Krakow: Cruise and Guided Tour of Ghetto
Krakow: Cruise and Guided Tour of Ghetto
Highlights
Begin with a relaxing Vistula River cruise, then visit the former Plaszow Camp with an expert guide—where history, memory, and reflection meet.
Highlights:
• Admire Krakow’s landmarks from a unique riverside perspective
• Explore Kraków’s wartime Jewish ghetto with an expert guide
• Discover Ghetto Heroes Square with its moving Chair Memorial
• Learn the story of the Under the Eagle Pharmacy
See Krakow from a new perspective as you cruise along the Vistula River. Relax on a modern, comfortable boat and enjoy panoramic views of the city’s most iconic landmarks.
Then discover Kraków’s former ghetto in Podgórze on a guided walk with an expert local guide. This route connects the most important places of memory, combining moving stories of courage, tragedy, and resilience.
Itinerary
Vistula River
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeSailing on a catamaran on the Vistula River on a small one way cruise, you will get to know Krakow's monuments, visible from the side of the river. Admire all the most important places in Krakow from the Vistula River. See Krakow from a new perspective as you follow the flow of the queen of Polish rivers.Kosciuszko's Mound (Kopiec Kosciuszki)(Pass by)
Admission Ticket FreeThe Kościuszko Mound in Krakow, one of the five mounds located in Krakow, was erected in honor of Tadeusz Kościuszko - a great patriot and leader of the national uprising.Monastery of the Norbertan Sisters(Pass by)
Admission Ticket FreeFortified like a castle, this mighty moenastery, founded in the 12th century, was destroyed and rebuilt several times. The most important Krakow traditions are also associated with it: here, on Monday after Easter, the annual Emmaus festival is celebrated. Hence, the Lajkonik procession - the most important symbol of Krakow - sets off every JuneWawel Royal Castle(Pass by)
Admission Ticket FreeThe limestone hill rising above the Vistula River is the former center of power, the legendary (associated with the mythical founder of Krakow and his descendants) and historical: princely, episcopal and royal. Wawel is a complex of castle and sacred buildings - a symbol of the city, but most of all a museum presenting the most valuable monuments of Polish material culture. Take a good look and you will also notice the silhouette of the famous Wawel dragon breathing fire towards onlookers.Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology(Pass by)
Admission Ticket FreeThe original, modern form of the building housing the museum of art and technology is perfectly seen from the river level. The wavy line of its roof is to refer directly to the waves of the Vistula RiverChurch on the Rock (Kosciol na Skalce)(Pass by)
Admission Ticket FreeThe baroque church of Saint Michael the Archangel and Saint Stanislaus on Skałka rises above the boulevards, right on the Vistula River, on a small hill made of white Jurassic limestones. The basilica is also a national pantheon (many distinguished painters, musicians and poets are buried here) and a library with priceless documents, books and incunabula.Ghetto Wall Fragment
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThe first stop on the walking tour of the Kraków Ghetto is the remains of the Ghetto Walls — a stark reminder of the confinement that once separated its residents from the rest of the city.Square of Ghettos Heroes
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeFrom there you continue to Ghetto Heroes Square, the heart of the ghetto, where deportations to extermination camps took place. Today the square is marked by the symbolic Chair Memorial, each chair representing lives lost.Eagle Pharmacy - Museum of Krakow
20 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedAcross the square stands the Under the Eagle Pharmacy, where Tadeusz Pankiewicz and his staff courageously aided ghetto residents, preserving medicine and hope.
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