Kraków Old Town
A self-guided audio walking tour of Kraków, Poland
This self-guided audio walking tour of Kraków Old Town in Kraków, Poland covers 5 narrated stops over roughly 30 minutes and about 1.8 km on foot. Press play in the PodWalk app and each stop is narrated automatically as you arrive — walk at your own pace, online or fully offline. The route runs from St. Andrew Church to St Mary's Basilica. Expect a focus on history.
Download free, then play this walk in Kraków — narration starts automatically at each stop, online or off.
The route, stop by stop
St. Andrew Church
1241. The Tatars are burning their way through Kraków, and the people who survive the night are the ones who reached this church before the gates…
Archaeological Museum of Kraków
Behind the glass cases just inside, fragments of pottery and bone sit labeled by depth, not by date alone — each one pulled out of the ground somewhere beneath the streets you've just…
Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Kraków
A building raised in 1269 for Franciscan friars under vows of poverty turns out to be where a nation found its voice again six and a half centuries later — that's the kind of arithmetic Kraków keeps…
Town Hall Tower
No council chamber here. No mayor's office, no grand hall where the city's business got done. Just a tower, standing alone on the square, like a bookmark left in a book someone tore the rest of the pages out…
St Mary's Basilica
Mid-note, every hour, the trumpet call from the taller tower simply stops — no resolution, no final phrase, just silence where a sound should…
These are the opening lines of each stop. The full narration — and the audio — plays in the app.
Kraków Old Town — FAQ
- How long is the Kraków Old Town walking tour?
- About 30 minutes on foot, covering 5 stops over 1.8 km. You can pause and pick it back up whenever you like.
- What does the Kraków Old Town audio tour cover?
- 5 narrated stops, beginning at St. Andrew Church and ending at St Mary's Basilica. Each one plays automatically as you reach it.
- Do I need an internet connection or mobile data?
- No. Download the walk once in the PodWalk app and the narration plays fully offline — handy while roaming in Poland. GPS triggers each stop as you arrive.
- Is the Kraków Old Town audio tour free?
- Your first walk on PodWalk is free. After that, walks come through one-time passes from $2.99 — there's no subscription and nothing auto-renews.
- Can I do the tour at my own pace?
- Yes. There's no guide and no schedule — start when you want, linger as long as you like, and the next stop plays automatically when you get there.
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Walk Kraków Old Town with PodWalk
Free to download. Your first walk is free, and you can download this one for fully offline use.