Tours & tickets

The White Stork Synagogue

Meet your friendly guide at Monopol Hotel then set out on your guided tour of Wroclaw. Begin with an introduction into Wroclaw's past, and learn about how the city once belonged to Germany until the end of World War Two. Discover how during the siege between February and May 1945, most of the city’s buildings were damaged or destroyed, leaving only the partially rebuilt infrastructure you see today. The tour has been designed to showcase the city’s most important historical landmarks, and provide an insight into what life might have been like here during the war. Highlights of the tour include the former Gestapo building, Wolności Square, White Stork Synagogue, Dietrich Benchoffer Memorial, University Church, Ossolineum Garden, Sand Island, Cathedral Island, and more. Throughout the tour, listen to your guide share fascinating facts about Wroclaw’s history under German rule, as well as information about city’s Jewish heritage and the Holocaust. You’ll also discover the changes that came about with the end of the war, and how the city transformed itself afterwards.

Start your tour after your guide-driver picks you up from the meeting point. (Of course we can also pick up your group at the hotel) Then drive through Wrocław in a comfortable and ecological electric bus and learn about the history and the most beautiful attractions of the city. Start at Plac Solny, one of Wrocław's largest flower markets. First, explore the market square area, starting with the Jewish Quarter and the White Stork Synagogue. Continue your journey to the Church of St. Elizabeth, where you will find the famous Wrocław dwarves and medieval meat stalls with a statue of an animal made of copper. See the Old Town Prison and the University of Wrocław with the Fencer's Fountain. Before you go to the Red Cross Monastery, learn more about students from Wrocław. Admire the Oder Promenade, which is the perfect starting point for a boat or gondola cruise on the Oder. Discover Ostrów Tumski and the Cathedral of St. John. As you drive over Lessing Bridge, look at the Imperial Bridge and the Water Tower. Finally, see the Spire, which, together with the Centennial Hall, is a UNESCO symbol of the city. Relax during a multimedia fountain show. Then walk back along the Oder promenade, past the gondola bay and the National Museum. Cross the shoe bridge to the church of St. Mary Magdalene and listen to the legend of the poor sinner's bell and the witches' bridge. After Swidnicka Street and the Wrocław Opera House, you finally reach the starting point and end the tour.

The best place to discover Jewish history in Wroclaw is the District of Four Denominations, which is home to a small Jewish Quarter with 2 synagogues. Join our Expert Guide on this Jewish tour to learn about its history and cultural heritage. Experience the Jewish way of life in Wroclaw! Book a 2-hour tour to visit the White Stork Synagogue and see other highlights of the District of Four Denominations in Wroclaw. Prior to 1933, the Jewish community in former Breslau, which was a leading city in East Germany, played a prominent part in the economic, social, and cultural life of the city. Your Expert Guide will tell you what has happened to one of the oldest Jewish communities in today's Poland, and take you to a hidden courtyard with the old Small Synagogue and the White Stork Synagogue, the center of Wroclaw’s Jewish life. We include tickets to the White Stork Synagogue, so you can see where the local community prays and celebrates. The guide will also show you the memorial to the New Synagogue, which was the second largest synagogue in Germany prior to its destruction on Kristallnacht. You will also learn about the Jewish Theater that operated for a few years in the building of the Polish Theater. Book a 4-hour tour to learn more about Jewish history, culture and traditions by visiting the White Stork Synagogue and the Old Jewish Cemetery in Wroclaw. You can take a nice walk there, or use pubic transport (ticktes are included. This Jewish heritage site serves as the Museum of Cemetery Art and is a great place to learn about the Jewish funeral customs and symbols.With your Expert Guide, you will have the opportunity to hear stories about Jewish doctors, scientists, social activists and artists who are resting here.

