Main Market Square, Kraków

One of the largest medieval squares in Europe, at the heart of Kraków's old town, with the Renaissance Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) in the middle, full of stalls, and an underground museum beneath. St Mary's Basilica has a magnificent carved wooden altarpiece; every hour a trumpeter plays the 'Hejnał' from its tower, stopping mid-note.

The square is lively day and night with cafés. Walk to the Kazimierz district, the old Jewish quarter, with synagogues and bars, and to Schindler's Factory museum across the river.