Cracow UNESCO Highlights (3 days)

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Day 1
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Arrival. Pick up at the airport. Bus transfer to the hotel/hostel. 3 h Old Town sightseeing with a guide. Entrance to St. Mary's Basilica. Dinner.

Cracow sightseeing 3 h

Kraków is one of the oldest Polish cities. The cityattracts a lot of tourists from around the world. We will start sightseeing from the OldTown. Kraków Main Square is Europe’s largest medieval market square. You will seemost of the attractions simply by walking. Spectacular Cloth Hall surrounded byhistoric tenement houses, the most famous Krakow artistic cellar - Piwnica podBaranami, as also as St. Mary's church. We will continue our trip alongFlorianska Street. You will see a lot of small shops in colorful, historic...

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St. Mary’s Basilica

St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków is one of the biggest and after Wawel Cathedral the most important church in Kraków. St. Mary’s Basilica is a Gothic church built in the 14th and 15th centuries. Since the end of the 15th century it has had a famous late Gothic sculpture masterpiece the Great Altar by Wit Stwosz. Tourists not only admire a grand scale of this building and the altar piece but also its rich ornaments, polychrome decorations and stained glass windows. The basilica is located in the north-east corner of the ...

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Town Hall Tower

The Town Hall Tower is the only remaining part of the Old Kraków Town Hall. This building was built at the turn of the XXIII and XIV centuries in the Gothic style. In 1524 a clock imported from Nuremberg was installed on the tower. The tower is currently a branch of the Historical Museum of the city of Krakow. From the top of the town hall tower visitors can watch the panorama of the Old Town. There is also a tourist information point in Krakow.

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Royal Wawel Castle

It is the old residence of Polish kings situated in the heart of Cracow at Wawel Hill which is a Jurassic limestone rock rising at the left bank of the Vistula (Wisła) river. During the first Polish kings reigns from Piast dynasty Wawel was one of the first royal abodes. In 14th century when Kuyavia Ladislas the Short (Władysław Łokietek) was crowned and moved to Wawel, this is how the new royal headquarters was established. The golden age of Wawel castle was during the Jagiellon rule, especially during rains of such...

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Wawel Cathedral

It is the best well known royal necropolis and real national pantheon. Close to the kings in the cathedral many noble people were buried, such as Cracow bishops, and Polish national heroes. Here you will find among other the tumbs of Kuyavia Ladislas the Short (Władysław Łokietek), Kazmir the Great (Kazimierz Wielki) and John III Sobieski (Jan III Sobieski).

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Day 2
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Breakfast. Transfer to Wieliczka Salt Mine. 3 h sightseeing with free time at the lowest zone of the mine, time for shopping and meal. Transfer to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp Museum. 3.5-4 h sightseeing with a guide. Return to Cracow. Dinner.

Wieliczka Salt Mine

Wieliczka salt mine (13 km from Cracow) is an extended underground city and certainly one of the most interesting touristic objects In Poland. In 1987 it was put down to UNESCO World Heritage List. Every year the mine is visited by over a million tourists from all over the world. The main is no longer producing salt and since 1996 it has been only a touristic attraction. The mine has 9 levels, the deepest is at the depth of 327 m. One of the best well known chambers in Wieliczka is St. Kinga’s Chapel.

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Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi German Concentration Camp Museum

It is a memorial and museum of Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau which is situated in Oświęcim and Brzezinka about 65 km from Cracow. A visit in this place is definitely not an easy one. After a visit in this former Nazi German concentration camp you will definitely perceive the world in a different way. For many people it is highly depressing place and they are even unable to finish sightseeing of it. Still, it is important to know the history and take care that it never happens again. It is possible to vis...

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Day 3
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Breakfast. Sightseeing of Wawel Castle Royal Chambers with a guide. Depending on departure time free time in the Old Town or transfer to the airport.

