The 13 Tastes of Kraków

A local foodie guide will take you for a walking tour during which you will not only taste the main specialities of the Polish cuisine, but also see the highlights of the Old Town.

Your host will take you to carefully chosen restaurants, bars and cafes, to give you a chance to try 13 dishes and drinks we enjoy so much in Poland. At the same time you will see the most interesting buildings and places located in the City center, such as the Main Square with St. Mary Basilica and the Cloth Hall or the panoramic view of the Wawel Hill.

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 Why Travelers Choose This Tour

The travelers loves this tour as they can learn the history of Kraków while enjoying delicious masterpieces of the Polish national cuisine – what could sound better?

Local Impact: How you will help the local community by joining this tour?

We visit only locally-owned bars, restaurants, and food vendors.

 

 

You will get to know the Main Market Square – the icon and symbol of Krakow. Your local tour guide will take you on a fascinating journey back into the Middle Ages. You will walk above the ground, between the Cloth Hall and St. Mary’s Church, and then cover the same path underground, while going 4-7 meters down to the Underground Museum. You will travel back in time and experience what the Main Square looked like 750 years ago.

You will learn about the history of the Market Square, which was the setting for the ceremonial meetings of the kings and foreign envoys, and a place where cloth, salt, barrels, shoes, as well as coal, lead and copper were traded. It was also a place where you could meet witches, thieves and alchemists, where the martens were put around the neck of the condemned man, and public flogging was held at the pillory. Over the centuries, the level of the Krakow market has risen up significantly, thus after descending into the underground, you will go back a few hundred years, to the times before the city was founded in 1257. With a little bit of imagination and help from your guide you will discover the atmosphere of the medieval Market Square while walking along the underground route and listening to the colorful stories. You will see the exposed foundations of former commercial buildings, medieval roads, hygienic utensils, used more than 600 years ago, or authentic 11th-century tombs, which will allow you to learn about the burials of vampires and witches.

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Why Travelers Choose This Tour

With your tour guide you will visit the fascinating – and according to many – the best- museum in Kraków, that is the Underground Museum and do it without queuing in a ticket line. You will feel the atmosphere of the medieval Market Square.  You will learn first-hand the history of the Main Market Square – the icon of Krakow, because your guide will be a local Krakow resident. You won’t get similar knowledge neither from books nor the internet!

Local Impact: How you will help the local community by joining this tour?

Your guide will be a local resident for whom being a guide is a regular job, not just a hobby.

 

Whether you have just arrived to Krakow and want to orientate yourself in the city, or want to experience its beauty when the sun goes down, this tour will give you what you are looking for. Your local host will show you the most beautiful and interesting places and monuments in the city and tell you about the hidden stories behind them. You will learn old secrets, tales of alchemists, vampires, witches and kings. You will learn how plagues were dealt with in the past, what martens were used for and what was the executioner’s duties.

 Your local host will take you for a walk through the maze of romantic, mysterious and mystical streets of Krakow and will share with you many stories that have been passed down from generation to generation. You will discover the charming alleys of the medieval city, the most beautiful and interesting places – the icons of Krakow. You will walk through the Old Town, which is a really different place at night. There is a story around every corner … some of them are scary … others are funny. They are all unique! We have selected for you those that make the tour a fascinating alternative to a traditional day visit.

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Why Travelers Choose This Tour

The tour is a great alternative to tours organized during the day. You will see Krakow in a different light and hear stories about the wonderful monuments of Krakow and the alchemists, vampires, witches and kings who lived here in the past centuries.

Local Impact: How you will help the local community by joining this tour?

Your host will be a local resident for whom being a guide is a regular job, not just a hobby.

Back in time in today’s district of Krakow called Kazimierz the local Jewish community was enjoying its everyday life. Let us show you the world which was murdered by Hitler. This world no longer exists but since the Jewish district in Kraków was not destroyed during the war, we can use our imagination and see again 700 years of co-existence between Jews and Poles.

For many centuries Jews played their part in creating the history and culture of the city of Kroke, as Krakow is known in Yiddish. Before World War II they made up as much as 25% of the city’s population. It was here that the famous philosopher Mojżesz Isserles (called Remuh) taught, Helena Rubinstein was born, and Roman Polański spent his childhood. We invite you to follow the history and culture of the Jewish community in Krakow with our tour guide who will show to you this unique district.

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Why Travelers Choose This Tour

The tour offers a great opportunity to get to know Kazimierz, the former Jewish district. You will see all of the most important places that related to the culture and history of its former inhabitants. You will admire its amazing atmosphere and vibrant life. Our guide will show you the fascinating world of Jewish culture, tradition, religion and customs. You will learn about the rituals of Orthodox everyday life, hear a story about Jewish holidays and learn about kosher food, and finally receive recipes of some famous Jewish dishes that you can try at home.

Local Impact: How you will help the local community by joining this tour?

Your guide will be a local resident for whom being a guide is a regular job, not just a hobby.

Would you like to know the history of Krakow and learn even more? Would you like to see the most important symbols of that city-museum in one walk? If so, you’ve come to the right place! Our tour guide and Krakow enthusiast will take you for a walk throughout the city. You will hear unique stories and anecdotes that you will not find in any history books or even in a guide book. You will feel Kraków’s atmosphere, which is a mixture of old fashion and modernity. You will visit the most important iconic monuments, but also places that you would never find on your own, as they are indeed the secret places of Krakusy – the local residents.

If you really want to get to know Krakow, you need to embark on a fascinating walk through the streets and squares of Krakow, filled with treasures of each century. Our guide and city enthusiast will help you discover Krakow. You will learn the history of the city and discover Krakow through the prism of a completely new, local perspective and its numerous symbols, such as the Royal Route, St. Florian Gate the Main Market Square, the Cloth Hall, the Jagiellonian University, the Wawel Hill.

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Seasonally: Christmas and Easter Market tour included!

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

Stories, anecdotes, legends, personal adventures… our guides are really willing to share them with you. Get the general orientation of the city, its history and present life in just 3 hours to be able discover it later on your own. Ask your guides about anything – Kraków has no secrets for them!

Local Impact: How you will help the local community by joining this tour?

Your guide will be a local resident for whom being a guide is a regular job, not just a hobby.

 

Our local host will take you for a tour of the famous Schindler’s Factory, which was owned by Oskar Schindler during the German occupation. Oskar Schindler saved over 1.000 Jews who were working in this factory.

Together with your local host, you will visit the exhibition at Schindler’s Factory, which shows the history of the city and its inhabitants during World War II. You will learn the story of Oskar Schindler and the Jewish prisoners of KL Płaszów concentration camp that he saved.

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Why Travelers Choose This Tour

Our local host will show you the famous Schindler’s Factory, which is not a biographical museum of Oskar Schindler, but shows the fate of Krakow’s inhabitants during World War II. From your local host you will also learn about Oskar Schindler’s life before, during and after the outbreak of World War II.

Local Impact: How you will help the local community by joining this tour?

Your  host will be a local resident for whom being a guide is a regular job, not just a hobby.