Kraków Trip Overview
Rewind to communist days with this 3-hour tram and walking tour of Krakow’s Nowa Huta district. Ride a tram to this eastern suburb and learn how it was built as a model Soviet city. See the main square and tenements, view Cold War-era bomb shelters, and visit the stunning ark-shaped Lord’s Ark church, a symbol of Nowa’s battle for a church during the 1960s. Enjoy a drink in a communist-era restaurant, and learn about life under Soviet rule as well as the 1980s’ anti-communism resistance from your guide.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Kraków, Poland
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland
Rewind to communist days with this 3-hour tram and walking tour of Krakow’s Nowa Huta district. Ride a tram to this eastern suburb and learn how it was built as a model Soviet city. See the main square and tenements, view Cold War-era bomb shelters, and visit the stunning ark-shaped Lord’s Ark church, a symbol of Nowa’s battle for a church during the 1960s. Enjoy a drink in a communist-era restaurant, and learn about life under Soviet rule as well as the 1980s’ anti-communism resistance from your guide.
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Stop At: Nowa Huta Cultural Centre, al. Jana Pawla II 232, Krakow 31-982 Poland
A professional licensed guide takes you for 3-hour tram and walking tour that covers Nowa Huta – the ideal communist city.
You will see:
Mogiła – the beginnings of Nowa Huta – the first block from 1949;
Housing estates from the early 1950s: Willowe, Wandy, Stalowe and Hutnicze;
Centralny Square (in the shape of the communist star) – the most important point of the city designed in the 1950s;
A church built on the spot where in 1960 there were regular fights to protect the cross between the theoretically non-believing inhabitants of the ideal communist city and the citizens’ militia trying to remove this Catholic sign;
Sphinx” Youth House, which was set up as one of the cultural institutions to ensure fair working-class family entertainment;
The People’s Theatre (Teatr Ludowy), known for its innovative stage productions;
The Lord’s Ark – the true symbol of the fight.
Duration: 2 hours
