Krakow City Center Guided Tour with Visit to St Mary's Church

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• (Pass by)

  Following the guide from almost Wawel Hill along the traditional royal road through the Old Town, you can enjoy the view of cozy streets and alleys with wonderful monuments - symbols of Krakow. In front of you are the buildings of the Market Square, Planty, the university district, numerous churches and monuments. Until you finally reach St. Mary's Church... and you won't want to leave it.

  Admission ticket free
• 1
  Ulica Kanonicza - Kanonicza Street

  An exceptionally picturesque little street, where every house boasts a long and rich history, often reaching back to the first half of the 14th century.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Ulica Grodzka

  One of the oldest streets in Kraków, it is a part of the Royal Route, the official historical royal path leading from the gates of the city to Wawel.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Muzeum Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego Collegium Maius

  The oldest building of the Jagiellonian University - Collegium Maius, a wonderful example of Gothic architecture, remembering the "golden" 15th century of the Krakow university, is one of the most valuable monuments of Krakow. In the middle of the charming university courtyard there is a well, with a Gothic portal leading to it. The courtyard is surrounded by a porch, supported by cloisters with a crystal vault. Near the portal, on the wall, there is also a melody-playing figure clock, which is very popular.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 4
  Barbican, Museum of Krakow

  The pearl of Krakow’s fortifications, the Barbican is one of the most exquisite examples of medieval military architecture in Europe. Never captured during a siege, it passed into legend when its defenders repulsed the attacking enemy forces with – believe it or not – a single shot!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 5
  Ulica Florianska

  One of the most famous and most exemplary streets of Kraków, it leads straight to the heart of the city – the Main Market Square. Today it tempts with a variety of shops, restaurants, and clubs, while centuries ago it hosted the solemn coronation and funeral processions of monarchs.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6
  Krakow's Rynek Glowny Central Square

  This is the place of the most “mosts”: the most important public space in Kraków, the most expansive Market Square of medieval Europe, it gathers everything most characteristic of the city and has its most distinctive hallmarks, and last but not least: the most beautiful, the most important, the most charming, the most…

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Museum of Krakow Town Hall Tower

  70 metres (230 ft), 110 stone steps, the executioner’s dungeons, and 700 years on the Main Market Square: this is the Town Hall Tower, the only remnant of the original seat of the city authorities.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Sukiennice (Cloth Hall) (Pass by)

  One of the symbols of city, a pearl of renaissance architecture, Kraków’s oldest “commercial centre”: Sukiennice or the Cloth Hall is one of the most important elements of the architectural heritage of Kraków.

  Admission ticket free
• 8
  Church of St. Adalbert

  What does this small, unimposing church do in the impressive and vast Main Market Square of Kraków? Moreover: standing askew? This edifice is a relic of very distant times, long before the chartering of the city and the staking out of the Market Square. This place at the crossroads of trade routes was selected for a purpose: according to tradition, it is here that St Adalbert, a Bohemian cleric.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 9
  St Mary's Basilica

  The origins of the magnificent St. Mary's Basilica date back to the times when there was no Market Square in Krakow. Around the church and in its interior there are hundreds of curiosities and stories recalled during the visit. See where sinners were put in stocks, listen to the broken bugle call from the tower and find out why it is a different size than the other one. Step inside and admire the wonderful chapels, ornate stained glass windows and groin vaults, and especially see the late medieval altar funded by wealthy townspeople.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• A dress code is required to enter places of worship. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders must be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements.
• Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately. As the tour involves walking for the most part, please be wearing comfortable footwear.

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