KL Plaszow concentration camp site by Walkative!
Tour description
Just 20 minutes from Krakow’s Old Town lies a quiet, often overlooked area where unimaginable cruelty once unfolded. This is the site of the former Nazi German concentration camp KL Plaszow — a place of forced labor, brutality, and death for thousands of Jews and Poles during WWII.
This 2-hour walking tour offers more than dates and facts. Through the voices of survivors — their memories, stories, and testimony - we bring you closer to life in the camp: daily struggles, small acts of resistance, and the terrifying presence of SS guards and commanders, including the infamous Amon Göth. You'll learn what prisoners remembered most — about hunger, fear, moments of hope, and the people who held power over life and death.
Though no original buildings remain, your guide will help you imagine the layout of the camp and understand its significance — not just as a historical site, but as a place of remembrance. When parts of its story were portrayed in Schindler’s List by Steven Spielberg, the full truth we will discover by visiting the real location, not just the movie plan.