Podgórze

Price - 50 zl per person

Podgórze - a unique place on the map of Krakow

Podgórze is currently one of the most fashionable and romantic places in Krakow. It captivates with mysterious alleys and beautiful tenement houses. The district offers visitors many different experiences, curiosities and attractions. It was here that scenes for the film "Schindler's List" by S. Spielberg were recorded. This is where we will see the Tatra Mountains, and it is here that lovers leave their locks of love ...

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50 zl per person

Tour Start – Ne Groblach 24 street (Wawel Parking)

The price includes:
-Bike rental,
-Guide Care,
-helmet rental – If needed

Duration of the trip - 1.5 hours
Route: Easy

Bicycles for all adult and children's participants are selected on site. Please arrive 15 minutes earlier.

Each tour is conducted with a qualified guide. Tours are conducted in all languages.

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Why is it worth visiting the Podgórze district?

Bicycle trip around Podgórze - the best way to explore

Following the traces of history that intertwines with the present day, visit Podgórze with us, which changes its face like a chameleon. You will see the infamous monuments of the tragic history, experience the beauty of the nature of this district and feel its romantic atmosphere while crossing the lovers' footbridge that connects Podgórze and Kazimierz.

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The city under the Lasota hill

Podgórze, a former part of the city of Kazimierz, proclaimed the Free Royal City in the 18th century, and now a district of Krakow - a bit mysterious, full of greenery and aura of a small town. One of the characteristic points of the district is Lasota Hill and the place called "Na zbóju" square. This is where the city gallows once stood. The buildings around Lasota Square are called the "garden city", hence Podgórze is equated with an oasis of peace and greenery.

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Main attractions of Podgórze

The Bernatka footbridge is known for its "locks of love" which are left by couples in love. The footbridge is decorated with flying sculptures by Jerzy Kędziora, which constitute an original gallery of contemporary art.

For lovers of Tadeusz Kantor's art - Cricoteka Center. The center with its characteristic and one-of-a-kind architecture combines elements of a museum, gallery, theater and cinema.

Ghetto Heroes Square and symbolic iron chairs. Made of cast iron and bronze, 33 chairs-monuments and 37 ordinary chairs. They stand in rows, just like the inhabitants of the ghetto at the roll-call during which selections were held and the fates of thousands of people were decided. Few have survived, including a young boy who became a world-famous actor and director. His name is Romek ..

MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art - evokes many different emotions. Sometimes it inspires, sometimes enchants, and even shocking. The diverse themes of the collection and exhibits mean that everyone will find something for themselves.

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Museum of the Schindler's Factory - from the historical and cultural point of view, the most important museum in Krakow. Related to the fate of over 1,000 Poles and Jews saved by the German entrepreneur Oskar Schindler.

Old Podgórze Cemetery - formerly the main necropolis of the Free Royal City of Podgórze. The resting place of artists, national heroes and distinguished citizens. Currently, the oldest municipal cemetery in Krakow is located on the European Cultural Route. Entered in the Association of Significant Cemeteries in Europe (ASCE), an association bringing together the most important cemeteries in Europe.

Fort "Benedict" an artillery tower that was used to defend Lasota Hill. During World War II, the occupiers imprisoned French prisoners of war in the fort.

Benedictine Park located in a quarry depression. It encourages romantic rides and walks.

Krak's Mound and the Liban Quarry are one of the oldest curiosities of Old Podgórze. The legendary Mound is associated with the founder of Krakow - King Krak. Currently a vantage point. It offers a breathtaking view of the City, but also of a beautiful quarry. During World War II, a penal labor camp for Poles was established in the quarries.

St. Joseph, a historic Roman Catholic church, a monumental neo-Gothic building that impresses with its beauty. It is visible from many places in Podgórze and more.

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