Royal Wawel Castle

It is the old residence of Polish kings situated in the heart of Cracow at Wawel Hill which is a Jurassic limestone rock rising at the left bank of the Vistula (Wisła) river. During the first Polish kings reigns from Piast dynasty Wawel was one of the first royal abodes. In 14th century when Kuyavia Ladislas the Short (Władysław Łokietek) was crowned and moved to Wawel, this is how the new royal headquarters was established. The golden age of Wawel castle was during the Jagiellon rule, especially during rains of such...

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Optional Excursions

Collegium Maius

It is the oldest Polish university and also one of the oldest universities in the word. It was established on the 12th of May in 1364. The golden age of Collegium Maius was in the 15th and 16th century. A great number of Polish best well known scholars studied and taught at this university, among others Nicolaus Copernicus and many western European professors. Having the Collegium, Cracow became even the important centre of alchemy sciences. N...

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Main Market Square Underground Museum

The exhibition presents the archaeological excavations which were conducted in the years 2005-2010. The archaeologists got as far as 5 meters below Cracow Main Market Square. Thanks to their work 11 000 exhibits were found. They are connected with door-to-door salt, lead and copper trade and ancient Cracow’s everyday life. All the exhibits with protected earth layers display the process of cultural layers earth formation. In the underground th...

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Town Hall Tower

The Town Hall Tower is the only remaining part of the Old Kraków Town Hall. This building was built at the turn of the XXIII and XIV centuries in the Gothic style. In 1524 a clock imported from Nuremberg was installed on the tower. The tower is currently a branch of the Historical Museum of the city of Krakow. From the top of the town hall tower visitors can watch the panorama of the Old Town. There is also a tourist information point in Krakow.

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Cloth Hall

It is a grand market hall built in 13th century and successively extended in the next years. It is situated in the heart of the Main Square in Cracow. Apart from its commercial area on the ground floor, there is the department of the National Museum on the first floor. Currently, there are 4 galleries available for the visitors: Bacciarelli, Michałowski, Siemiradzki and Chełmoński parts. Visitors can also enter observation deck.

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Dragon’s Den

A solutional, limestone cave under the Wawel hill. It is one of the most famous of Cracow’s attractions connected with the 13th century legend of Wawel Dragon. The legend has it that the Dragon would live in the cave and trouble Cracow’s folk. In 1972 to commemorate the creature a sculpture Wawel Dragon by Bronisław Chromy was placed at cave’s entry. The cave itself is 270 metres long, however the visitors may tour only 81 metres.

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Manggha Museum

Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology is located at 26 Marii Konopnickiej Street. Only 1.1 km from Wawel Castle (15 min walk by Vistula river). The building was designed by a famous Japanese architect Arata Isozaki and it is a distinctive design in the scale of our country. The museum was opened in 1994. The permanent exhibition consists of collections of Mr Feliks Jasieński, the Wajdas family and other donators. The museum often also ...

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National Museum

The Cracow’s department of National Museum is the oldest national museum department in Poland. It was created in 1879 and nowadays it is the biggest museum in Poland taking into account the number of buildings (17), units (11) and exhibits (800 000). The specialties of the museum iare Polish arts and culture. Every year the museum is visited by 600 000 guests. The main building of the museum at Aleja 3 Maja has 3 galleries “Weapons and Coulour...

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Tempel Synagogue

Tempel Synagogue is situated at 24 Miodowa Street, which is only 500 meters from the Old Synagogue at Szeroka Street. It is one of 4 synagogues in Kraków but services aren’t held hear on regular basis. The building was erected in 1860-1862 in a rectangle shape in a Mauritanian-Renaissance style. Later on the synagogue was rebuilt twice in 1883 and 1924. During World War II the Nazis devastated the building. After the war it become the synagogu...

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Kupa Synagogue

Synagogue Kupa is located in the former Jewish quarter of Kazimierz in Kraków. The synagogue was founded in the 1640s from the kehilla fund and therefore it is called Kupa (the word "kupa" means fund). At present, the Kupa synagogue is the center of religious life in the Jewish community of Krakow. Every Shabbat service is held and on Friday evenings Shabbat dinners for members of the Commune. The Kupa Synagogue is also available for visitors.

