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Nowa Huta Tour from Krakow: Communist City, Vodka & Zapiekanka
Krakow, Poland, Europe
$113.43
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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.
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.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Small Group Tour
Small Group
Small Group
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 4 hours
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Transport by tram to the communist district and back
- 1 Local snack zapiekanka
- Entrance ticket to the communist museum (closed on Mondays)
- Private tour option hotel pick up
- Vodka degustation in a communist restaurant
- Local Friendly English-speaking Guide
- Small group tour option excluded hotel pick up
- Gratuity
- Additional Food and Drinks
Meeting point
Your Krakow Urban Tours guide will wait for you at the 1 Dluga Street (ulica Długa) at the corner of Dluga and Basztowa, by the entrance of the bookshop ‘Pod Globusem’.
Return details
Krakow’s Main Market Square area
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Podziemna Nowa Huta - Muzeum KrakowaYour Nowa Huta tour from Krakow begins with a visit to the underground museum of Nowa Huta, located in a former Cold War shelter. Here, you’ll step into the everyday reality of life under communism through original interiors, propaganda displays, household objects, and personal stories from the socialist era. This immersive museum experience provides essential context for understanding why Nowa Huta was built, how people lived here, and how ideology shaped daily routines in post-war Poland.
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After the museum, continue on foot through the heart of Nowa Huta. Your guide explains the urban design principles behind this planned socialist city — wide avenues, symmetrical housing blocks, monumental squares, and carefully designed public spaces. This part of the Krakow communist tour focuses on how ideology influenced architecture, city planning, and community life, while also highlighting how the district has evolved since the fall of communism.
- As you walk through the district, you’ll pass the Nowa Huta Cultural Centre — a key institution that once promoted socialist values through art, theatre, and music. Your guide explains its historical role and how it functions today as a cultural hub for the local community. (pass by)
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KrakowNo visit to Nowa Huta is complete without tasting everyday food from the communist era. You’ll stop at a local spot to try zapiekanka, Poland’s iconic open-faced toasted baguette, followed by a shot of traditional Polish vodka in a genuine communist-style bar. This short stop adds a social and cultural layer to the experience, showing how food and drink were part of daily life in socialist Poland.
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Church of Our Lady Queen of PolandThe tour concludes at the striking Church of Our Lady Queen of Poland, also known as Arka Pana (The Ark of the Lord). Built despite strong opposition from communist authorities, this church became a powerful symbol of resistance, faith, and community solidarity. Your guide explains how religion played a crucial role in Nowa Huta’s story and why this church represents one of the most important chapters in Krakow’s modern history.
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Nowa Huta Tour from Krakow: Communist City, Vodka & Zapiekanka
Krakow, Poland, Europe
$113.43
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!