Poland for second-timers |
12 days / 11 nights
Warsaw - Lowicz - Czestochowa - Krakow - Wieliczka - Krakow - Zakopane - Krakow - Pszczyna - Wroclaw - Antonin - Lodz - Zelazona Wola - Warsaw
Events & Festivals Poland
International Soup Festival, May - The only festival of its kind in Poland.
Wianki - is a cyclical cultural event, taking place annually in Kraków at the bend of Wisa river, near the Wawel hill.
International Chopin Festival, Warsaw - is held for the entire month of August at the historical concert hall in Ostrogski Castle and at Stanisawowski Theatre in Royal Lazienki Park in Warsaw.
Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, June - one of the most important and largest events of its kind in the world.
Day 1 Warsaw
Arrival transfer.
Day 2 Warsaw
Drive along the Royal Route with its beautiful palaces, statues and churches. Explore the Old Town with the Castle Square and the King Sigismund’s Column. Visit to St. John’s Cathedral. Continue to the Warsaw Historical Museum.
Day 3 Warsaw - Lowicz (80km/1,30h) - Warsaw
Visit Wilanow Palace, which was not destroyed during WWII. Continue to the Old Town. Travel to Lowicz town, famous for its folk traditions in music, dress, embroidery and paper cut - outs. Visit the unique Lowicz castle ruins Enjoy the evening with Moniuszko’s songs.
Day 4 Warsaw - Czestochowa (220km/3,30h) - Cracow (140km/2h)
Travel to Czestochowa. Visit the Jasna Gora Monastery and see the Black Madonna picture. Explore one of the most important places of religious worship in the Christian world. Continue to Cracow. Have a walk in the former Jewish quarter - Kazimierz . Enjoy Klezmer music concert.
Day 5 Cracow
Stroll through the Market Square. Visit St. Mary’s Church with the famous wooden altar, the Town hall Tower, the Cloth Hall and the burgher’s houses. Continue to the Jagiellonian University Museum - Collegium Maius. Enjoy opera performance in Slowacki Theater.
Day 6 Cracow - Wieliczka - Cracow
See the Wawel Hill with its Castle and Cathedral where Poland’s kings were once crowned. Travel to Wieliczka Salt Mine, which is on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List. Back to Cracow.
Day 7 Cracow - Zakopane (120km/2h) - Cracow
Explore the wooden church in Debno. Travel to Zakopane, a mixture of a mountain folklore and typical wooden architecture. Enjoy regional music and dances. Continue to Atma Villa Museum, a former home of the great composer Karol Szymanowski. Enjoy the piano recital with a glass of wine. Back to Cracow.
Day 8 Cracow - Pszczyna (100km/1,30h) - Wroclaw (230km/2,30h)
Travel to Pszczyna ducal residence with spectacular architectural forms. Enjoy the beautiful parks. Continue to Wroclaw, which history has made it an interesting architectural mosaic.
Day 9 Wroclaw
Visit the Market Square with the Gothic Town Hall and its tower, ceramic gable, beautiful portal and sculptures. See the Panorama Raclawicka painting. Continue to the University buildings with its magnificent interiors. Enjoy music performance in Wroclaw Philharmonic Hall.
Day 10 Wroclaw - Antonin (80km/1,30h) - Lodz (130km/2,30h)
Travel to Antonin, famous for the International Chopin competition, which is held yearly. Explore the wooden, hunting lodge built for Prince Antoni Radziwill, where F.Chopin gave concerts. Continue to Lodz. Enjoy opera performance at the Grand Theatre.
Day 11 lodz - Zelazowa Wola (100km/1,30h) - Warsaw (50km/1h)
Explore the town of the famous Jewish pianist, Artur Rubinstein. Visit to the Historical Museum, dedicated to the artist. Continue to Zelazowa Wola, the birthplace of the great Polish composer, Frederic Chopin where he composed polonez, mazurek, oberek, kujawiak. Departure to Warsaw.
Day 12 Warsaw
Transfer to the airport.