Highlights
- Start outside Schindler’sFactory,historical reality meets cinematic storytelling
- Walk through Podgórze, the area of the Nazi-established ghetto
- Explore Kazimierz, once the heart of Jewish life in Kraków
- Learn about Oskar Schindler, how his actions helped save over 1,000 Jewish lives
Description
The tour begins outside Schindler’s Factory on Lipowa Street. Without entering the museum, your guide explains how Schindler transformed his enamelware factory into a place of protection, using employment as a shield against deportation. This introduction sets essential historical context and explains how later film scenes were rooted in real events.
Continuing through Podgórze, you walk within the former ghetto area. On Tarnowskiego Street, you’ll see the filming location of the iconic “girl in the red coat” scene, prompting discussion about symbolism, Schindler’s moral awakening, and the influence of film on Holocaust memory.
The second part of the tour unfolds in Kazimierz, a district that flourished for centuries as a center of Jewish culture before the war. Walking its preserved streets and courtyards, you’ll hear how the area was emptied of its Jewish population during the occupation and later used as a substitute filming location for the destroyed ghetto.
At the corner of Dajwór and Na Przejściu Streets, you’ll see where the symbolic ghetto gate was constructed for the film. On Ciemna Street, your guide recounts the filmed escape of Poldek Pfefferberg—a moment defined by fear, instinct, and survival. The route continues to Józefa Street 12, where scenes of deportation, hiding, and liquidation were shot in original courtyards and passageways.
The walk concludes on Szeroka Street, surrounded by historic synagogues. Here, you’ll learn about the prewar Jewish community and why director Steven Spielberg chose Kazimierz to recreate the wartime ghetto on screen.
This is not just a story you hear—it’s a history you walk through, discovering how familiar streets became silent witnesses to persecution, survival, and human choice.
Includes
Expert, licensed local guide
2-hour guided walking tour
Excludes
Entrance to Schindler Factory
Important Information
- We kindly ask you to arrive 10 minutes before the tour begins. Once the group has departed, latecomers will not be able to join and tickets cannot be refunded
- Our group tours are only in 1 language. Select your preferred language when booking
- This tour operates in all weather conditions, so please dress appropriately and wear comfortable shoes
- The tour does not include entrance to the Schindler’s Factory Museum
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
