Kraków Old Town.

About the tour

The royal capital, at your pace.

Kraków is one of Europe's best-preserved medieval old towns. The Main Market Square (Rynek Główny) was established in 1257 and covers roughly 40,000 m², making it one of the largest medieval squares in Europe. A private walking tour with a local guide lets you see the highlights — the Cloth Hall, St. Mary's, Wawel Cathedral, the Jewish quarter — without queuing or following a flag.

We pair the guide with a discreet chauffeur on standby. When you've had enough walking, your Mercedes pulls up at the corner and you continue by car. Ideal for guests with limited mobility or for half-day tasting tours that hop between Old Town, Kazimierz and Podgórze.

On the Main Market Square

• Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) — the historic textile-trade hall at the centre of the square, now a museum and arcaded gallery
• St. Mary's Basilica — Gothic church famed for the Veit Stoss altar and the hourly trumpet signal (hejnał) from the tower
• Town Hall Tower (Wieża Ratuszowa) — the last surviving part of the old town hall, with panoramic city views

On Wawel Hill

The Royal Castle was established in the 13th–14th centuries by King Casimir III the Great and rebuilt across the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque eras. It served as the coronation and burial site of Polish monarchs, and today functions as a museum of royal apartments, art and the crown jewels.

• Sigismund Chapel — 16th-century Renaissance chapel with its famous golden dome
• Sigismund Bell — nearly 13 tons, installed in 1520, rung only on significant occasions
• Dragon's Den — the cave beneath the hill tied to the legend of the Wawel Dragon

Optional stop: Schindler's Factory

Across the river in Podgórze, Oskar Schindler's former enamel factory is now a museum covering Kraków under Nazi occupation (1939–1945) and the story of the more than 1,000 Jews Schindler saved by employing them in his factory. Can be added to the city tour on request.

Highlights

• Private English-speaking guide
• Mercedes on standby for sit-downs
• Wawel Castle hill walk
• Main Market Square & Cloth Hall
• Kazimierz (Jewish quarter)
• St. Mary's Basilica
• Coffee or lunch stop included
• Photo ops at the best vantage points

A few hours in Kraków

The schedule is fully individual. Start time, pace and locations are arranged with you — pick the stops, skip the ones you don't need, change the order. We adapt to your day.