At the Salwator tram terminus, where the city gives way to the river meadows of Zwierzyniec, stands one of Krakow's oldest religious houses: the convent of the Premonstratensian (Norbertine) sisters, founded in the 12th century and rebuilt in fortress-like Baroque after fire and flood. The complex sits right on the bank of the Vistula, its long walls and tower a familiar sight to anyone walking or cycling the riverside path.
Across the road, on a small rise, the tiny octagonal wooden Chapel of St. Margaret dates from 1690 — a rare survival of timber sacred architecture in the city. The square between the two is the starting point of the Lajkonik, the costumed hobby-horse rider who, in a tradition going back centuries, parades from Zwierzyniec into the Main Market Square each year in the week after Corpus Christi. It is a quiet, atmospheric corner, the gateway to a walk up to the Kościuszko Mound or along the river.