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Krakow: Jewish Ghetto Guided Tour

Take a look at where the Jewish people lived during the Nazi occupation of Krakow. With a knowledgeable guide and the few surviving artifacts from the horrors of wartime, bring this iconic place to life in your imagination.


The streets of Jewisz Ghetto and Podgórze district still keep evidence of those terrible events. You will see a part of the undestroyed wall around the ghetto, houses where thousands of displaced Jews used to live, the pharmacy "Under the Eagle", a monument with 68 chairs in the Heroes' Square in the ghetto. 

Itinerary:
 Schindler's Factory- the museum presents the daily life and tragic events that took place in Krakow during World War II. 

ul. Lwowska and ul. Limanowskiego – the preserved sections of the ghetto wall

ul. Lwowska – a location of the ghetto Orphanage

a corner of ul. Józefińska and ul. Limanowskiego – the location of offices of Jüdischer Ordnungsdienst (Jewish Order Police) and the ghetto prison

a corner of ul. Józefińska and ul. Krakusa – sewer entrance – escape routes from the ghetto

ul. Józefińska 18 – the building of the Jewish Social Self-Help Organisation 

ul. Węgierska – Zucker Synagogue and “Optima” Factory

Rynek Podgórski Square – Judenrat (Jewish Council) Building, Julius Madritsch’s Confectionery Factory, Roman Polanski’s family ghetto lodgings and the location of the main gate of the ghetto

the River Vistula Embankment - Father Bernatek Footbridge and the Piłsudski Bridge – “Schindler’s List” Film Set

ul. Józefińska 10 – the building of Arbeitsamt (Labour Office)

ul. Piwna 7a – a shelled building - the rare traces of war in Krakow

pl. Bohaterów Getta (the Main Square of the Ghetto) – the main site of the deportation campaigns and the final liquidation of the ghetto – the Ghetto Memorial.

Meeting point: ul. Lipowa 4 in front of the main entrance of Shindler's Factory(click to go to the Google maps)
Endpoint: Plac Bohaterów Getta
Length: ~1.5 km 
Duration: 1 hour

 

What's included?

    Professional guide

    Exclusions
      Please note

        Please note this is a group tour, please, don't be late.
        No museum is visited during the tour.

        What to bring

          The tour takes place outdoors in various weather conditions - please ensure that you have a hat, drinking water, protection from rain/sun/wind depending on the season, and wear comfortable shoes.

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