Zinar Castle

The picturesque promenade on both sides of the Vistula River is today one of the most popular leisure and walk places for Cracovians and tourists. The Vistula Boulevards are the perfect place to observe the coastal architecture of Krakow and the river. It is a great area to organize a picnic, as well as take advantage of the culinary offer on the barges that moored at the Vistula. From here, those willing can go on a cruise to Tyniec near Krakow or swim between the banks of the Podgórze and Kazimierz districts.

The Vistula Boulevards were built on both sides of the Vistula in the years 1907-1913, according to the design of engineer Roman Ingarden. Their primary purpose was flood protection, they also constituted a part of the Danube-Odra-Vistula-Dniester canal. Work on preparing the canal for shipping and reloading was interrupted by the outbreak of World War I and the disintegration of Austria-Hungary.

After World War II, the Vistula Boulevards began to take on a walking character, and today, thanks to the Vistula Bicycle Route, which is part of the EuroVelo road , have become a favorite place for active rest for cyclists, rollerbladers and scooter enthusiasts.

The most crowded place on the boulevards is the Czerwieński Boulevard between the Dębnicki and Grunwaldzki bridges. On this section there are monuments of the dog Dżok and the Wawel Dragon. Here you can also find an avenue of stars, on which Celine Dion, Marek Grechuta, Krzysztof Krawczyk and the band Maanam have imprinted their hands.

An interesting part of the boulevards is the Inflancki Boulevard with the famous church on Skałka. On the right bank, the Polesie Boulevard with the "Manggha" Museum of Japanese Art and Technology looks interesting, from the terrace of which there is a view of the Wawel Castle, it is also worth taking a walk along the Wołyński Boulevard, where the former Forum Hotel is located, today a meeting place for music, art and relaxation on deckchairs. It is from this place that you can get on the viewing platform, from which, apart from the panorama of Krakow, you can see the Tatra Mountains with a bit of luck. Next to it is the CRACOW EYE Observation Wheel.