Travel through Wrocław in an electric bus and learn about the history and attractions of the city in a comfortable and environmentally friendly way. Start your tour at the Market Square, then go to Solny Square - one of the largest flower markets in Wrocław. First, explore the market square, starting from the Jewish district with the White Stork Synagogue, and then go near the church of St. Elizabeth, home of the famous Wrocław dwarves and large meat stalls with a copper animal monument. See the old city prison and the University of Wrocław with the Fencer's Fountain. Before you go to the Monastery of the Teutonic Knights with the Red Star, learn more about Wrocław students. Admire the Promenade on the Oder, this place is an ideal base for a boat or gondola cruise on the Oder. Discover Cathedral Island and visit St. Peter's Cathedral. John the Baptist. Cross the Peace Bridge and look at the Imperial Bridge and Water Tower. Then see the Spire, which, together with the Centennial Hall, is the city's landmark. On the Pergola you will find a multimedia fountain with water shows until late at night. Then walk back along the Oder promenade, passing Gondola Bay and the National Museum. Go along Szewska Street to the church of St. Mary Magdalene and listen to the legend of the Poor Sinner's Bell and the Witches' Bridge. Follow Świdnicka Street and pass the Wrocław Opera House to return to the market square.

Discover the city of Wroclaw on a guided golf cart tour. We want to invite you to an unforgettable journey through the picturesque and historic streets of Wroclaw! With us, you will discover the city in the best possible way. Wroclaw is a city of more than 100 bridges, 80 churches, many museums, and monuments. It’s mysterious and full of attractions. Let us guide you through it all using our eco-friendly electric vehicles. What you will see? 1. St. Elizabeth’s Church 2. Hansel and Gratel 3. Old meat market 4. University 5. Ossolineum 6. Market Hall 7. Sand Island 8. Kathedral Island 9. Grunwaldzki Square 10. Zwierzyniecki Bridge 11. ZOO Wroclaw 12. Centennial Hall Complex 13. University of technology 14. Grunwaldzki Bridge 15. Province Office 16. National Museum 17. Polish Hill 18. Panorama Raclawicka 19. Hill of guerrillas 20. Opera 21. Puppet theatre 22. Spatgen Palace Don't worry be happy and enjoy Wroclaw :D

Meet your guide at the hotel and begin your fully private sightseeing. Start your tour from the Jewish quarter. Today its main point is the White Stork Synagogue, the only synagogue in Wroclaw to escape the torches of Kristallnacht. It now serves as a worship space, museum and ritual bath house. Right next to the synagogue, visit the Bente Kahan Foundation organising monthly events such as exhibitions, film screenings, workshops, lectures, concerts, theatre performances, and more. Taste a kosher coffee in the Jewish Information Centre and learn about the history of Wroclaw Jews and the legacy they have left throughout several centuries. Walk to the Market Square, one of the largest in Europe, surrounded by old tenement houses. Stop by the Jewish Department Stores, the former Jewish Theatre and the Memorial to the Victims of the Kristallnacht commemorating Wroclaw Jews deported to German Nazi extermination camps. Strolling around the Old Town, find out how invaluable contribution had Jews to the shaping of the city's socio-economic life and know the tragic history of Jews during the World War II. At the end of a tour visit the Old Jewish Cemetery with its oldest tombstones over 800 years old. Enjoy the most important places and learn from your guide what else you can discover on your own after this tour.

Start your city tour after your driver-guide picks you up from the meeting point. (Of course we can also pick up your group at the hotel) Then drive through Wrocław in a comfortable and ecological electric bus and learn about the history and the most beautiful attractions of the city. Start at Plac Solny, one of Wrocław's largest flower markets. First, explore the market square area, starting with the Jewish Quarter and the White Stork Synagogue. Continue your journey to the Church of St. Elizabeth, where you will find the famous Wrocław dwarves and medieval meat stalls with a statue of an animal made of copper. See the Old Town Prison and the University of Wrocław with the Fencer's Fountain. Before you go to the Red Cross Monastery, learn more about students from Wrocław. Admire the Oder Promenade, which is the perfect starting point for a boat or gondola cruise on the Oder. Discover Ostrów Tumski and the Cathedral of St. John. As you drive over Lessing Bridge, look at the Imperial Bridge and the Water Tower. Finally, see the Spire, which, together with the Centennial Hall, is a UNESCO symbol of the city. Relax during a multimedia fountain show. Then walk back along the Oder promenade, past the gondola bay and the National Museum. Cross the shoe bridge to the church of St. Mary Magdalene and listen to the legend of the poor sinner's bell and the witches' bridge. After Swidnicka Street and the Wrocław Opera House, you finally reach the starting point and end the tour.

