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On 26 October 2023, during the Tourism Forum held at the Krzysztofory Palace, companies and institutions were awarded in the “Odyssey” competition. The „Złoty Odys Kapituły” (“Golden Odyssey of the Jury”), the most important award in the competition, went to the Municipality of Krakow.

We are proud to announce that the “Krakow Fortress” tourism programme has been awarded the title of Tourist Product of the Year 2023 by the Forum Biznesu jury.

On 19 and 20 October 2023, Krakow hosted representatives of fortress communities from Warsaw, Poznań, Toruń, Przemyśl, Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Zamość and Kłodzko. The meeting enabled the sharing of experiences in the management and promotion of fortress facilities.

Since 6 July, the Museum and Centre of the Scouting Movement at 28 Forteczna Street has been displaying an exhibition dedicated to the history and traditions of the southern areas of Krakow, as well as the Fortress of Krakow: its origins, architecture and the soldiers who inhabited it years ago. The “Fort Jugowice. The heritage of the place” exhibition is a permanent exhibition of the newest branch of the Museum of Krakow.

The 2nd Krakow Fortress Days attracted nearly twice as many visitors as last year’s event. Just as the year before, the festival for fans of stories about defensive Krakow was held as part of the European Heritage Days.

The former artillery fort No. 52 Borek disappeared from the map of Krakow for a long time, deteriorating as a vacant lot. At the end of July 2022, the fort returned as the modern, as well as architecturally and historically unique, headquarters of the Podgórze Cultural Centre branch and the Polish Song Library Cultural Centre (Biblioteka Polskiej Piosenki). The unique investment project took part in the prestigious National Building Competition “Modernisation of the Year & Construction of the 21st Century”, where it was well received by internet users.

On the weekend of 17^th–18^th September, Fort 52 ½ S “Sidzina”, known also as the Fort of Art/Life, opened its gates for the celebration of Kraków Fortress Days. There was no shortage of emotions!

On Saturday 10^th September, we met Professor Andrzej Chwalba – a historian and the author of Festung Krakau. Kraków w cieniu twierdzy [Fortress Kraków. Kraków in the Shadow of the Fortress] – in the Museum of Photography MuFo at ul. Rakowicka 22a in order to talk about the multifaceted fortress heritage in Kraków.

We invite you to read the rules of the promotional campaign ‘Discover the Kraków Fortress, get stamps and win attractive prizes!’ The details of the competition can be found here.

An ongoing challenge will bring us together in the passion for discovering the heritage of our city. The most ardent explorers of the Kraków Fortress will be honoured with prizes! Feel free to join the campaign!