Krakowskie Przedmiescie

Krakowskie Przedmiecie (the Krakow suburb) runs south from Castle Square and forms the first part of the four kilometer (over two mile) Royal Way that leads from the Royal Castle to Lazienki Palace, the royal summer residence. 

It is one of Warsaw's most elegant and lively streets and you are sure to find something of interest as you wander down. There are exquisite 17th and 18th-century residences and burgher houses, churches, palaces and monuments galore, as well as many places for shopping, eating and drinking. This is especially pleasant in the summer when many cafes overflow onto the pavement and more often than not there is an open-air festival or concert taking place.

Krakowskie Przedmieście, in Warsaw (literal English meaning: "Kraków Suburb"; until the 19th century, also known by the French rendering, "Faubourg de Cracovie") is one of the most impressive and prestigious streets of Poland's capital.

It is the northernmost part of the Royal Route, and links the Old Town and Royal Castle with some of the most notable institutions in Warsaw, including — proceeding southward — the Presidential Palace, Warsaw University, and the Polish Academy of Sciences (headquartered in the Staszic Palace).

In accordance with Fryderyk Chopin's will, after his death his heart was removed, placed in an urn, and brought by his sister to Warsaw, where it was deposited inside a pillar in the Holy Cross Church on Krakowskie Przedmieście.

The immediate southward extension of Krakowskie Przedmieście, along the Royal Route, is ulica Nowy Świat (English: "New World Street").

Krakowskie Przedmieście is also the main and most elegant street in Lublin, and the name of streets in the Polish towns of Piotrków Trybunalski, Bochnia, Krasnystaw, Olkusz, Sieradz and Wieluń.