During World War II, Krakow's Jews were forced to move to the other side of the river, to Podgórze, where the ghetto was established. As the ghetto was liquidated, some 8,000 Jews were sent to Plaszów work camp, just 2.5 kilometers away. Join me on a bike tour as we trace the footsteps of the Jewish community through these districts, honoring their memory.
Cafe Mleczarnia in Meiselsa 20 Street
Synagogue of the progressive Jews built just outside of the historical Jewish Quarter; history of the Jewish community
Square incorporated into the Jewish Quarter in the 17th-century where there was a kosher butcher. Nowadays the place to go out and grab 'zapiekanka' - a typical polish fast food as well as have a drink or a dinner in one of many cafes and restaurants.
Synagogue for the 'poor' Jews next to which you can also see a piece of the 15th-century wall of the city Kazimierz
This street used to be the center of the Jewish Quarter with the Remah, the Popper and the Old Synagogues. There is also a building of the former mikveh, sculpture of Jan Karski and behind the wall a 16th-century Jewish cemetery.
Building of a former synagogue
Courtyard where a few scene from the film 'Schindler's List' have been filmed
Square which used to be the main market square of the former city Kazimierz, explanation why Cracow has not been boomed during World War II
The central square in the ghetto where the Jews were shot or from where they were transported to death camps; the Eagle Pharmacy is located here as well
The owner of the factory - German Oscar Schindler - helped to rescue 1100 Jews during the holocaust offering them work in his factory. We will stay in front of the building.
The original remaining part of the ghetto wall
House to the work camp Plaszow personal flats and offices, the camp jail in the basement
A monument located on the outskirts of the former Plaszow concentration camp, commemorating people murdered by the Nazis in this camp
A tombstone from a Jewish cemetery which the Nazis used to make a road at the foot of the quarry Libanon
Cafe Mleczarnia in Meiselsa 20 Street
Guide fee
Bike rental
Lunch/coffee break
We do not enter any museums during the tour.
We can stop for a coffee/lunch break.