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 cityThe Tempel Synagogue is worth a visit for at least two reasons. Firstly, the stained glass windows, which are among the best preserved of their kind in Poland. The other is its “non-orthodox character”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 conditionSzeroka 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.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.See a small fragment of the original wall around the former ghetto, preserved to our times, with a plaque commemorating the fate of the inhabitantsSituated 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.This symbolic place is one small bright spot on the map of the tragic place which was the Jewish ghetto. The then Polish pharmacy acted as an asylum or embassy, providing shelter during deportation, delivering messages or packages inside and outside the ghetto.Where the tumultuous history of a world war meets everyday life, and private lives – a tragedy that affected the whole world.
Poland · Culture
Jewish Heritage Group Tour by Golf Cart with Audio Guide in Krakow
The journey
- 01 Travel through Kazimierz and Podgórze by golf cart
- 02 Learn about Jewish history in Kraków with an audio guide
- 03 See historic synagogues and the heart of Jewish Kazimierz
- 04 Pass the preserved fragment of the former ghetto wall
- 05 Visit the authentic site of the former Jewish ghetto
- 06 English-speaking driver included
Explore Kraków’s Jewish heritage on a comfortable group golf cart tour through Kazimierz and Podgórze. With audio commentary along the way, you’ll trace the story of Jewish life in the city, from historic synagogues and streets in Kazimierz to the poignant sites of the former wartime ghetto.
This 2-hour experience offers an easy and informative way to see key landmarks while gaining deeper insight into the history, culture, and memory of Jewish Kraków.
This 2-hour experience offers an easy and informative way to see key landmarks while gaining deeper insight into the history, culture, and memory of Jewish Kraków.
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What's Included
- Golf cart ride around the Kazimierz & Ghetto (group tour)
- Audio guide
- English speaking driver
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- WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
- PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
- INFANTS MUST SIT ON LAPS
- Please arrive 10 minutes before the tour begins. Once the group has departed, latecomers cannot join and tickets are non-refundable.
- All vehicles are heated and equipped with an audio guide.
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Your 2 hours finish where they began, in Kraków.
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