It is a little known fact that the Jewish community in Wroclaw is one of the oldest in today’s Poland, dating back to the 12th century, with over 30,000 Jews residing in the city right before the beginning of World War II. Join this tour to discover the hidden history of Jews in Wroclaw. During the 2-hour tour you will explore the Jewish heritage sites in the District of Four Denominations. This includes the prominent 19th century White Stork Synagogue. Inside, you can learn about the 800 years long history of the local Jewish community, as well as about their deployment to the camps during WWII and the anti-minority politics during the communist era. Hidden from view in the same courtyard is also an older and more traditional Small Synagogue (Sznul). Follow your Private Guide along the narrow streets of the Four Denomination District to learn more about the religious diversity and cultural tolerance of Wroclaw. In this quiet neighbourhood you will find a variety of places of worship, including a Catholic church, Evangelical church, Orthodox cathedral and the Jewish synagogue. Continue along the Old Town Promenade to see the memorial to the New Synagogue torched on Kristallnacht, which was the second largest synagogue in Germany, back when Wroclaw was known as Breslau. The walking tour will end at the Polish Theater, which operated as a Jewish Theater for a few years after the war. Choose the 4-hour option to enrich your Jewish experience tour with a visit to the Old Jewish Cemetery, now serving as the Museum of Cemetery Art. For your comfort, we include public transport tickets. At this historical graveyard, you will learn even more about the local Jewish community and marel at the ruins of unique tombs of many famous Jewish doctors, scientists, social activists and artists. It is a mysterious place full of historical and cultural heritage.

Today we will take you on a beautiful journey around Wrocław! If you are here with friends, take them on a trip in our largest electric bus! This is our newest modern and ecological vehicle. We will start the tour at the Wroclaw Market Square, next to the Old Town Hall. Or - if you need it - we will pick you up from your hotel. We start our tour from the Old Town. We will see the Old University of Wrocław and the Jewish Quarter with the beautiful White Stork Synagogue. Your local licensed guide will tell you lots of exciting stories about these places. We will stop wherever you like and you can take photos and drink coffee or local beer. The Jewish Quarter is a place where you will find plenty of regional cafes and beer gardens. Historic tenement houses, romantic courtyards and old temples of four denominations, time stopped here for a long time... We continue the trip, approaching the medieval Cathedral Island, the oldest part of Wroclaw. On the way, we pass the former Market Hall full of regional products. We stop for a moment at the largest church in Wrocław - the Wrocław Archcathedral. We continue the trip along the Promenade on the Odra River. There are plenty of ships ready to sail on the Oder, and there are many cafes and places to rest on the waterfront. We pass the monumental Imperial Bridge. We reach the Centennial Hall - it is a unique facility included on the UNESCO heritage list. The areas around the Centennial Hall are teeming with life - we are going to the Pergola. Here we will have a 10-minute session of the Multimedia Fountain, water, light and sound! Beautiful spectacle! There is time for a break and to take photos. We end the trip in the Old Town. It was a beautiful journey around Wroclaw, full of interesting stories, legends and funny anecdotes. See you next time!

Begin your tour in the Market Square of Wrocław's Old Town. Admire the beautiful old Jewish department stores elegantly constructed in the Art Nouveau style as you take a stroll through the district. Stop at the Barash Department Store. This gorgeous business built in 1904 and located within a building called “Phoenix,” stands as the crown jewel of the Old Town. Along the way, stop and pause at the “Stolpersteine” or stones in the pavement that commemorate the victims of the Nazi regime. Journey to ul. Meadow, the street where the largest synagogue in Na Wygonie once stood. The synagogue there was once a significant place of worship for the Reform Judaism movement. Members of this sect mitigated certain religious restrictions, allowing them to achieve an active public life in German society, while at the same time maintaining their religious devotion. Tragically, the synagogue was destroyed during the Kristallnacht in 1938. Explore the Jewish Quarter and see the former Jewish Theater as well as the Ghetto Heroes' Memorial in Plac Bohaterów Getta. Enter the courtyard of the White Stork Synagogue. Many concerts and exhibitions take place at this important center of Jewish culture. Next door is the Little Synagogue which surrounded on three sides by the offices of the Wrocław Jewish Community. Your tour ends in the Jewish Quarter, where if you choose, you can have lunch at one of the neighborhoods many Jewish restaurants for an additional 30€.