SHOPPING

Cracow has a splendid range of shops to choose from, especially the Old Town district teems with stores of all kinds including souvenir shops, antique shops, bookstores, jeweller’s, wine cellars and exclusive boutiques. They line every street in the area, mostly at the main avenues (Florianska, Szewska, Grodzka or Slawkowska) crammed into every available space.

Foreign retailing supermarkets and department stores such as British Tesco or French Carrefour win enormous popularity thanks to reasonable prices and a huge variety of products. A visit to this kind of place is not only a good chance to do your shopping but also a pleasant form of entertainment and surely a nice antidote for rainy days.

Nonetheless in every part of Cracow traditional marketplaces swarm as ever with bargain hunters and shoppers looking for fresh fruits and vegetables from the local farmers.