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Krakow: Schindler's Factory Guided Tour
This guided tour offers more than knowledge — it is a powerful, moving experience that confronts you with the memory of wartime Kraków and the resilience of its people.
Highlights:
- Visit Kraków’s most popular museum
- Skip the lines for a seamless experience
- Hear the story of Oskar Schindler and his factory
- Explore the exhibition Kraków under Nazi Occupation
- Headsets provided for groups of 15+ participants
Itinerary
Schindler Factory Museum / 1h 30min / Admission Ticket Included Step into one of Kraków’s most visited museums — Schindler’s Enamel Factory — where history comes alive through immersive exhibitions and expert storytelling. This is not a simple biographical museum; it offers a comprehensive journey through Nazi-occupied Kraków, showing how the war transformed the city and the lives of its people.
With a licensed expert guide, you’ll skip the long lines and explore the exhibition “Kraków under Nazi Occupation 1939–1945.” Housed in Oskar Schindler’s former enamel factory, the museum focuses not only on his story but also on the daily experiences of Kraków’s Jewish and non-Jewish residents during the war.
As you move through the galleries, you’ll encounter original artifacts, photographs, and immersive reconstructions. Many rooms are narrow and dimly lit, intentionally designed to convey the fear, pressure, and uncertainty of life under Nazi rule. This immersive setting transforms history into a visceral, lived experience.
Within this broader narrative, you’ll learn how Oskar Schindler’s factory became a refuge for over a thousand Jewish workers. His story unfolds alongside the wider history of persecution, deportations, and the destruction of Kraków’s Jewish community, highlighting both the scale of tragedy and the significance of individual acts of courage.
ENG Contact Number: +48 727 001 040
(Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram)
Krakow: Jewish Ghetto Guided Tour
Discover one of Kraków’s most powerful historical sites — the former Jewish Ghetto in Podgórze. Follow your licensed guide through streets that witnessed both tragedy and heroism. Learn about the people who lived, struggled, and resisted during the darkest chapter of the city’s history.
Highlights:
• Visit the remains of the original Ghetto Wall
• Explore Ghetto Heroes Square and the symbolic Chair Memorial
• Hear stories of bravery at the Under the Eagle Pharmacy
• See authentic wartime buildings and street layouts
• Learn about daily life, deportations, and survival during WWII
This walking tour offers a respectful and moving look into Kraków’s wartime past. With your expert guide, you’ll explore authentic sites that still bear witness to human endurance and compassion amid tragedy — a meaningful experience for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the city’s history.
Itinerary
Ghetto Walls / 20 min / Admission Ticket Free
The first stop on the walking tour is the remains of the Ghetto Walls — a stark reminder of the confinement that once separated residents from the rest of the city.
Ghetto Heroes Square / 20 min / Admission Ticket Free
Next, 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, with each chair representing a life lost.
Eagle Pharmacy / 20 min / Admission Ticket Not Included
Across the square stands the Under the Eagle Pharmacy, where Tadeusz Pankiewicz and his staff courageously aided ghetto residents, preserving medicine and hope.
Meeting point: Lipowa 4, 32-051 Krakow, Poland. Meet your guide in front of the main entrance to the Schindler’s Factory Museum, on the right-hand side. They will hold an excursions.city sign.
End point: Apteka pod Orlem, Plac Bohaterow Getta 18, 33-332 Kraków, Poland
ENG Contact Number: +48 727 001 040
(Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram)