Haunted Places in Kraków (15)

Explore 15 haunted places in Kraków. Read the stories and find your next ghost trip.

• ⛪ Church of St Benedict Kraków The Black Princess lives under the steps of the tiny church. She hands out gold, and tears the head off anyone who breaks her one condition.
• ⛪ Holy Trinity Basilica (Dominican Church) Kraków A girl called Eleonora appears by the crypt stairs. Above the tomb of St Hyacinth, torches have been seen floating with nobody holding them.
• ⛪ St Mary's Basilica Kraków The trumpet call breaks off mid-note where the arrow hit the watchman's throat. In the Chapel of Criminals the condemned still moan after dark.
• ⛪ Tyniec Benedictine Abbey Kraków If the monks of Tyniec start loving wealth more than prayer, Walgierz the Bold appears to them: the knight who killed out of jealousy.
• 👻 Krzysztofory Palace Kraków At midnight the Black Lady crosses the halls at Main Square 35. Catch her eye and she will whisper you the date of your own death. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Wielopolski Palace Kraków A young woman was walled up for a forbidden love. When the plaster came down after the fire, the skeleton was still in the niche in black velvet. 🛏 Book a night here
• ⚰️ Remuh Cemetery, Kazimierz Kraków A wedding that danced on into the sabbath is said to have sunk into the earth. The small green plot on Szeroka is told to be their grave.
• 🌲 Krakus Mound Kraków King Krak is said to lie under the sixteen-metre mound. Every year after Easter, food is thrown from its top to the living and to the dead.
• 🌲 Wanda Mound Kraków Wanda refused the German suitor and threw herself into the Vistula. The mound was raised where the current brought her body ashore.
• ⛪ Church of St Joseph of the Bernardine Sisters Kraków Night after night Katarzyna Jaworska scrubs the stone floor of the sisters' church. The brush is heard, but nobody sees the water move.
• 👻 Hercules' Club Kraków A limestone tower 25 metres tall, balanced on its narrowest end. The devil carried it here on the orders of the sorcerer Twardowski.
• 👻 Bishop's Palace, Krakow Kraków The White Lady has been asking forgiveness in the palace corridors since the 1820s. Nobody there fears her; she belongs to the house. 🛏 Book a night here
• ⛪ The Church on the Rock (Skalka) Kraków Bishop Stanislaus was cut to pieces here. Eagles guarded the parts, a fish swallowed one finger, and the body grew together without a scar.
• 🌲 The Dragon's Den Kraków The dragon in the cave under the rock demanded a maiden a month, until the cobbler Skuba filled a lamb with sulphur and left it at the mouth.
• 🏛️ The Cloth Hall knife Kraków A knife hangs on a chain under the arcade of the Cloth Hall. With it, the elder brother is said to have killed the younger over a tower.

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Kraków?

Haunted Places lists 15 haunted locations in Kraków, each with its story and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Kraków?

Among the most notable in Kraków: Church of St Benedict, Holy Trinity Basilica (Dominican Church) and St Mary's Basilica.

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Kraków?

Yes — 3 of the haunted places in Kraków are hotels or inns you can book for an overnight stay. The rest are public sites you can visit.

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