Kraków, a city of dreams - “If Kościuszko Mound smoked a bit from time to time, and the Błonia had more water, Naples could not compete with Kraków,” the Nobel Prize winning writer Henryk Sienkiewicz said once about the city. Those who have seen Naples know he was right. Capital of the Małopolska region, Kraków (Cracow) is the biggest city in southern Poland and the country’s third largest city after Warsaw and Łódź. Without any exaggeration, it is a legendary place. It is also a vibrant academic and cultural centre whose importance for Poland and Europe is determined both by its past and modernity.