Jewish Heritage and Holocaust Memorial Tour of the Former Ghetto
Overview
The only in-depth walking tour in Warsaw which covers all the Big Ghetto (area where the 1943 Uprising was taking place) and which thematically covers the entire 700-year-long span of existence of the Warsaw Jews. This tour is much more than Holocaust memorial tour.
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What's Included
✓ Included
- free tourist map of Warsaw
- Professional Local Guide Service
✗ Not Included
- Tip for the guide :)
Itinerary
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Stop 1
Start
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Stop 2
One of the finest Warsaw aristocratic baroque palaces (seen from outside)
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Stop 3
A beautifully landscaped 18th-century park in Warsaw known for its baroque design, peaceful tree-lined avenues, and proximity to important historical landmarks, offering a relaxing yet culturally rich experience.
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Stop 4
A historic street that once formed the vibrant heart of Warsaw’s prewar Jewish district, where preserved fragments and traces of old tram tracks evoke the rhythm of everyday life before World War II.
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Stop 5
The memorial of the Ghetto Wall as well as of the Main Gate to the Warsaw Ghetto.
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Stop 6
An imposing and deeply symbolic memorial commemorating the courage and resistance of Jewish fighters during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, where powerful sculptural reliefs convey both the tragedy and heroism of those who stood against oppression.
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Stop 7
Located by Miła street, Anielewicz Bunker Memorial Area: place where during the Uprising in the Ghetto was situated the headquarters of the Jewish Combat Organization.
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Stop 8
Memorial of the deportation area. Here you will see the only 3 prewar buildings which survived in the Big Ghetto.
Meeting & End Point
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Meeting Point
By the Home Insurgent Army Monument in Krasinski Square (few meter high soldier statues), look for a guide holding an ORANGE UMBRELLA with a British flag on top.
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End Point
The tour ends by Umschlagplatz Memorial, two blocks away from the Polin Museum.
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Good to Know
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- If only you enjoyed the tour, feel free to tip the guide, as broker's commission, agency commission and taxes are consuming 60% of your payment
- In case of a mass event such as parade/protest/concert happening at our usual meeting point (Sigismund's Column), the tour will be starting from beneath the red-brick medieval defensive wall situated 100 meters north of the Column.
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