Nowa Huta

Do something different during your time in Krakow and explore the district of Nowa Huta with a local guide. Capture the bohemian spirit of this district on a private 3-hour tour in a vintage Fiat 126p Get an interesting lesson about the history of Nowa Huta and see typical examples of Socialist Realist architecture aboard a Communist-era car. *Explore one of the most interesting and more recent neighborhoods of Krakow *See the typical polish Socialist Realist architecture of Nowa Huta *Learn how the area was planned as a utopian city *Receive personalized attention from your private guide Extend your tour for additional option: *Visit a building of former administration of steelworks and go down to the underground shelter built in preparation for a nuclear war * Go to a civilian shelter prepared in case of attack under former cinema. * See how people used to live in a 50' style appartment

Explore the Nowa Huta district, a utopian communist enclave in Krakow, by riding a classic Trabant or Soviet Lada car with the renowned Crazy Guides team, featured by the BBC and other international media. We prioritize treating our customers like close friends, ensuring each one of you feels valued and important. Our personalized approach blends fascinating facts with humour to create an unforgettable experience. Discover compelling stories of life in Communist Poland as you visit key locations and hear personal accounts from behind the Iron Curtain. You can choose between the Standard 2.5-hour Nowa Huta sightseeing option or the upgraded 3.5-hour Deluxe option, which includes a guided visit to the abandoned Lenin Steelworks and a Pierogi lunch. – Discover Nowa Huta, a district in Krakow that symbolizes the communist utopian vision. – Enjoy the focused attention of your local, humorous, private Crazy Guide. – Explore more sights in less time while riding in a Trabant or Lada car.

If you're visiting Cracow do not forget to visit Nowa Huta! The main reason to build Nowa Huta city was a huge steel mill constructed in the eastern part of Krakow. Today you can visit the official buildings of the former Steel Mill Administration and see the interiors of the management offices and underground bomb shelters. These buildings, called the "Communist Palaces of Polish Socialist Realism", are a very good example of Polish architecture of the 1950s. Join your tour guides and visit the partially abandoned buildings of the former communist era.

A glimpse into a city built on the principles of communism. Our communist bike tour will give you an authentic experience of life in the worker's paradise.  Along the way you will to see a military airbase, the Church of Our Lady, the steel mill, and Ronald Reagan central square; all essential landmarks that wake up the worker's paradise. The labyrinth of streets that compose Nowa Huta are best discovered safely on a bicycle. Enjoy riding back in time to a place where industry meets socialism.

Tired of classic tours that include visiting just the city centre and most popular landmarks, often overcrowded by other tourists? Are you interested in exploring Krakow from the perspective just a few have seen before? Nowa Huta Tour may be just the perfect option for you! Visit Krakow’s biggest district, built in the 1950’s as socialist utopian ideal city and see what it looks like today, with all its hidden secrets.

For those who do not have enough time in Krakow to participate in longer activities, 'Communism Basic' is a short but excellent option. You'll travel in a genuine Communist car (Trabant / Polish Fiat 'Toddler' / Soviet Lada) to see the most famous sights in Nowa Huta, Krakow's centrally-planned Socialist district. Along the way, your Crazy Guide will stop few times to show you the most fascinating Soviet Renaissance architectural treasures, steelworks' headquarters, Soviet tank and the Lord's Ark church.

Medieval Kraków brims with beautiful Gothic churches and ancient monuments. Yet, in a mere 10 km from the Old Town, you can find a district called Nowa Huta, built after World War II by the communists as an ideal socialist urban area. We encourage you to discover this truly unique yet little-known part of Kraków. “Nowa Huta” in English means “new steel mill”. This mammoth manufacturing plant, along with a residential district for the steel mill workers, was built on the initiative of the communist government after the war. The district was meant to contrast with the ‘old’ Kraków with its religiosity, traditions, and anti-socialist sentiments. Nowa Huta was to be a city of the ‘new people’, those living without God, trusting in the ideals of communism and the guiding role of the Communist Party. On this 2-hour Nowa Huta walking tour, a local guide takes us through the construction history and utopian concepts of this socialist city.

During this tour, you will take a big step back into the communist past of Krakow’s Nowa Huta district which was designed by the Soviets as a model communist city, but later became an anti-communist hub and an important part of the Solidarity movement. We will visit the enormous Central Square (Plac Centralny), the calling card of the district. Centrally planned right after WWII, today the square and its surrounding areas are like a museum of the many architectural styles and ideas from the past. We’ll see the spot where a huge monument of Lenin used to stand, and then you’ll visit a local bar for a shot of vodka, just as you might have done back in the communist era. We’ll also spend some time visiting a huge church known as the Lord’s Ark, which became a symbol of the long fight for freedom and democracy. The church was built by residents completely by hand. By the end of the tour, you’ll have a better sense of the communist history in Poland.

See the large complex of housing estates designed and developed by the communist authorities in 1950s. Learn about the tragedy and all the unbelivable inconveniences of our everyday life under the communist regime. This is one of the most interesting city tours that allows you to visit a unique district of Krakow – Nowa Huta that was established in 1949 by the communists. Poland was ruled by the Soviet communist regime for over fourty years since the end of the WWII until 1989. Our guide will introduce you to the history of that district. You will see the former Lenin Steelworks with its administrative centre and the first residential estates established by the communists in the closest vicinity of the plant. Following the history you will reach the Central Square and Rose Avenue where there is the Stylowa Cafe – the only one from the communist period. A short coffee break in a socialist realist interior is also included in price.

