ST.BENEDICT CHURCH

Discover one of Kraków’s oldest & smallest  churches  which is situated in the wooded limestone cliffs of Krzemionki  and is hiding some mystery 😉

“The church conceals an uncanny mystery. An evil black princess is rumoured to live under the few steps leading to it. She is the guardian of innumerable treasures. Only he who falls in love with her and marries her can free the hapless girl from the curse. To meet your future beloved, you need, however, to climb the hill at midnight, when the witching hour looms. They say there was such a brave soul once. The black princess presented him with a fair sum of money and told him to spend it in three days, but he was forbidden from giving anything away. The young man ate, drank, and cavorted to his heart’s content. On the third day, once he has exchanged nearly all the ducats he had received for booze, he went back to Podgórze to meet his future wife. Crossing a bridge on the Vistula, he saw an ancient beggar. Pity gripped his heart and he gave the man the last pennies that were still jangling in his pocket. However, pity was not what the black princess showed: she tore the young man’s head from his shoulders, as she had promised. This is why she is still waiting around the Church of St Benedict for another daredevil to appear.” –by Karnet Kraków

I hope the legend doesn’t  discourage you from visiting this place?