The heart of Krakow, where the Christmas market is located. Staying in the Old Town puts you within walking distance of the ...

The Christmas market is like a little village in the square - wooden huts selling candy and bright ornaments and hand-carved manger scenes. Krakow's an ancient city on the Vistula River.

is the world's largest medieval market square and the highlight of any trip to Kraków. It is the geographic center of the Old Town, the symbolic center of the city and, more than likely ...

That's where he visited one of the oldest Christmas markets in the world, dating back to the 1300s. And he took out his microphone. BRIAN MANN, BYLINE: It's late afternoon when I come to the central ...

Krakow, Poland, has one of the oldest Christmas markets in Europe. NPR correspondent Brian Mann spent a day exploring -- and dancing. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station. We are an independent ...