Forget Kraków where hotels cost $140 and Żywiec keeps Habsburg castles for $70
Kraków’s Old Town fills with tour groups by 9am. Hotel rates hit $140 per night in winter 2026. Restaurant tables require reservations three days ahead. The train south departs at 7:15am, cutting through morning fog as the Beskidy Mountains rise ahead. Two hours later, Żywiec’s Rynek square sits quiet. Population 31,800. No queues at the … Lire plus









