Krakow Old Town Walking Tour

Perfect for first-timers in Krakow, discover the most important sights of the Old Town with the help of a local, knowledgeable guide on this fascinating walking tour.

After meeting up with your group - numbers are limited to ensure a more personal experience - you will see the legendary Barbican, one of the two buildings of this type in Europe. Your tour will then move on to the main city gate to enter the area of Old Town in Krakow, which is on the world heritage list.

Take a walk down the most expensive street in Poland, where you will learn the history of its eccentric inhabitants.  Moving on to the main square, the largest medieval market square in the world.  It is here that the greatest attractions of Krakow are located, such as St Mary's Church, the Cloth Hall and The Town Hall Tower.

Listen to the legendary bugle played from St Mary's Tower and, passing through the former Jewish district, the tour will go on to the Jagiellonian University, the oldest in Poland and one of the oldest in Europe.  In the courtyard of the beautiful Colegium Maius, your guide will introduce you to the history of the famous graduates of the University, such as Nicolaus Copernicus or Pope John Paul II.

Then, the tour will move on to one of Krakow's Gothic churches with beautiful stained glass windows, you will continue along the royal road to learn the history of the most important castles in Poland at the bottom of the Wawel Hill.  There, on the oldest street in the city, among numerous restaurants, your tour will finish.

Departs

Fridays and Sundays.

Start times

10.00am.

Duration

Approximately 2 hours.