Walk through the former Kraków Ghetto in Podgórze and uncover the moving stories of life, courage, and loss during WWII, guided by an expert who brings history to life.

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 here during the darkest chapter of the city’s history.

Highlights:

• Visit the remains of the original Ghetto Wall

• Discover 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 emotional look into Kraków’s wartime past. With your expert guide, you’ll explore authentic places that still bear witness to human endurance and compassion amid tragedy. A meaningful experience for anyone wishing to understand the true depth of the city’s history.

Itinerary:

Ghetto Walls / 20min / Admission Ticket Free

The 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.

Ghetto Heroes Square / 20 min / Admission Ticket Free

From 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 / 20min / 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. (click to go to the Google maps)  

End point:  Apteka pod Orlem, Plac Bohaterow Getta 18, 33-332 Kraków, Poland

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