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Eagle Pharmacy

Exhibition at the Eagle Pharmacy is located within the limits of the former ghetto area. It commemorates the Holocaust of Krakow Jews and the personage of Tadeusz Pankiewicz, the owner of a pharmacy and an eye - witness of the tragic events. Pankiewicz and his staff (Irena Droździkowska, Aurelia Danek-Czortowa i Helena Krywaniuk) were the only Poles allowed to live and work in the ghetto. Over the two years of the ghetto's existence, Apteka ...

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Galicia Jewish Museum

Galicja Jewish Museum is located in the Jewish district of Kazimierz in Kraków. The museum commemorates the victims of the Holocaust, and also introduces Jewish history and culture. Offers two permanent exhibitions: Traces of Memory (a contemporary look at the Jewish past in Poland) and An unfinished memory (Jewish heritage and the holocaust in Eastern Galicja). The institution also organizes temporary exhibitions and conducts educational acti...

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Home Army Museum in Kraków

The Home Army Museum was created in 2000. The Museum presents the origins of the Home Army, the Underground State and the lives of Polish soldiers on the fronts of World War II and after the war until today. The museum's collection consists of historical souvenirs donated by Home Army soldiers and their families, archival photographs and films. This museum exhibition is devoted to the Polish Underground State and its armed strength, which was ...

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Polish Aviation Museum

The Polish aviation museum is located at the site of the no-longer functional Kraków-Rakowice-Czyżyny Airport. It was one of the oldest permanent airports in Europe. Some facilities of the former airport are currently used by the Museum. In the museum the visitors can see aircraft, helicopters, motor gliders, bullets, bombs and other military objects associated with anti-aircraft artillery and an extensive collection of aircraft engines. Ther...

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Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow

Modern Art Museum MOCAK is situated at 4 Lipowa street, only 72 m from Schindler’s Factory Museum, as it is situated in the old halls of the factory. MOCAK was opened in 2011. Exhibitions of the museum concentrates on the newest modern art of the last 20 years. The context of the works of art in the museum is a post war avant-garde and conceptual art. Exhibition area is 4 thousand square meters, and the whole building has 10 thousand square me...

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Vodka Tasting

Polish vodka holds great mysteries and curiosities! Take an extraordinary journey with this iconic Polish product! Polish Vodka is famous for its outstanding taste, quality and diversity. It is worth highlighting that Polish Vodka has also been enlisted at prestigious European Protected Geographical Indication Product List. During our tasting show you will taste for example: Żytnia (traditional rye Vodka), Piołunówka (Absinth), Cherry Liqueur,...

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Mead Tasting

We invite all our adult groups for meads tasting from historic restaurant collection. Mead is an alcoholic beverage created by fermenting honey with water, often with various fruits, spices, grains, or hops. The alcoholic content ranges from about 3.5% ABV to more than 20%. The defining characteristic of mead is that the majority of the beverage's fermentable sugar is derived from honey. It may be still, carbonated, or naturally sparkling; dry...

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Obwarzanek making workshops

Obwarzanki are traditional parboiled dough rings that tourists can meet in many parts of Kraków’s Old Town. They are part of the city’s history for over 600 years. They are loved by natives, tourists and of course by numerous Kraków’s pigeons. We offer obwarzanki making workshops during which you will learn how to make this famous product. The workshop either in English or in Polish lasts for 1h. There is also possibility of short version of 3...

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Communism tour

It is the best way to sightsee Warsaw or Kraków in an unconventional way. The tourist travel on a vintage communism coach, by Poles because of its shape tenderly called “gherkin”, or by vintage Nysa vans from the communism area. Usually, the sightseeing schedule contains some vodka and gherkins tasting. Our guides are young and very enthusiastic which makes the trip very funny and pleasant experience.

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Folklore show

Polish folklore combines the tradition and culture of our country. The performance of the folklore group is a combination of unique dances, singing and colourful folk costumes. The band consists of professional musicians and a pair of dancers. During the show you will be able to take an active part in both dancing and singing folk songs.

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Cruises on the Vistula

Cruises on the Vistula are organized from March to October. All cruises depart from beneath Wawel Castle approximately every 30mins. Aqua Fun from Krakow carries out two basic variants of cruises on the Vistula, lasting 30 and 60 minutes. During the cruise you will be able to see many attractive places, such as the Old Town, Wawel Castle, Kazimierz, the delightful castle in Przegorzały on the hills of the Wolski Forest and the 15th-century her...

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Dumplings workshop

Dumplings are one of the most popular Polish traditional dishes. You can taste them in almost all restaurants. As they are so tasty, why don’t you learn how to make them? Dumplings are known since the 13th century, there are numerous recipes for the dough and feelings that make this dish as versatile as Italian pasta. The dumplings workshop is also connected with various dumplings tasting where the best well known dumplings just must appear: w...

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Stained Glass Windows Workshops

It is one of the most original activities that you can order in Kraków. Stained Glass Windows Museum and workshops in Kraków depict a gem of Art Nouveau achievements of famous Kraków Art School. It is located in the original building of the oldest functioning stained glass studio in Poland (operating since 1902). The Museum welcomes groups to 70 participants for 45 min workshops and guided tours and also groups up to 50 participants for 2-8 h ...

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Kraków by Bike

We invite all our groups for an active relax and sightseeing of Kraków’s main attractions from the saddle of a bike. This former capital of Poland is ideal for bicycle touring as it is compact, flat and in the centre restricted to car traffic. Our standard tour with English speaking guide will enable you to discover the Old Town, bohemian Jewish Kazimierz district and modern Podgórze. All tours are undertaken in pleasant leisurely pace and our...

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Old Jewish district of Kazimierz

The Jewish people have always played an important role in the history of Krakow and Kazimierz and its Jewish population have always played an important role the history of Krakow and have had a great impact on regional economy as well as culture. Kazimierz, that is known as a district of Krakow, used to be a stand-alone city. It was granted city rights in early 14th century, not too long after Jews in the Kingdom of Poland received numerous ri...

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Old Synagogue

The Old Synagogue is currently a branch of Kraków City’s Museum and is situated in the very heart of Kraków’s Kazimierz at 24 Szeroka Street. It is one of the oldest buildings of this type in Poland and in Europe. It was built in the second half of the 15th century. Unfortunately, during its history it has burnt a few times. Still, the most tragic period was of course the World War II when the Nazis devastated the building completely. It wasn’...

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Remuh Synagogue

It is the only active synagogue in Krakow. The synagogue is situated in the old Jewish Kraków district – Kazimierz, at 40 Szeroka Street. The building was erected in the Renaissance style. It is the only synagogue in the city which has regular religious services and it is the second oldest synagogue in Kraków. Remuh with its cemetery are a unique Jewish, architecture complex from the 16th century. The construction of the synagogue started in 1...

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Tempel Synagogue

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Schindler’s Factory

The factory is a part of National Museum in Kraków and shows exhibition devoted to World War II. The place itself was popularized by 1993 film “Schinler’s List” by Stephen Spielberg picturing Oskar Schindler saving Jews during World War II. Tourists who come here from all around the world may see the exhibition “Cracow – times of occupation 1939-1945”. It tells the story of Polish, Jewish and German citizens in the occupied Cracow during World...

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Reviews

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Couldn’t fault our trip to Krakow. It was made all the better by ITS Poland and our guide Anna.
From airport transfers, Auschwitz trip and help with transport while in Krakow, everything was perfect, can highly recommend.

Nick

Absolutely fantastic trip and so well organised.
Our guide Dorota was so knowledgeable on our way to the camps, we had a great insight before arriving.
Its was a very sad day but has to be experienced. Our children are immune for racism for the lifetime.

Patric

Cracow UNESCO Highlights (3 days)

Cracow UNESCO Highlights (3 days)

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I just wanted to ask about Wieliczka Salt Mine. Could you let me know how much walking and how many steps are involved? Is there a lift down and back up? Our clients are mixed ability when it comes to walking so I want to make sure its accessible for all.

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