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Jewish Ghetto - Free walking tour

Duration: 2h and 30min
Languages: English
Quality Verified Registered on March 14, 2023

We are the oldest free walking tour company in Warsaw, showing Warsaw to international tourists since 2011. We’re a local Warsaw-based company. Our guides are true Varsovians. They love their city and they want to share their passion with you. On each tour, you will get an original, different, local perspective. We’re a top-rated walking tour in Warsaw on Google.

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  • No minimum number of attendees
    No minimum number of attendees is required for the tour
  • Free booking and cancellation
    Free payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free
  • Accepts electronic payment
    This tour allows payment by electronic means or credit card

Tour description

Discover the turbulent history of the Warsaw Jews since the Middle Ages. Explore the remnants of the famous pre-war Jewish District which in 1940 was turned by the Nazis into the Ghetto and then completely destroyed in 1943.

We’ll show you the fascinating yet dramatic story of the Jews in Warsaw and tell you how the present Jewish community is making its way back to Warsaw after all the turbulent times. 

You will visit the following places related to the Warsaw Jews:

  • the former medieval Jewish quarter
  • Krasiński Park
  • relic of Nalewki Street
  • memorial of the Ghetto Wall
  • Monument to the Heroes of the Uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto
  • Mordechaj Anielewicz Bunker
  • Umschlagplatz Memorial

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Highlights

What will we visit on this tour?

  • Meeting point:
    plac Zamkowy, 00-267 Warszawa, Poland
    plac Zamkowy, 00-267 Warszawa, Poland
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    By the Sigismund's Column in the Castle Square look for a guide holding an orange umbrella with a British flag

  • 1
    Outside visit
    Castle Square

    Introduction to the history of Warsaw Jews

  • 2
    Outside visit
    Wąski Dunaj

    Medieval Jewish Quarter

  • 3
    Outside visit
    Krasiński Garden

    Favourite park of Warsaw Jews in the 19th century.

  • 4
    Outside visit
    Nalewki

    Remnants of the main street of the prewar Jewish District.

  • 5
    Outside visit
    Ghetto Wall Memorial

    The memorial of the Ghetto Wall and the place where there was the main gate leading to the Ghetto.

  • 6
    Outside visit
    Monument to the Ghetto Heroes

    Centre of the Big Ghetto and the most important Holocaust Memorial in Warsaw.

  • 7
    Outside visit
    Anielewicz-Bunker

    Place where during the Ghetto Uprising was situated the main bunker of the Jewish Combat Organization commanded by Mordechaj Anielewicz and where the latter died and was burried.

  • 8
    Outside visit
    Umschlagplatz

    Deportation area

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).

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Who is this tour for?

Accessibility
Non suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Does not accept large group reservations.
Pets
Suitable for carrying pets.

What should you know?

Additional costs:
The tour does not require the payment of entrance fees or additional expenses.
Free cancellation
If you will not be able to attend the tour, please cancel your booking, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
Payment methods
Electronic or credit card payment is accepted.
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