Activities for a Rainy Day in Krakow

THE 10 BEST Krakow Rainy-Day Activities

Best Activities for a Rainy Day in Krakow

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  • Matt N
    Hunstanton, UK33 contributions
    Worth seeing as a prime example of amazing architecture, interior design and the excesses of the catholic church. In many ways the amount of gold on show in such a small space even outdoes the Vatican City!
    Written August 7, 2023
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  • Mark Adams
    Edinburgh, UK12 contributions
    I spent a couple of hours, on a Sunday afternoon, at the Oskar Schindler factory. I booked my ticket beforehand, from the get your guide app. I collected my ticket from the guide at the arranged time, which meant not having to queue (heavy rain, no shelter if you don't pre-book). I would also advise you get the audio guide.
    The tour itself covers both the German and Soviet occupation, as well as covering Schindler's time. It was very informative, with interactive displays, etc.
    Written August 8, 2023
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  • FinaGuza
    Istria, Croatia37 contributions
    I was never on this kind of attractions but it was really cool. Iti is really interesting, and one of the best attractions in Krakow
    Written August 8, 2023
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  • PiotrKal
    24 contributions
    In general it takes about 3 days to see all the exhibitions and it is quite expensive, there are some handy hacks. I have seen 6 exhibitions (5h trip) for as little as little as 5 euro altogether (children <7 are always free except for the Cathedral. To go to the hill itself and have a walk around is free. On Monday ~9 AM you can pick up free tickets (30m queue) for 3 exhibitions and cheap tickets for further 3. This is not even 30% of it but a good start. It is always worth it to buy Cathedral tickets, in the morning is better because there is no queue. Other exhibitions are breath- taking and you can buy tickets online but it will cost ya to see it all.
    Written August 13, 2023
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  • Edlira Martiri
    Tirana, Albania1 contribution
    If you're seeking knowledge and excitement, don't miss Womai! We followed TripAdvisor’s reviews to visit this advanced museum in Cracow. It offers an interactive concept where you can explore the science behind light, senses, and sounds firsthand. Our children loved it, and we too :). Staff was very friendly and helping, they had a guide for English language too, who described, let us do tasks, and enjoy free time for us to explore ourselves. We will come again for more interesting tours.
    Written August 10, 2023
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  • ABQJane
    Budapest, Hungary159 contributions
    Gabrysia, our guide, has such passion for the art that she really made the tour outstanding! She explained the process and different techniques used to achieve the final results. It was very interesting to see a relatively small workshop turning out such incredible projects! The pieces in the museum section were beautiful and amazing examples of pieces from 100 years ago.
    Written August 11, 2023
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  • bartalm
    Constancia, Portugal71 contributions
    The whole cathedral is beautiful and very interesting with lot of tombs and chapels. Every chapel is beautiful in different manner. I highly recommend to see the Sigismund's Chapel, next to it the Vasa Chapel and the Chapel of Holy Cross. There are also some worthy tapestries from the Jagiellonian tapestries collection.
    Written August 6, 2023
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  • Rodina H
    1 contribution
    Perfect fun for whole family.
    Super athmosfere of my young age which you can share with your children.
    Very nice service staff.
    Written August 11, 2023
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  • Mateusz R
    5 contributions
    GREAT EXPERIENCE. WELL WORTH TO VISIT. We went there with teens and everyone were happy with our visit. Lots of Krakow history there and some interesting facts.
    Written August 6, 2023
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  • Ivan Szabados
    Barcelona, Spain3 contributions
    It was a very cool experience! Great time spending , but requires a guide in order to understand everything better! Big round of applause to Julia who proved to be great professional.
    Written August 6, 2023
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  • Geir V
    Bodo, Norway35 contributions
    Now this is culture. If you played all the classics like space invaders, bombjack, 1942, donkey kong or the later ones line super mario kart2 heres where you'll find them again. Spend a day being a kid again and play the all. I guaratee you will find one of your favs. Love you Krakow arcade museum!!!
    Written August 12, 2023
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  • Rebecca S
    14 contributions
    We bought tickets to get in when others were just walking in. There was a service on so couldn't go too far from the door and I was inappropriately dressed apparently!! But it is beautiful what we did see
    Written July 22, 2023
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  • Richard M
    Hampstead Norreys, UK793 contributions
    We were not really bothered by all the shops will their jewellery, galls ware and souvenirs. The interior was stunning. The place is large and has an incredible history. Well worth the time to walk through.
    Written July 29, 2023
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  • susangHK2015
    Hong Kong, China39 contributions
    This is a fabulous museum. It's a timed entry, and then you can go through at your own pace. It's not huge, but it's fascinating. Don't miss the tiny globe from 1510 with the first representation of the Americas. The actual globe is in the Copernicus room, in the glass cabinet, and there is also a model that is much bigger and easier to see.
    Written July 3, 2023
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  • Ann T
    Moscow, Russia119 contributions
    Classical favorites played in a stunningly beautiful, easily accessible venue—St. Peter and Paul Church! Different concerts every night of the week at 8:00 PM. Reasonably-priced. Tickets available at the door. Highly recommend as a crowd-pleasing, relaxing cultural activity, that can fill in any free evening in Krakow!
    Written August 8, 2023
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Has anyone done both tours before?
Do you think the former is worth doing?

