About the tour
On this Nowa Huta tour by bike you discover a district of Kraków that is enjoying a renaissance. It was built as an independent city and a symbol of socialist progress; today it is part of Kraków.
We ride through a model city of the 1950s and hear about its shelters, the buildings of the Sendzimir Steelworks (formerly the Lenin Steelworks), and the church that was never supposed to be built. Then we travel back to the 7th century and look out over the city from one of the oldest mounds in Poland.
Your guide also tells the story of the first bricks in Poland and the abbots who brought them, and introduces you to a unique Polish painter. And the highlight of the day: lunch in true communist-era (PRL) style.
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Questions & answers
About 5 hours and about 30 km by bike, with stops along the way and a break for lunch. One guide takes up to 14 people; larger groups are possible with additional guides.
No. Besides the 1950s model city and the steelworks, we visit one of the oldest mounds in Poland, one of the oldest Polish abbeys and the manor of an outstanding Polish painter.
No. Lunch and coffee in communist-era (PRL) style are a highlight of the day, but food and drinks are not included in the tour price: you pay for your own.
No. You can rent a bike for the whole tour, at a fixed price per person; the rental is listed under the option on this page.
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