Self-guided walking tour

Kraków Walking Tour: Medieval Kraków on Foot (1.5 hours, 10 stops)

10 stops in walking order through Kraków, from Baszta Ciesielska to Kościół pw. Świętego Andrzeja: 2.0 km on foot, about 24 min of walking, 1 h 30 min in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of “Medieval Kraków on Foot”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.

Total: 1 h 30 min
Distance: 2.0 km
Walking: 24 min
Stops: 10

The stops, in walking order

Baszta Ciesielska
One of the three fully preserved towers of Kraków’s medieval walls.
1 min walk · 50 m
Baszta Stolarska
Baszta Stolarska, the Carpenters’ Tower, is one of just three fully preserved towers in Kraków’s medieval walls.
1 min walk · 70 m
Brama Floriańska
Kraków’s preserved medieval gateway and a major landmark of the Old Town.
1 min walk · 80 m
Baszta Pasamoników
One of just three fully preserved towers in Kraków’s former city walls.
6 min walk · 530 m
Brama Rzeźnicza w Krakowie
Brama Rzeźnicza is Kraków’s oldest surviving medieval city gate, first recorded in 1289 and now embedded in a convent façade beside Planty.
4 min walk · 330 m
Mały Rynek
A compact rectangular square behind St Mary’s Basilica, created as a supporting market for Kraków’s Main Market Square.
3 min walk · 250 m
Rynek Główny
Kraków’s historic Main Market Square, laid out in 1257 as a centre of trade.
2 min walk · 160 m
Kościół pw. Świętego Wojciecha Biskupa i Męczennika
The Church of Saint Wojciech stands where Kraków’s Main Market Square meets Grodzka Street.
1 min walk · 110 m
Planty
Kraków’s historic park circuit, replacing much of the Old Town’s former medieval defences.
5 min walk · 430 m
Kościół pw. Świętego Andrzeja
Church of Saint Andrew is a Romanesque convent church on Grodzka Street and one of Kraków’s oldest surviving buildings.