I have done the tour with a guide - so i guess techncially i have gone on the "General tour 3.5h" or something similar, but i am only at Auschwitz 1 for 1.5h, and then we rushed to Auschwitz 2-Birkenau for 1h. i recently went on a organized tour from Krakow bc i couldnt secure guided tour ticket at the last minute from the website. but i think my guide may a person in training (?) cos he was guiding us with an Auschwitz educator standing beside him all the time. I still couldnt figure out whether he is a new guide in training within Auschwitz, or he needs to be chaperoned bc he is a guide hired from the 'outside' (ie not someone hired by the Aushcwitz site). I am inclined to believe it is the latter, but not sure, so would appreciate anyone with better insights. So this means there could be 2 diff guides - one is a tour agency guide from the outside, and another is a Auschwitz educator guide?
Answer: for future readers - I did the 6 hour tour and it is a better pace,smaller group and you visit a few more places in the camps. Our guide was very good. Worthwhile if you have more than a passing interest in the history. We were at Auschwitz for 3 hours and birkenau for 2.25 hours. Crowds were smaller that day so we didn’t have to stop to wait for other groups. I then returned to Auschwitz around 4pm to walk through on my own and to visit some of the country specific exhibits - Hungary’s exhibit is especially good. In order to return to camp 1, I purchased free tickets ahead of time since you have to renter the queue.

Tour vs self guided - 100% go on a tour. The guides paint a more complete picture than you will get from a guidebook. You can arrive early if you want to see birkenau before it gets crowded and walk on your own. No ticket is required to visit birkenau.

Auschwitz vs birkenau - you want to see both. Auschwitz is more intact and has almost all of the exhibits. The exhibits of luggage,eyeglasses, shoes, and human hair is overwhelming. Birkenau is 25x the size of Auschwitz camp 1. Many buildings were destroyed but you can get a better feel for the scale of the genocide. Even with most buildings destroyed you get a chill realizing how people were sorted and put to death. Many times within hours of arrival.

Krakow ghetto - to round out your experience walk through the ghetto and Jewish quarter. Visit the synagogues. Realize the size of the Jewish community that thrived in this area and then 90% of them were killed.

Last - learn about the history that led up to the holocaust. Hitler did not rise up in a vacuum. There were 20 years of anti-semitism that occurred before the death camps. The nazis were very good at isolating Jews, cutting them off from day to day community and business involvement and then eventually shipped them off to forced labor and death. Awareness of that history will help prevent this from ever happening again.
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