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Tour of Poland - Castles & Palaces
DAY 1 | Warsaw
Meet
with your guide in the lobby of Jan III Sobieski Hotel
at 6:00 PM for dinner including live folk performance
at a local restaurant. D
DAY
2 |
Warsaw
Highlights of your half-day tour include
the Old Town, rebuilt with great reverence after World
War II, the beautiful Old Market Square, the Barbican
and medieval defense walls. Continue to the Jewish Ghetto
Memorial dedicated to the victims of Nazi brutality.
Visit the Monument of the 1944 Warsaw uprising. Then
drive along the Royal Route, important for its place
in Polish history. Next the Royal Castle - former residence
of Polish kings. Afternoon visit Wilanow Palace, often
hailed as the ''Polish Versailles.'' Set among stately
English and French gardens, the building's interiors
are ornately decorated with treasures of the Italian,
French and Polish Baroque.BD
DAY 3 |
Warsaw / Lidzbark Wraminski / Malbork
After breakfast depart for Malbork; en-route
visit Lidzbark Warminski to see the best-surviving castle
of the Warmia region as well as the 14th century fortified
Gothic cathedral at Frombork, where the famed astronomer
Copernicus spent the latter part of his life. Dinner
and overnight at the imposing medieval fortress of Malbork,
built by the crusading Teutonic Knights, which held
sway over the region centuries ago. BD
DAY 4 | Malbork / Peplin / Torun
Morning exploration of Malbork castle. En-route visit to Basilica in Peplin and Gniew Castle. After lunch resume trip to Torun, known for its well preserved many gothic buildings. Dinner and overnight at Spichrz Castle. BLD
DAY 5 | Torun / Biskupin / Gniezno
Morning city tour of Torun's marvelous
Gothic architecture includes the birthplace of Nicolaus
Copernicus on St. Anne's Street. Study the Old Town
Square and 14th century Town Hall. Drive to Gniezno
via Biskupin, with a stop at the Archeological Museum.
Afternoon sightseeing of Gniezno, the first capital
of Poland. BD
DAY 6 | Gniezno / Poznan / Kornik / Wroclaw
Morning departure to Poznan. Sightseeing
of Poznan. After lunch continue to Wroclaw, en-route
visit the Palace in Kornik. Overnight and dinner in
Wroclaw. BLD DAY 7 |
Wroclaw
City tour of Wroclaw, including Panorama
Raclawicka. The 400 ft x 50 ft Panorama was painted
by Wojciech Kossak to commemorate the Battle of Raclawice
in 1794, when Polish militia defeated the Russian army.
Afternoon free time. Overnight and dinner at a local
restaurant. BD
DAY 8 | Wroclaw / Auschwitz / Paszkowka
Depart for Paszkowka near Krakow. En-route
visit Auschwitz - former concentration camp, so chillingly
evoked in the movie, "Schindler's List." Dinner and
overnight in Paszkowka Palace. BD
DAY 9
| Paszkowka / Krakow / Wieliczka / Paszkowka
Morning departure for Krakow. Today you
journey takes you to Wawel Hill, the seat of Poland's
monarchy for over 500 years. Exquisite tapestries, coronation
swords and silver altarpieces are but some of the treasures
that fill the opulent chambers of the Renaissance castle
and cathedral. The city tour includes Europe's largest
medieval market square, the Cloth Hall, and Wit Stwosz's
masterpiece carvings at St. Mary's Church. Afternoon
visit to Wieliczka Salt Mine, an unforgettable 3-mile
long underground walk through chambers, caves, and chapels
adorned with statues sculptured from salt. Dinner with
live folk performance. Return to Paszkowka for overnight.BD
DAY 10 | Paszkowka / Wisnicz / Lancut / Baranow Sandomierski
Depart for Wisnicz, the home of bygone
patron Stanislaw Lubomirski. Continue to Lancut, whose
carefully restored interiors are the perfect backdrop
for one of the most diverse art collections in Poland
today. Lunch in Lancut. Overnight at the Renaissance
castle at Baranow Sandomierski, now a museum richly
decorated with murals and stuccowork. Overnight and
dinner in Baranow Sandomierski Castle. BLD
DAY 11 |
Baranow Sandomierski / Sandomierz / Warsaw
After the morning tour of Baranow castle,
depart for Sandomierz - one of the oldest and historically
most significant cities in Poland. Afternoon drive ends
in Warsaw. Farewell dinner. Overnight at Le Regina Hotel.
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DAY 12 |
Warsaw
After breakfast the tour is concluded.
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Land only
Price: CAD
3,219.00*
*per person double
occupancy single supplement CAD 949.00
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