloped by the echoes of old legends, the scent of freshly baked obwarzanki, traditional krakowian bread, and the vibrant colours of the city. Every step you take brings you further into the centre of Krakow's captivating story, where each museum reveals tales from the past and every building holds secrets waiting to be discovered. Welcome to a city where history comes to life, the past and present coexist together, and there is always a chance to travel back in time.
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By Caterina Rossi Jagiellonian University, Faculty of International and Political Studies, Institute of European Studies There’s a good chance that if you’re reading this article, you are wondering whether or not the Jagiellonian University could fit your interests and if you’d like to spend a semester there! With this article, the academic culture of Jagiellonian … Continue reading City Lifestyle: Academic Culture in Krakow
The article features the second largest city of Poland - the vibrant and beautiful Krakow. The author describes the city and its lifestyle in 5 reasons explaining why Euroculture students should choose this city as their future living location. Such reasons include interesting facts about Krakow as well as tips and suggestions that Euroculure students and other visitors will surely appreciate.
In this edition of the Euroculture City Guides, Rachele de Felice will tell you about her experiences and recommendations for Kraków, where she has just finished studying at the Jagiellonian University for her second semester
Heather Southwood│southwood28@gmail.com In Goettingen I was one of approximately twenty Euroculture students, in Krakow that became one of nine, in Indianapolis I couldn’t sit in Starbucks on campus for long without someone I knew walking in, so when I made the decision to return to Krakow for my fourth semester, as one of three I … Continue reading Second Time a Charm?
Suzanna Fatyan │susanna202001@yahoo.com In the spring of 2006, I was accepted to the MA Euroculture programme in Poland. Childhood memories suddenly took over me: my Mom playing Chopin – ballad, nocturne, waltz and mazurek (mazurka). Music filling the house. A lovely cake with a similar name, full of walnuts and raisins baked by my Granny. … Continue reading My Memories of Krakow: the Heart of Polish Culture and Cuisine
Kazimierz, the historic Jewish quarter of Krakow is what I am interested in as I sit in one of the Jewish style cafés that have appeared in the last 20 years, looking at hipster tourists from Berlin trying to distinguish themselves from the ‘mainstream’ tourism in the city centre, while a youth group from Israel passes … Continue reading Live Your Interests! My Immersion into the Local Jewish Community
Miriam Beschoten | miriam.beschoten@gmx.de Kraków, Poland. What is the first thing that comes into your mind when hearing this? Well for me, as a German, it definitely painted a different picture from what I actually experienced while spending my second semester of the MA Euroculture programme there. Starting with the architecture, I expected to see … Continue reading Feel Truely European in Beautiful Kraków
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