As a resident of Krakow from a family for several generations, I regret that our Krakow has become so popular and famous. Our Old Town has ceased to be a friendly place for Krakovians. The unique, true artistic atmosphere of Krakow's cafes and artistic bohemians, as well as festivals, street stalls and street artists, has disappeared from it, by the city authorities to make the city center a kind of "Disneyland" for the rich people from west. Unique local cafe-bars, craftmans-shops for citisens with the draftsmans and local famous services and stores with local rpducts, run for decades, known for professionalism and their unique local climate, did not withstand the pressure of the capitalist "free market", where now in the old town there are only new expensive hotels, restaurants, boutiques, and shops, not for ordinary residents. Everywhere now is so expensive for us, I am not happy watching as the unique character of my hometown that I love, is destroyed so fast during less than decade. I don't want to make you feel guilty who want to come and see our beautiful city, just I want to give you know, that this is now a shell and another historic "Disneyland" for tourists, without any of the vibe that this city used to be famous for, not even 20 years ago.Slowly, the districts surrounding the old town with Kazimierz (Which we already lost), such as Podgórze or Krowodrza around the Aleye of Three National Poets, which bravely resist this onslaught of truists and commercialization proces, unfortunately slowly give in, and other climatic places and shops, craft services are close - not to mention about the population of residents who, first in the 2000s at Old Town, were elderly and thrown out of their homes in the old town with force (new owners of the tenement house, e.g. a developer or other investor who bought tenement houses in the center with tenants, made their lives miserable by destroying infrastructure (Cutting cables, gas, water pipes), increasing bills beyond exaggeration, or harassing residents with threats and stalkers), and then, due to the noise at night, crowds of tourists during the day, and the galloping prices of apartments, they moved out of the family tenement houses that had been inhabited for years. Now the Old city (apart from a few places and monasteries), it is a dead residential area. And this just breaking my heart guys.
I have some understanding of your sentiments. My husband and I first visited Kraków, on our way to Ukraine, in 1993. We loved that it had no hint of westernization then. I moved to Kraków in 2013. I love this city so much. But it has changed a lot since I moved here. Especially since Covid and the Ukraine War it has become so much more expensive. I am afraid it will lose its remaining authenticity.
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As a resident of Krakow from a family for several generations, I regret that our Krakow has become so popular and famous. Our Old Town has ceased to be a friendly place for Krakovians. The unique, true artistic atmosphere of Krakow's cafes and artistic bohemians, as well as festivals, street stalls and street artists, has disappeared from it, by the city authorities to make the city center a kind of "Disneyland" for the rich people from west. Unique local cafe-bars, craftmans-shops for citisens with the draftsmans and local famous services and stores with local rpducts, run for decades, known for professionalism and their unique local climate, did not withstand the pressure of the capitalist "free market", where now in the old town there are only new expensive hotels, restaurants, boutiques, and shops, not for ordinary residents. Everywhere now is so expensive for us, I am not happy watching as the unique character of my hometown that I love, is destroyed so fast during less than decade. I don't want to make you feel guilty who want to come and see our beautiful city, just I want to give you know, that this is now a shell and another historic "Disneyland" for tourists, without any of the vibe that this city used to be famous for, not even 20 years ago.Slowly, the districts surrounding the old town with Kazimierz (Which we already lost), such as Podgórze or Krowodrza around the Aleye of Three National Poets, which bravely resist this onslaught of truists and commercialization proces, unfortunately slowly give in, and other climatic places and shops, craft services are close - not to mention about the population of residents who, first in the 2000s at Old Town, were elderly and thrown out of their homes in the old town with force (new owners of the tenement house, e.g. a developer or other investor who bought tenement houses in the center with tenants, made their lives miserable by destroying infrastructure (Cutting cables, gas, water pipes), increasing bills beyond exaggeration, or harassing residents with threats and stalkers), and then, due to the noise at night, crowds of tourists during the day, and the galloping prices of apartments, they moved out of the family tenement houses that had been inhabited for years. Now the Old city (apart from a few places and monasteries), it is a dead residential area. And this just breaking my heart guys.
I have some understanding of your sentiments. My husband and I first visited Kraków, on our way to Ukraine, in 1993. We loved that it had no hint of westernization then. I moved to Kraków in 2013. I love this city so much. But it has changed a lot since I moved here. Especially since Covid and the Ukraine War it has become so much more expensive. I am afraid it will lose its remaining authenticity.