Krakow in world rankings
| Krakow in world rankings | |||
| No. | Year | Name | Short description |
| 1 | 1978 | UNESCO | Short description |
| 2 | 1986 | Golden Apple | Krakow honoured with an entry in the historic, first UNESCO World Heritage List. |
| 3 | 2000 | Krakow, European Capital of Culture | Symbolic Oscar of Tourism, awarded by the World Forum of Tourism Journalists. |
| 4 | 2005 | Krakow Market Square the best square in the world | Selected by the European Union. |
| 5 | 2006 | Krakow - 5th place among European cities | According to experts from the "Project for Public Spaces". |
| 6 | 2006 | Krakow - most fashionable city in the world | In American magazine Travel & Leisure's ranking. |
| 7 | 2006 | Krakow among the best preserved UNESCO sites in the world. | According to American travel agency Orbitz. |
| 8 | 2006 | The Best European Destination | In National Geographic Traveler Magazine's ranking. |
| 9 | 2007 | Krakow won 10th place among favourite overseas cities in 2007. | Krakow received this prestigious award from the biggest trade magazine in Ireland. |
| 10 | 2007 | Frommer’s Top Travel Destinations | Acknowledged by British newspapers The Observer, Guardian and Guardian Unlimited |
| 11 | 2008 | Old City Apartments took 1st place in a ranking of the Top 10 city-break apartments | Frommer’s Travel Guides chooses, with the assistance of experts, 12 “surprising, new” travel destinations. |
| 12 | 2008 | 5th position for Krakow in Global Services - Tholons ranking | Krakow apartments held in high esteem by news site guardian.co.uk |
| 13 | 2008 | Krakow won 26th place in Skyscanner’s ranking. | Ranking of the top 50 outsourcing cities in the world. |
| 14 | 2008 | Krakow - 2nd most interesting city in the world | In a ranking of the 50 most popular destinations of 2008; chosen by residents of the UK. |
| 15 | 2008 | Market Square in Krakow the most beautiful place on earth | In the prestigious Guardian Travel Awards. |
| 16 | 2008 | Sacrum Profanum Festival - one of the most interesting cultural events | In a ranking of the 30 most beautiful places on earth, voted by internet users and readers of National Geographic Polska and National Geographic Traveler |
| 17 | 2009 | Most luxurious hotels in the world - Krakow Hotel Sheraton (85th) | According to British magazine Gramophone. |
| 18 | 2009 | 2nd most attractive Polish city for business | According to portal TripAdvisor's 2009 report - travellers' ranking - among the ten most recommended hotels in Poland, six are in Krakow. |
