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Why Kraków is the Perfect Destination Year-Round: Affordable Travel Tips and Insider Advice

Kraków: The Perfect Destination in Any Season

More and more people are traveling to Poland and deciding it to be the destination in summer or winter. There is no special season to travel to Poland; every season is the perfect one.

Why Kraków is Becoming a Top Tourist Attraction

But why does Poland, especially Kraków, become more and more attractive for tourists? With all of the amazing sights, the savage parties, and the good food—it’s affordable for everyone!

Understanding Poland's Currency: The Polish Zloty

The currency in Poland is the Polish Zloty.

1€ = 4.6 Zloty (1£ = 5.4 Zloty).

A full meal in a nice restaurant or a fancy Airbnb/Hostel in Kraków’s City Center or the parties—everything is affordable.

How to Keep Your Expenses Low: A Crucial Tip

If you want to keep your expenditures even lower, you should take one more piece of advice: Don’t exchange money in an exchange office—especially not in the main square.

The Truth About Exchange Offices and ATMs

There are almost a million exchange offices in the center, but going there will make you lose a lot of money. If you want to exchange, for example, 100€ into zloty, you will get around 345 zloty, which in reality is only 75€.

The exchange fee is massively high, and it’s the same in most of the ATMs.

The Best Way to Get Cash in Poland

So how to get cash in Poland then? ATMs in the streets will cost you between 16 to 20 zloty for the withdrawal, then they’ll take an exchange fee, and you also have to consider that your bank may charge you for withdrawing money, too.

PKO Bank Polski: The Most Affordable Bank for Tourists

The cheapest bank is PKO Bank Polski. They were even nominated as the best bank for customers. The exchange fee is the lowest and fairest, and there will always be one bank in the city center.

Recommended Credit Card for Free Withdrawals

Also highly recommended is to have a credit card that allows you to cash out money for free, like the MasterCard Gold.