Krakow: Kazimierz Jewish Quarter Guided Walking Tour German tour
ID: GYG422166-O-764462
Category:
Country: Poland
Duration:
02:00 hours
Description
Experience cultural Kazimierz, Krakow's former Jewish district, on this guided walking tour. Learn about its history as you discover galleries and street art, beautiful synagogues, and a flea market.
Most of Kazimierz is full of tourists, expensive restaurants and cozy hotels. You will find tons of galleries and antique shops. There are also beautifully preserved synagogues and Christian churches. And a whole lot of food trucks, cafes, street stalls with aromatic smells spreading around. There is also a lot of colorful street art and neglected, even deterrent tenement houses ... Thousands of scenes in hundreds of films were shot here.
Kazimierz, however, is thoroughly permeated with the culture, history and life of Jews. Those who founded this city centuries ago formed a closed community and died in the Holocaust.
Follow your guide along the famous Szeroka Street with Remu and the Old Synagogue, old city walls and tenement houses, towards Nowy Square and Podgórze where the ghetto was located during World War II.
Explore and feel the legacy of Jewish culture that remains hidden in the maze of streets in a fashionable district.
Highlights
- Walk down Szeroka Street - a center of former Jewish culture
- Find all 7 old synagogues and 1 cemetery in the maze of streets
- Visit the flea market on Nowy Square and taste some local food
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Meet your guide on the steps of the Old Synagogue. They will be holding an "excursions.city" sign.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
