Audio tour · Poland
Krakow
A self guided audio tour of Krakow.
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A self guided audio tour of Krakow.
Krakow moves at its own pace. The main square is one of the largest medieval squares in Europe and yet it never feels like a stage set, because the city around it is genuinely inhabited, full of students and bookshops and cellar jazz bars that stay open late. Walk out from the centre in almost any direction and you find something worth finding, a castle hill above the river, a quiet Jewish quarter, a neighbourhood that carries its history without advertising it.
In the app, 63 stops in Krakow are narrated aloud, about 1h 47m of listening across 8 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 100 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.
The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.
"You are standing on a hill that has been the center of Polish power for over 1,200 years."
"You are standing in front of a building that has been continuously rebuilt and repurposed for over 2,000 years."
"When you walk past this museum, you are walking past a story of survival."
"Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kraków."
"You are standing near the site where the Nazis conducted mass executions."
"Divine Mercy Sanctuary, Kraków."
Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.
A compact walk through the castle courtyards, royal chapels, and cathedral that have defined Polish kingship for seven centuries.
From the Czartoryski museum past a famous literary cafe and the grand Słowacki Theatre to the leafy ring of the Planty gardens.
Circle the medieval heart of Kraków from St. Mary's Basilica through the Cloth Hall and underground museum to the Collegium Maius.
Walk through the historic Jewish quarter past three synagogues, the Eagle Pharmacy, and across the river to the poignant Heroes of the Ghetto Square.
Stroll west from the National Museum through the Hutten-Czapski collections and the church of St. Anne out to the open expanse of Błonia meadow.
A longer walk linking the Polish Aviation Museum, a Home Army memorial, and the museum of the Polish People's Republic near the old Rakowice airfield.
Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route. Open a category to see what is inside.