Krakow is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. UNESCO approved the first-ever sites for it on the World Heritage List, including the entire Old Town in inscribing Cracow’s Historic Centre. Krakow is a beautiful and historic city to visit and is a leading European City Break location.
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Upon arrival, meet with your English-speaking driver and transfer to your accommodating hotel. Spend the day at leisure to relax and rest after your overseas flight.
Overnight in Warsaw.
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Explore the Polish capital and its main sights. Stroll through Lazienki Royal Park with its monument of the famous composer Frederic Chopin, Island Amphitheatre, and the neoclassical Palace on the Water. Transfer to the old Jewish quarter and see the remnants of the former Jewish Ghetto and Holocaust memorials like Umschlagplatz and Ghetto Heroes Monument. In the Old Town, a UNESCO Heritage Site, stroll through the cobbled streets leading from the Royal Castle through the Market Square and Barbican to the New Town, soaking up the medieval atmosphere. In the afternoon free time for a souvenir hunt in the Old Town area. Transfer back to the hotel. Overnight in Warsaw.
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Transfer to Kazimierz Dolny, a picturesque artistic village on the banks of the Vistula, full of Renaissance architecture and surrounded by lush countryside. See the most important sights like the Market Square, gothic Parish Church, remaining fragments of a XIV century castle with a tower, from where you can take in the astonishing views of the Vistula valley, Kazimierz, and the Janowiec Castle. The surrounding fields, woods, ravines, meadows, and hops plantations all form a part of Kazimierz Landscape Park. Enjoy free time in the Old Town at lunchtime and scour the numerous art galleries for unique pieces of regional artwork. In the afternoon arrive in Zamosc and stroll through the perfectly preserved XVI century Renaissance town also known as the “Padua of the North”. Its original fortifications and an impressive amount of combined Italian and Central-European architecture earned it a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Overnight in Zamosc.
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After breakfast, take in the fine views of the Polish countryside en route to the village of Zalipie. This picturesque little town has been enchanting its visitors for the past 80 years with its exquisite techniques of folk painting used by the locals to decorate their houses with colorful flower designs. Visit the painters’ museum-hut to discover various examples of traditional popular art in the region. After a stroll through the village, enjoy a traditional homemade lunch. In the afternoon, transfer to and overnight in Krakow.
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Krakow, the former royal capital, fully deserves its position on the first-ever published UNESCO World Heritage List. Visit the Wawel Hill with the XIV century cathedral and the Wawel Royal Castle with an arcaded courtyard – the former seat of Polish kings. Walkthrough the Main Market Square in the Old Town, the biggest in Europe, with the Renaissance Cloth Hall as its centerpiece. Nearby admire the famous St Mary Basilica and the Town Hall Tower. Continue on to the medieval fortifications of Barbican and the city wall. Degustation of Polish local traditional salty snacks called “bajgle”. Enjoy a free afternoon in the Old Town. Overnight in Krakow.
Optional: In the afternoon leave for Wieliczka, home to a unique, over 300m deep UNESCO Heritage-listed Salt Mine, to explore its magnificent underground chapels, lakes, and chambers carved from salt. Wieliczka is the oldest salt mine in the world still in operation.
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In the morning, transfer to the Auschwitz – Birkenau Museum in Oswiecim – a unique in its kind UNESCO site being the largest extermination camp in the world and a world symbol of terror, genocide, and Holocaust. The Nazis created the camp in 1940 on the outskirts of an industrial town of Oswiecim, it became a scene of the greatest sacrifice of persons, mostly of Jewish origin. Afterward, transfer to Czestochowa and enjoy free time for lunch. Visit the Monastery of Jasna Gora famous for the painting of the Black Madonna, attracting pilgrimages from around the world since the XIV century. Virgin Mary was proclaimed the Queen of Poland by one of the Polish kings – Jan Kazimierz. Visit the basilica, the Chapel of Our Lady with the revered Black Madonna, the Treasury, and the Armory. Overnight in Warsaw.
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Today is our final day in our journey. Morning is yours to relax and rest. After buffet breakfast at our hotel, transfer to Warsaw Chopin Airport for your flight.
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