The weather is pleasant and the summer's throngs of tourists are nowhere to be found. July and August's weather often climbs into the mid-70s, while the average low in January is in the low 20s.

The CANDLES Holocaust Museum will be making a strip to Europe this summer and you invited. The trip will be from June 21 through July 3, with stops in Amsterdam, Berlin and Krakow.

Tourists can best orient themselves in Kraków by breaking the city into three main sections: the Old Town, Kazimierz and everything else. Notable excursions out of town include the "Wieliczka ...