Abstract
A healthy lifestyle, treated as taking care of both physical and mental health, has greater importance in the fast, busy and intense life of the current world. The opportunity to spend free time with family, friends or acquaintances, thanks to the rich recreational offer, is also more and more appreciated.
The above aspects are also taken into account in the prepared and constantly enriched tourist offer of one of the most attractive cities in Europe – Kraków.
The purpose of this article is to present Kraków’s recreational attractions, in terms of its impact on various aspects of our lives and health, as well as broad ranging groups of recipients. An attempt of evaluation and levels of offers in recreational activities around the city which has a very rich cultural, historical and national heritage attractiveness, will be also made.