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Nowa Huta - Ideal Communist City History Tour
Nowa Huta - Ideal Communist City History Tour
Half-Day Small-Group Tour of Ideal Communist City Nowa Huta
Nowa Huta - Ideal Communist City History Tour
Nowa Huta - Ideal Communist City History Tour

Ideal Communist City Nowa Huta History Small Group or Private Group Tour

By Krakow Urban Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is £68 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

During this tour, you will take a big step back into the communist past of Krakow’s Nowa Huta district which was designed by the Soviets as a model communist city, but later became an anti-communist hub and an important part of the Solidarity movement.

We will visit the enormous Central Square (Plac Centralny), the calling card of the district. Centrally planned right after WWII, today the square and its surrounding areas are like a museum of the many architectural styles and ideas from the past.

We’ll see the spot where a huge monument of Lenin used to stand, and then you’ll visit a local bar for a shot of vodka, just as you might have done back in the communist era.

We’ll also spend some time visiting a huge church known as the Lord’s Ark, which became a symbol of the long fight for freedom and democracy. The church was built by residents completely by hand.

By the end of the tour, you’ll have a better sense of the communist history in Poland.

Activity location

  • Podziemna Nowa Huta - Muzeum Krakowa
    • Os. Szkolne 37
    • 31-978, Krakow, Poland, Poland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Długa 1
    • 1 Długa
    • 31-147, Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland

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Nowa Huta - Ideal Communist City
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English

Small Group

Starting time: 09:30
Price details
£67.77 x 1 Adult£67.77
Total
Price is £67.77
Until Tue, 14 May
Private Nowa Huta Option
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English

Private

Starting time: 10:00
Price details
£119.24 x 2 Adults£238.48
Total
Price is £238.48
Until Tue, 14 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedLocal Friendly English-speaking Guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedVodka degustation in a communist restaurant
  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate tour option hotel pick up
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance ticket to the communist museum (closed on Mondays)
  • What's includedWhat's included1 Local snack zapiekanka
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport by tram to the communist district and back
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAdditional Food and Drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSmall group tour option excluded hotel pick up

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • How you will help the local community by joining this tour: - The admission fee to the local Museum of the Nowa Huta helps to support the conservation of local heritage and culture. - We have a vodka and snack stop in a local restaurant that’s off the main tourist path, ensuring local vendors who are producing the locals’-favourite dishes also benefit from tourism to their city. - Support local vendors at a local market by sampling a traditional zapiekanka treat.
  • Please wear comfortable shoes for walking.
  • Food Allergies: Unless you suffer from multiple, combined food allergies, or unless you are a vegan, we will figure it out. Vegetarians are welcome on all tours.
  • Tips: If you are happy with the services provided by your local guides a tip - though not compulsory - is appropriate. While it may not be customary to you, it is of great significance to the people who will take care of you during your travels, inspires excellent service, and is an entrenched feature of the tourism industry. Please consider this when budgeting for your extra expenses on this tour.
  • For private tour option we offer central Krakow hotels pick up. Please call or email us.
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Podziemna Nowa Huta - Muzeum Krakowa
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
A small museum of the Nowa Huta district located close to Central Square - an ideal example of communist architecture.
Nowa Huta
  • 20m
Central Square of the Nowa Huta district - an open-air museum of the communist architecture.
Nowa Huta Cultural Centre (Pass by)
Great place to promote culture in the Nowa Huta district.
Krakow
  • 10m
Big, empty square where the huge monument of Lenin used to stay in the past.
Church of Our Lady Queen of Poland
  • 15m
Lord's Ark Church - the first church in the ideal, communist city Nowa Huta, a symbol of the Solidarity movement and the opposition.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESPodziemna Nowa Huta - Muzeum Krakowa
    • Os. Szkolne 37
    • 31-978, Krakow, Poland, Poland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEDługa 1
    • 1 Długa
    • 31-147, Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland

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