Why choose this tour ?
This tour has two stages. In the first one, we will drive a comfortable ecological golf cart in search of traces of Jewish culture through the Krakow districts of Kaimierz and Podgórze. Kazimierz is one of the oldest districts of the royal city, once an independent settlement, located behind the no longer existing branch of the Vistula River. First of all, it is a place known for the coexistence and interpenetration of two cultures over the centuries - Christian and Jewish. There was a Jewish ghetto in Podgórze during the war, traces of which can be found to this day. In the second part, we will visit one of the most popular museums in the city with a guide. Although it is associated with the name of the German entrepreneur Oskar Shindler, who saved many Jews by employing them in his factory, the main topic of visiting the museum is the fate of Krakow and its inhabitants during the Nazi occupation. We will see this amazing interactive exhibition that really leaves no one indifferent.
What makes Jewish Quarter Tour by Golf Cart and Schindler's Museum in Krakow a unique experience ?
Once independent, the city situated south of Wawel was the hub of Jewish life in Kraków for centuries, and today it is one of the greatest tourist attractions of the city
Szeroka Street is the heart of Jewish Kazimierz. Let a testimony to its significance be the fact that four synagogues used to stand on the street, which was unheard of anywhere else in Europe
Standing on Szeroka Street Street, known not only as the stage of the final concert of the Jewish Culture Festival but also as the centuries-old centre of Jewish life in Kazimierz, is one of the oldest synagogues in Poland preserved in such a good condition
Plac Nowy, today a popular meeting place and festival venue, was once known as Plac Żydowski (Jewish Squre). In 1900, a circular pavilion was erected in the middle of the square, with small grocery and butcher shops, and a fast-food bar with delicious casseroles, famous today in Krakow. On weekdays, the square is filled with stalls selling vegetables and antiques. On Sunday mornings it turns into a busy clothing market. The whole square is surrounded by cafés and pubs popular in the city, which on warm summer nights spill over the square and form one giant beer garden.
The parish church of St Joseph is a distinctive, widely recognisable sites of devotion.It dominates over the surface of the Podgórze Market Square, a central point of the town which only in the 20th century was incorporated to Cracow.
A small fragment of the original wall around the former ghetto, preserved to our times, with a plaque commemorating the fate of the inhabitants
Situated in the Podgórze district, which in 1941 was turned into the Krakow Ghetto, the former Plac Zgody [Concord Square] was designated 'Umschlagplatz' under the Nazi occupation, the place where the Jews had to congregate to be deported.
During the tour and thanks to it: - You will learn facts from the history of World War II through their impact on the everyday life of ordinary people in multicultural Krakow. - You will see the real headquarters of Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik and hear about its owner, Oskar Schindler - an entrepreneur, known from the Oscar-winning Spielberg film, who saved many of his employees from inevitable death. - The heroic deed of Oskar Schindler resembles his office, happily preserved in the factory administration building, which houses a symbolic "ark of survivors" made of thousands of pots, like those made by his employees during the war. - Thanks to the modern multimedia installation, you will walk along the cobbled streets of the city, enter the photographer's atelier, look at the hairdresser, get on the tram, as well as see a typical apartment in the Jewish ghetto, and then find yourself with its inhabitants in the Płaszów camp... and more
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Note that part of the tour is walking (inside the museum) and operated by a live guide. The rest of the tour includes an audio guide.
- This is a group tour (other people will participate) that starts at the specified time (please be on time at the meeting point).
- Tour ends with visiting the museum (we do not provide transport from the museum to the hotel or other place).
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Included with Your Ticket
- Transportation by golf cart (through the Kazimierz district)
- Entrance ticket to the Schindler's Factory Museum
- Live guide (at the museum)
- Audio guide (in a golf cart)
Not Included
- Return to hotel after the tour
Special Instructions:
Your ticket to the museum will be delivered to the meeting point at the museum
Please be advised..
- This Tour is Provided by excursions.city.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Warsaw.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- This Tour is Rated 5 Stars based on 2 valid reviews on VIATOR.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.
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