Nowa Huta: Steelworks Administration Buildings/Shelters Tour Group Tour with Meeting Point at the Steel Mill
ID: GYG119671-768430
Category:
Country: Poland
Duration:
01:30 hours
Description
Discover the Nowa Huta District, built as the ideal utopian city under the infuence of Soviet Union. Visit communist offices of steel mill and its bomb shelter together with your guide.
If you visiting Krakow do not forget to visit Nowa Huta! Find your guide and go to this perfect socialist city of the 50s. Expand your adventure to visit the partially abandoned steelworks that still works. Together with your guide go to explore two almost twin buildings and find out the differences between them.
Go through the underground tunnel connecting the two buildings and see how bomb shelters looked in the second half of the 50's.
Visit the majestic entrance hall, resembling the renaissance staircase and rooms where expensive and solid ornamental stones were used to satisfy the aesthetic senses of the directors of the plant. Visit the director's executive offices and the corner offices of the engineers. Check out how the radio control room and radio station works, and listen to authentic tapes recorded here!
See the theater hall in the workers building, which is also used today and visit one of the eight oval corner staircases which are located in both buildings. Add something special to your tour and select the option to take your tour in a vintage car.
Highlights
- Take the opportunity to tour inside the Nowa Huta Steelworks buildings
- Feel the soul of cold war era, going down to the bomb shelters and the underground command center
- Expand your buildings tour and join a private sightseeing of the entire district with an experienced local guide
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• It is recommended to book this trip at least 1 day in advance
Meet your guide at the Steel Mill building entrance main gate. It's the building on the left with the info point. From Krakow center you can get there by tram or bus and exit at the "Kombinat" bus stop.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
