From 8 to 17 June in nine Krakow restaurants you will be able to try dishes inspired by the cuisine of the times of Queen Bona. The chefs of selected restaurants will not miss the precious saffron, roots and products once imported from sunny Italy.
The action is attended by the following restaurants:Albertina Restaurant &Wine, Biała Róża, Bistro 11, Emalia Zabłocie Bistro &Cafe, Filipa 18 Food Wine Art, Gąska, Kogel Mogel, Wesele and Italian Restaurant. The special menu - each place has prepared its own - includes, among others Pea soup with wild bird broth, dumplings with pheasant meat, a leg of veal stewed in leeks and green pepper, veal legs and even "The Great Goose in the forest backwoods".
However, restaurateurs and cooks have not forgotten about the vegetarians, who are waiting for such delicacies as pearl barley with pesto with barley, cold-salted cucumber soup with honey mustard ice cream or cauliflower cream with white chocolate. There will also be something for lovers of sweets. Kogel-mogel, sponge cake with saffron, chestnut mousse with cherries or nut nougat with bitter orange jam are just a few of the delicacies that this year's event will bring.
The action "From Queen Bona's Kitchen" announces the Renaissance Midsummer Fair, which will take place on the Czerwieński Boulevard near Wawel . The ninth edition of the Fair will start on June 15 and will last until June 17.
As part of this year's edition of the event, the organizers also prepared two unique dinners inspired by the Renaissance menu! On June 12 and 15 at the Kogel Mogel restaurant on ul. Sienna 12 and in the Italian restaurant on ul. Sukiennicza 8 will be almost literally transported to the Golden Age in the history of Polish cuisine! Find out more HERE .
Meetings with Queen Bona's cuisine are a prelude to this year's Midsummer Fair, to which CiekawostkiHistoryczne.pl is inviting you on June 15-17.
The Return of Kings
June 15, the first day of the event, will be devoted to the end of the reign of Sigismund Augustus, when the sick king surrounded himself with crowds of magicians and fortune-tellers. You will be able to meet Jan Piotr Twardowski here. In the evening there will be a show ending with the spirit of Barbara Radziwiłłówna invoked by master Twardowski.
Saturday, June 16, will be devoted to Anna Jagiellonka. At noon, a retinue of courtiers and guards will set off from Wawel to the Main Market Square to welcome Stefan Batory, arriving from the Florian Gate, and lead him to a meeting with Anna Jagiellonka. In the evening, on the Czerwieński Boulevard, the royal couple invites to a ball combined with a dance show.
On Sunday, June 17, King Zygmunt III Waza will be welcomed at the St. John's Fair. We will spend the day on joyful performances on the birthday of Prince Władysław.
After the feast, it's time to play!
And that's not all! Krakow in the Golden Age was a city rich, colorful and vibrant with history. People of different faiths and nationalities lived here, and the king watched over their life in harmony. In Krakow, coronations, weddings of kings and magnates were held, as well as large fairs that attracted merchants, craftsmen and comedians.
At this year's Midsummer Fair, you will be able to meet not only alchemists, but also real comedians. Painting by Antoine Watteau "Italian Comedians".
The theater, comedians and comedy dell'arte are one of the main themes of the ninth St. John's Fair. On the Czerwieński Boulevard you will be able to admire the performances full of humor and sudden twists of action . Comedy dell'arte is characterized by a large dose of acting improvisation. The performers only have to adhere to a certain framework of the scenario in order for the performance to be coherent, and therefore subsequent performances may differ, although their essential content is the same. This difficult play will be guided by the Comedians 'Troupe operating in Krakow as part of the National Comedy Stage dell' Arte at the Praska 52 Theater.
The stories of Polish alchemists will be another very important theme of the Midsummer Fair. In the 16th century, several of them visited and lived in Krakow. And some of them will be on display near Wawel!
However, not only they will come to this year's edition of the event. The Czerwieński Boulevard will also be visited by craftsmen and merchants, monarchs and courtiers, knights and guards, itinerant musicians and dancers. There will be shows, parades, races and performances. Traditional, hot-swap patents will be available from Tutnar.
NOTE:Admission to the event is traditionally free . The City of Krakow and the Krakow Festival Office invite you to the event.
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Detailed information can be found on the official website of the event:www.jarmarkswietojanski.eu.