Practical information
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In this service, I place for you practical infromation which will help you to find yourself in Cracow. In case you have any questions, you can contact me anita@cracow-guide.net I will answer willingly, give you an advice and help 
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• The Police stations - POLICJA - emergency phone 997 - in case of any problems like robbery, lost passport and any dokuments or money, you may contact the Police: Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square, open till 06:00pm); Szeroka 37 str (Jewish district, main Police station for foreigners, open 24h) 012 615291461
• Guard of City Cracow - emergency phone 986
• Medical information (24h) - 012 6612240
• Ambulance - emergency phone 999; Rynek Podgorski 2 str, 012 6565999
• Fire - emergency phone 998
Private emergency ambulance:
• Falc – tel. 012 639 54 01
• Scanmed – tel. 012 412 36 93
• Medicover – tel. 012 616 10 00
• Dental emergency Denta-Med. – tel. 012 292 33 00
Pharmacy; Drug store (24H) in Poland "APTEKA"
• Gala str
• Kalwaryjska 94 str
• Krowoderska 31 str
• European Pharmacy Pawia 5 str (Cracowian Gallery)
Exchange foreign currency - exchange office - "KANTOR"
If you would like to exchange money, you can do this in the exchange office. Some "Kantor" takes commission, same not. The best rates are in Kantors on Wielopole str. You may change money also in the Bank. Foreign friendly banks: PeKaO - Rynek Glowny, BPH, ING Bank Slaski. Checks, you may change only in Banks.
Wi-Fi access:
If you are traveling with the laptop then you'll find a growing number of internet hotspots in and around central Krakow: Rynek Glowny (the Main Market Square), Szeroka str, a lot of cafes, main Gallerys: Cracowian Gallery (near Tain Station) and Kazimierz Gallery (Jewish district).
If you have normal PC with a modem you can log-on to the internet via Telekomunikacja Polska and pay only the cost of a local call. (0,35zl/3min; after 18:00-0,35zl/6min)Dial tel.+48 12 020 21 22, username:ppp; password:ppp. You'll find internet cafes on practically every street in the city center. Expect to pay anything from 2-6zl per hour.
Launderette: Dietla 51 str, opened from 11:00am – 11:00pm, 7 days per week
Post Office (in the centre of Cracow) in Poland "POCZTA"
Postal rates: the going price for a non-priority post cards and letters under 50g: Europe - 2,40zl; the rest of the world - 3,20zl
• Main Post Office in Cracow: Wielopole str, opened till 20:30
• Post office on Franciszkanska str ( small department, small queues)
Areas of driving and parking cars in Cracow
Driving a car through Cracow is difficult at times.Those areas of driving and parking are:
• Area A – it is allowed only to go on foot or ride a bike
• Area B – inhabited area, it is allowed to drive at speed 20km/h if you have ID badge to enter or park in marked places.
• Area C – from Monday to Saturday from 10:00am-6:00 pm. You can buy them in kiosks, post offices or from parking-man. Parking cards are obliged. 1 hour of stop of the car costs 3 zl |
