Krakow Free Tour
The SANDEMANs Free Walking Tour of Krakow covers the Old Town, the Main Market Square, Wawel Castle, and the Jewish Quarter of Kazimierz. Budget travelers use it as their first Krakow walk.
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Kazimierz
Kazimierz is Krakow’s former Jewish quarter, now the city’s most vibrant neighborhood for nightlife, street art, cafes, and cultural venues. Free to wander. The Old Synagogue, Remuh Synagogue, and several smaller prayer houses preserve the neighborhood’s Jewish heritage. Plac Nowy hosts a weekend flea market and cheap street food stalls serving zapiekanka, the Polish open-face baguette that costs less than two euros. Budget travelers eat and drink here instead of the Main Square.
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Before you go
- Address
- Kazimierz, Krakow
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On foot
Walks that pass through
Free and low-cost routes that stop at Kazimierz.
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More in Krakow
Other places worth the walk, and what each one costs.
Collegium Maius
The oldest surviving university building in Poland, dating to the 15th century. The arcaded Gothic courtyard is free to enter and is one of the most atmospheric spaces in Krakow.
Church of St. Francis Krakow
A Gothic church famous for Stanislaw Wyspianski's spectacular Art Nouveau stained glass windows and polychrome wall paintings. Free to enter, the interior is one of the most colorful sacred spaces in Poland and sits directly on the Royal Way between the Main Market Square and Wawel Castle.
Galicia Jewish Museum
The Galicia Jewish Museum in Kazimierz documents the Jewish heritage of southern Poland through photography, personal stories, and rotating exhibitions. Entry is a modest fee.
Krakow Barbican
The Krakow Barbican is a circular Gothic fortification at the northern entrance to the Old Town, one of the few surviving barbicans in Europe. The exterior is free to see.
Main Market Square
The Main Market Square in Krakow is the largest medieval town square in Europe, surrounded by townhouses, churches, and the Cloth Hall at its center. Free to enjoy at any hour.
Nowa Huta
Nowa Huta is a planned socialist-realist district east of Krakow's center, built in the 1950s as an ideal communist workers' city. Free to walk.
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