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Offered in: English
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Make this December extra magical with a trip to a traditional Krakow Christmas market on this 2.5-hour walking tour. Start off with a cup of hot coffee or tea, and then follow your guide through the market, exploring stalls loaded with Christmas gifts. Along your journey, sample mulled wine and region cheeses, and pop in a local restaurant for a taste of typical Krakow Christmas food.
- 2.5-hour walking tour of a traditional Krakow Christmas market
- Warm up with a hot cup of coffee or tea before you head out
- Explore the wooden stalls stocked up with Christmas goodies
- Sample mulled wine and regional cheeses, such as oscypek
- Visit a nearby gallery to admire hand-painted glass ornaments
- Pop in a local restaurant for a taste of typical Krakow Christmas food
- Children six years old and younger get to come along on this tour for free
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Meet your guide a little before 10am at 27 Main Square (Rynek Główny 27) inside the main gate to Under the Rams Palace (Pałac pod Baranami). Numbers are limited to 12 people on this small-group tour, ensuring you'll spend an intimate day with a small group of like-minded holiday lovers.
From your meeting spot, your group sets off on a Christmas adventure through the nearby Christmas market. The market happens annually during the month of December. Enjoy a hot coffee or tea in a cafe that’s hidden underground, and then pop back up into the square.
Cruise through the wooden-stalled shops, and pick out Christmas gifts or souvenirs you’d like to take home with you (own expense). Make a few stops to sample regional cheeses and mulled wine. Then, go to a gallery, and catch a glimpse of beautifully hand-painted Christmas ornaments.
Finish your tour with a meal of traditional Krakow Christmas dishes at a local restaurant. This tour ends at about 12:30pm at the main square where you can choose to explore the market more on your own.
From your meeting spot, your group sets off on a Christmas adventure through the nearby Christmas market. The market happens annually during the month of December. Enjoy a hot coffee or tea in a cafe that’s hidden underground, and then pop back up into the square.
Cruise through the wooden-stalled shops, and pick out Christmas gifts or souvenirs you’d like to take home with you (own expense). Make a few stops to sample regional cheeses and mulled wine. Then, go to a gallery, and catch a glimpse of beautifully hand-painted Christmas ornaments.
Finish your tour with a meal of traditional Krakow Christmas dishes at a local restaurant. This tour ends at about 12:30pm at the main square where you can choose to explore the market more on your own.
Itinerary
This venue has been around since 1956 when the legendary actor and host Piotr Skrzynecki founded its famous literary cabaret. The cabaret exists to this day and performances take place every Saturday night. On other days in the evenings you can see different types of performances and concerts.
Duration: 20 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Main Market Square is the real heart of today’s city of Krakow. Krakow’s traditional Christmas market is located here for the entire month of December. Among the wooden stalls of the market you can buy the finest of local souvenirs and handmade Christmas decorations to take back home with you. We’ll stop to sample some regional cheeses like oscypek, and you’ll get to try aromatic mulled wine, served directly from huge wooden barrels.
Duration: 45 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
To finish off your Krakow tour, we’ll warm up in a local restaurant that’s known for serving the best festive dishes of the season. You’ll get to dig into your plate as your local guide tells you all about Christmas traditions in Krakow and throughout Poland, both today and back in communist times.
Duration: 40 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
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