After visiting the Wawel Royal Castle, we descended Wawel Hill to get to the Old Town (Stare Miasto) of Kraków. The streets are paved with cobble stones not unlike any old town of other European cities.
On the way to the main square in the Old Town, we passed by the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul and the neighbouring St. Andrew's Church.
The Church of St. Andrew is the one with two towers built in the Romanesque style. It is old of the oldest buildings in Kraków.
The main square in the old town is the Main Market Square. It is considered the largest medieval town square in Europe with the Cloth Hall at the centre of the square. The square is surrounded by historical buildings such as old townhouses, palaces and churches.
The Cloth Hall was built in the 16th century for international trading. Merchants met in the hall to discuss businesses and making deals. Its role as trading centre hasn't changed, as tourists are bargaining in the shops selling souvenirs and accessories.
One of the iconic buildings in the Main Market Square is the St. Mary's Basilica which is also know as the Church of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven. It is a Gothic church made of red bricks.
Before we end out walking tour of the Old Town of Krakow, we passed by the St. Barbara's Church which is also made of red bricks.