Choose one of our excellent tour options tailored to your needs and interests: 2-hour: Nowa Huta Museum Tour On 2H tour you will visit the Nowa Huta Museum in Krakow with skip-the-line tickets & learn about the history of PRL, Soviet Union, communism & anti-communism. 3-hour: Nowa Huta Museum Tour with Transport Book 1H round-trip transfers & 2H skip-the-line tour of the Nowa Huta Museum & learn about the history of PRL, Soviet Union, communism & anti-communism. 4-hour: Nowa Huta Museum and District Tour On a 4H tour you will visit the Nowa Huta distrit & Nowa Huta Museum in Krakow with skip-the-line tickets & learn about the history of PRL, Soviet Union, anti-communism & more. 5-hour: Nowa Huta Museum and District Tour with Transport Book 1H round-trip transfers & 4H skip-the-line tour of the Nowa Huta Museum & Nowa Huta distict in Krakow & learn about the history of PRL, anti-communism, & more.

Visit the model Socialist city of Nowa Huta in Krakow to discover the post-war history of the People's Republic of Poland (PRL) and learn about daily life under communism. Includes private car transfers from your accommodation and entry to Arka Pana. Highlights: • Explore the post-war history of Krakow with a 5-Star Local Guide • Admire the architecture and monuments of Nowa Huta, a model Socialist district • Learn about the events and people of the Communist regime in Poland • Find out why people fought to build the Church of Our Lady Queen of Poland (Arka Pana) • Enjoy private car transfers from your accommodation in Krakow Most people only see Krakow's Old Town, but on this private tour we want to show you Nowa Huta, a model socialist city created during the turbulent course of Stalinism in Poland. It’s a unique opportunity to learn in your native language about the Socialist social engineering and the historical events that led to the birth of Solidarity.

Get an interesting lesson about the history of Nowa Huta and see typical examples of Socialist Realist architecture aboard a Communist-era car. Learn where the large statue of Lenin stood on Aleja Róż (Avenue of Roses), and marvel at the grandeur of Plac Centralny (Central Square). Get familiar with the history of Polish communism by taking a ride in a classic Polish car of that era and visiting bomb shelters that were built around a city in the case of World War III. Take a stroll through the Central Square and Roses Avenue, where Poland's biggest statue of Lenin once stood. See the remains of Socialist Realism architecture and learn more about the urban layout of the city. Discover the city’s huge steelworks initiative, which was the reason for its foundation. Travel through time in either a Polish Fiat 126 model “Maluch,” Lada 2101, classic Nysa, Żuk, or even a soviet army van model UAZ 452.

Get to know the monuments of Jewish culture in Krakow. The best opportunity for this will be a leisurely walk with a guide around Kazimierz – see the authentic streets, houses, cafes and synagogues, feel the atmosphere of the former Jewish district where different nations, religions and cultures coexisted. In the following points of the program, we will reach the times of war and the German occupation, which brought tragedy to the Jewish inhabitants of Krakow – a visit to the Schindler's Factory Museum and the Ghetto Heroes Square in the Podgórze district will perfectly illustrate this.

Where should you go for the best panoramic view of the city? Our tour is not only a photo city tour – equipped with binoculars and guided by our professional tour guide you will see all the important parts of the city. First Nowa Huta (the communist district), later Podgórze and The Jewish Ghetto, The Wawel Castle and the Old Town, and with a bit of luck The Tatra Mountains.

We are going to take you on a journey through time. You’ll be presented with a story about a remarkable commitment to sport, values and homeland. On your way across Krakow you will see these places, just among others: • Wisla Krakow Football Stadium • Henryk Jordan’s Park • Błonia Fields with Papal Stone • Hutnik Stadium at former Nowa Huta Communist District and a lot more 

Discover the 'must-see' sights and hidden gems of Krakow in just one day! Explore the highlights of the Old Town, Wawel Hill, Kazimierz and Nowa Huta with a 5-Star Guide and private transport. Extended option: visit the monumental Kosciuszko Mound. Choose one of our excellent tour options tailored to your needs and interests. Read the description carefully as each option includes a different program 6-hour: Krakow's Highlights Choose this tour to explore the Old Town, Wawel Hill, Kazimierz District and Nowa Huta. Includes private transportation. 8-hour: Krakow's Highlights & Kosciuszko Mound Choose this tour to visit Kosciuszko Mound and explore the Old Town, Wawel Hill, Kazimierz District and Nowa Huta. Includes private transportation. This exclusive tour includes private transport with pickup and drop-off service, so it will be easy to explore this magical city beyond the Old Town. Let us show you the city in all its glory!

Each tour is unique because You are unique! Take a tour of Krakow City. It is cultural, university, and spiritual center of Poland, inscribed on the very first UNESCO list. Artists, students, churches, restaurants, squares, create charming atmosphere that You will experience during this tour. Visit: * Old Town little walk depending on You (walking zone) and Wawel Castle area, * Kazimierz Former Jewish Quarter with synagogues, churches, little streets and squares, * Podgorze District – Former Jewish Ghetto with remnants of walls & Ghetto Heroes Square, * Schindler’s Factory Museum (with possibility to visit), * Nowa Huta Former Communist District with Central Square, the Former Lenin Steelwork etc. We pride ourselves in arranging tailor-made tours to even most remote spots of our region according to our clients wishes. We are open to design tours for our unique Guests!

Our drivers/guides have at least 5 year experience in services for international clients, tourists and all our vans are not older than 5 years.

We secure very experienced and friendly drivers who also are local guides and may give you much more information along the way. They may also show you some unique places if you only have an extra time for short sightseeing.