Jewish history route in Krakow

Itinerary

Day 1: Kazimierz, Jewish Quarter 600 years

Stop At: Kazmierz The Former Jewish District, Szeroka 24, Krakow 31-053 Poland
Since 14th century till 19th ,Kazimierz was an independent city, apart from Krakow. Nowadays it takes part in to Krakow historical city.
We will feel more than 600 years of jewish history and culture during our visit in this neigborhood through: synagogues, museums and old houses that today takes part of our nightlife.
Duration: 6 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Nazi Occupation in Krakow 1939-1945

Stop At: Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory, Lipowa 4, 30-702 Kraków, Poland
Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik, most well kown as Oskar Schindler's Factory (a former metal item factory where the krakow jewish were hardworkers) nowadays is hosting the Historical Museum of the City of Krakow. The permanent exhibition is about Krakow during the nazi occupation a expo with photos and videos of that hard years.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Apteka pod Orlem - Ghetto Eagle Pharmacy Museum, pl. Bohaterow Getta 18, Krakow 30-547 Poland
Tadeusz Pankiewicz was a Polish Roman Catholic pharmacist, operating and helped a lot of jews from the Kraków Ghetto during the Nazi German occupation of Poland.
Nowdays his pharmacy became a part of the Historical Museum of Kraków. The wartime activities of Pankiewicz and his staff are featured in an exhibition on the history of the Jewish ghetto in Kraków.
Duration: 50 minutes

Stop At: Gestapo Headquarters, ul. Pomorska 2, Krakow 30-039 Poland
The building located on 2 Ulica Pomorska became the Gestapo headquarters in Kraków. Pomorska Museum features documents, archive material, photographs and the old cells where the Gestapo would interrogate their prisoners.
Duration: 35 minutes

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 3: Auschiwtz - Birkenau 1940-1945

Stop At: Państwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau, Więźniów Oświęcimia 20, 32-600 Oświęcim, Poland
The Auschwitz concentration and extermination camps built and operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II and the Holocaust.
Duration: 4 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.