Krakow Wawel Hill Women's History Small-Group Walking Tour

Explore Wawel Hill on a 2-hour English-guided walking tour that spotlights women’s history through the original Herstory concept.

Getting started

Meet your expert English-speaking guide at droga Do Zamku in Kraków, just below Wawel Castle, next to the Światowid statue. After a brief introduction to the original Herstory concept focused on women's history, you set off on foot up Wawel Hill. The route follows outdoor paths with cobblestones and stairs, so arrive 10 minutes early and wear comfortable walking shoes.

What to expect

Wawel Hill

This approximately 2-hour walking tour stays outdoors as you move through Wawel’s key spaces, using the castle hill as an open-air backdrop for stories of Poland's influential women. The experience is designed as a small-group, engaging, and story-driven walk that reframes well-known sights through a different lens.

Features

• Hear how the original Herstory concept focused on women's history shapes the route, as your professional English-speaking guide links Wawel’s spaces to themes of love, power, intrigue, education, fashion, spirituality, and resilience.
• Learn about figures such as Dobrawa, Emnilda, Saint Kinga, Queen Jadwiga, Zofia Holszańska, Elisabeth of Austria, Bona Sforza, and Barbara Radziwiłłówna, whose influence is often overlooked in standard narratives.
• Follow an engaging, story-driven tour format that blends legend, politics, court life, culture, and everyday experience into a continuous narrative instead of a list of dates and facts.
• Receive local recommendations for further exploring Krakow at the end of your 2-hour walking tour of Wawel Hill, tailored to travelers interested in history, culture, and discovering the city from a new angle.