Undoubtedly, the heart of Krakow is the residence of Polish kings - the Wawel Royal Castle with its Gothic cathedral. Visiting this symbolic place, we will see a rich collection of paintings, prints, sculptures, fabrics, goldsmiths, militaria, porcelain and furniture, recreating the appearance of rooms from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. We will visit the Royal Chambers with the famous tapestries of Zygmunt August and wonderful Italian Renaissance paintings from the Lanckoroński collection.

We will also enter the Wawel Cathedral and admire the Gothic structure that was once the sanctuary where Polish monarchs were crowned.

All this, of course, will be colored by stories and curiosities from an experienced guide.

After lunch, we will return to the main square to visit the Krakow Underground Museum, opened in 2010 - a kind of archaeological park, where you can observe the illusion of a bustling large medieval city created with the use of modern technologies.

At a depth of several meters below the surface of the Main Square, from the Cloth Hall to St. Mary's Church, a real treasury of information about Krakow's past awaits. On 4,000 square meters underground, there are streets and stands from thousands of years ago, the atmosphere of the market prevails - you can hear the conversations of buyers and the creaking of cars. Scales, coins, clothes, jewelry and even human remains - all artifacts have been found during the excavations.

We will go deep into Krakow on a guided tour of the Market Underground Museum accompanied by a professional guide and discover the rich history of the royal city.

Krakow is not only the Old Town and Wawel. Today we are going to visit the Kazimierz district - this is where Jewish culture once flourished, the preserved traces of which have survived to this day.
Szeroka Street is the centre of old Jewish culture surrounded by old synagogues, palaces and majestic houses from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.

The Old Synagogue – Museum of Judaism is the oldest preserved synagogue in Poland and one of the most valuable monuments of Jewish religious architecture in Europe.

The Remuh Synagogue is the second oldest Jewish prayer house in Krakow. The synagogue and the adjacent cemetery form a unique and priceless complex of Jewish architecture and sacred art.

The Kupa Synagogue is the last synagogue built during the existence of the Jewish town. It was also known as the Hospital Synagogue because of its close proximity to the former Jewish hospital or the Poor Synagogue because the poorest members of the Jewish community prayed there.

Plac Nowy – The New Square is a site of a daily food, vegetable, antique, craft and flea market of Kazimierz. Surrounded by cafes, bars and restaurants it is one of the most vibrant places on the map of Krakow.

The Tempel Synagogue is one of the four active synagogues in Krakow, but services are held sporadically, it is also a thriving center of Jewish culture, which hosts numerous concerts and meetings, especially during the Jewish Culture Festival.

The Corpus Christi Church is distinguished by its size, importance and architecture. Its beauty is best shown in the interior of the temple, where the gothic stone walls harmonize with the gold of the baroque.

The Father Bernatek Footbridge is a unique place in Podgórze, built in 2010 on the site of the former Podgórze bridge, it connects Kazimierz with Podgórze

The Ghetto Heroes Square is a square in the Podgórze district of Krakow. In the years 1941–1943 it was within the ghetto. It was a place of concentration of the Jewish population before transport to concentration camps. Currently, there is an unusual monument in this place - several dozen cast-iron chairs standing individually in the square. They symbolize property and belongings of Krakow Jews scattered on the streets after the liquidation of the ghetto.

Schindler’s Factory presents the daily life and tragic events that took place in Krakow during World War II. The home of the museum is the site of the Schindler’s Factory shown in the Oscar-winning film "Schindler's List" by Stephen Spielberg. The unusual and modern exhibition of the museum will not leave anyone indifferent.   

After lunch, we will visit the famous salt mine in Wieliczka. It is definitely worth a visit! Ballroom, concert hall, art gallery, shrine - all made of salt and located underground. The tourist route through the Wieliczka Mine passes by chambers and drifts, salt and wooden chapels, brine lakes, and around you there are breathtaking views. The walk resembles an expedition not only deep into the Earth, but also into the depths of history. Mining machines, tools, traces of manual salt extraction - all this fits into the story of people and the place that they have created over the centuries. The sacred places of the mine, including the delightful chapel of St. Kinga, create a unique, unique in Europe, and perhaps in the world, underground pilgrimage route.

The program will be concluded with a visit to the notorious former concentration camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Driving from Krakow will take us about 1.5 hours.

On site, during an over 3-hour walking tour with a local guide, we will see the authentic places where millions of prisoners lived and died - victims of human cruelty. Prison barracks, walls of death, assembly squares, unloading ramps, the ruins of crematoria, personal belongings and documents are silent witnesses of those events and today they are supposed to bear the memory of them never again.

Return to Krakow will take place in the evening.

Note that lunch is not scheduled on this day, there will only be a short break for your own meal during the tour.