Nowa Huta
A socialist ideal city planned in 1949, with its Stalinist-era architectural axes and Cold War character fully preserved.
Nowa Huta was built after the war as a 'model socialist city' to supply the Lenin Steelworks. Broad avenues radiate from the central square (now Ronald Reagan Square), and the blocks are symmetrical socialist realist apartment buildings. Highlights include the central square, Rose Avenue, a restaurant themed on the PRL era, and the Lord's Ark church, built by believers in the shape of an ark. You can join a retro Syrena car tour, or take tram line 4 or 22 for about 30 minutes. The district is free to explore.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Polish Aviation Museum
- Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory
- MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art
- Kraków-Płaszów Concentration Camp Memorial
- Krakus Mound
- Ghetto Heroes Square & Pharmacy Under the Eagle
- Wieliczka Salt Mine
- Old Synagogue