Baltics Classical and Poland

Arrival in Krakow. Check-in at the hotel and free time.

OVERNIGHT: Krakow

Guided tour of Krakow during which you will see Wawel Hill with the castle (optional sightseeing inside) and its beautiful courtyard and Cathedral (sightseeing inside). Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture of the Old Town, the biggest market square in Europe, the Town Hall, Collegium Maius, the Cloth Hall, Saint Mary’s Church (Kosciol Mariacki – sightseeing inside). A walk to the antique walls of the Old Town through Florianska Gate and to the Barbican. The Czartoryski Museum with the famous Leonardo Da Vinci painting “Lady with an Ermine”.

Free time for lunch.

Visiting the former Jewish district – Kazimierz. This part of Krakow was the centre of the Jewish community’s religious and social life until the deportations during the Nazi occupation (sightseeing in 1 or 2 synagogues). Short stop in front of Schindler’s Factory.
Guided tour in the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Many famous people have visited this place, such as Mikolaj Kopernik, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Dmitrij Mendeleev, Boleslaw Prus, Ignacy Paderewski, Karol Wojtyla etc.

OVERNIGHT: Krakow

Arrival in Sromowce Wyzne. Sailing on traditional wooden rafts down The Dunajec River, across The Pieninski National Park. [Attention: if rain makes it impossible to sail rafts down the Dunajec river, a trip to the Polish mountain capital – Zakopane – will be arranged instead, which will include visiting the town and riding the funicular railway or chair lift up to Gubalowka.

Free time for lunch.

Transfer to Debno Podhalanskie. Visiting the wooden Gothic church: one of the wooden churches on the south of Poland listed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
Transfer to Wadowice, where Pope John Paul II was born in 1920. Visiting the Pope’s home and the church where he was baptized.
Visiting the Bernardine Monastery complex in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska.

OVERNIGHT: Krakow

Guided tour of the area of the former concentration camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau. The camp was built by Nazis during the occupation of Poland.

Free time for lunch.

Guided tour of the most important pilgrimage place in Poland – the monastery in Czestochowa: Jasna Gora with the miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary – the Black Madonna.

OVERNIGHT: Wroclaw

Guided tour of Wroclaw: the Gothic Town Hall, the University, the Ostrow Tumski complex with the Cathedral, the Leopoldine Hall. The tour ends at the Market Square.

Free time for lunch.

Arrival in Poznan and check-in at the hotel. Sightseeing in the city.

OVERNIGHT: Poznan

Sightseeing in Gniezno. Visiting the Cathedral, where the first Polish kings were crowned.

Free time for lunch.

Arrival in Torun. Guided tour of Torun, a medieval town. Visiting the house of Copernicus, the most famous Polish astronomer. Sightseeing at a cathedral built in the years 1250-1500, as well as the fortified walls with the Leaning Tower.

OVERNIGHT: Gdansk

Guided tour of Gdansk. The programme includes: the Cathedral of Oliwa (sightseeing inside) with its famous pipe organ, an organ music concert, the Main Town Hall, the Fish Market, the Old Harbor, Saint Mary’s Church (sightseeing inside), the Long Market with Neptune’s Fountain, and Artus Court.

Free time for lunch.

“Solidarnosc”: visiting the Solidarnosc Museum in the Gdansk Shipyard and the Monument of the Fallen Gdansk Shipyard Workers from the year 1970.
Transfer to Sopot and a walk along one of its piers. (If there is free time left, transfer to Westerplatte, where World War II began on the 1st of September, 1939).
Leisure time in the centre of Gdansk.

OVERNIGHT: Gdansk

Visiting the Malbork Castle Museum. The Teutonic Order started to build itin the year 1380. This monument is inscribed on UNESCO’s List of Human Heritage.

Free time for lunch.

Arrival in Warsaw and check-in at the hotel.

OVERNIGHT: Warsaw

Guided tour of Warsaw: Lazienkowski Park with the Frederic Chopin monument, the Warsaw Ghetto, Umschlagplatz (thousands of the Jews were deported from there to the concentration camps), the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Palace of Culture and Science, Krakowskie Przedmiescie Street, the Old Town), St. John’s Cathedral. The Old Town was completely destroyed during World War II and reconstructed thanks to the commitment of the Polish nation.

Free time for lunch.

Sightseeing inside the Royal Castle and free time.

OVERNIGHT: Warsaw

Free time. Transfer to the airport. Arrival in Vilnius. Transfer to the hotel.

Check-in. Free time.

OVERNIGHT: Vilnius

Vilnius is famous for being the most baroque city in the Nordic Europe, for all these little narrow streets and for beautiful panorama with the numerous belfries. During the tour you will visit: Cathedral Square and the Cathedral, Castle Street, Town Hall square, Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, St. Ann and Bernadine’s Church known as the Gothic corner of Vilnius, the Gate of Dawn with the holy image of the Virgin Mary, the Jewish ghetto, Vilnius University, Presidential Palace and the Sts. Peter and Paul’s Church, referred as the pearl of Lithuania for the dazzling white and gorgeous decorations made by Italian craftsmen.

Free time for lunch.

After lunch 3 hour guided tour to Trakai located 28 km from Vilnius, where you will discover a beautiful red brick castle built on an island in the middle of the lake.

OVERNIGHT: Vilnius

The Hill of Crosses is famous for thousands of big and little crosses built on an old mound making the place unique in the world.

Free time for lunch.

Departure to Rundale Palace known as the only surviving baroque style palace in the Baltic countries. During a guided visit you will discover the beauty and exceptionalness of a master work of the author of the winterplace of St. Petersburg – F. B. Rastrelli.

OVERNIGHT: Riga

Riga is a city of big inspiration. While walking the streets of old town youwill be able to feel that every corner of it is built by seeking perfectionism. During the tour you will visit: Dome Cathedral, St. Peter’s church, guild houses that once belonged to the merchants of Hanseatic League, the Sweden gate, the ensemble of three buildings erected in the Middle Ages and often called the three brothers, St. Jacob’s church, Parliament House, the old Riga Castle, the Tower of Sand, Livu square, Latvian National Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Art Nouveau district, the beautiful Statue of Liberty and the surrounding park with its water channels.

Free time for lunch.

In the afternoon visit of Jurmala – the largest Latvian summer and health resort, only 25 km highway drive from Riga. The town is located on the coast of the Gulf of Riga and occupies a 32 km length coast line.

OVERNIGHT: Riga

Departure to Sigulda and Turaida, where you will visit the historical part ofthe Gauja National park. During the guided tour you will be acquainted with Turaida castle, Hill of Dainu, Gutmana cave, Sigulda modern castle and Sigulda old caste ruins.

Free time for lunch.

Departure to Parnu, major Estonian sea resort. One hour stop, which includes brief introduction to town’s history and a walk on main Parnu pedestrian street.

OVERNIGHT: Tallinn

Tallinn is well known for its lovely Hanseatic old town and beautiful panorama views. Tallinn is remembered by its visitors as a very vivid city where old and modern combines in harmony; and buildings built from the local material – limestone. During the tour you will visit: the upper part of old town called Toompea: Alexander Nevsky Orthodox church built in 1900, the oldest country’s church Toomkirik built in 1233, the Estonian parliament and the upper part of the old town surrounding fortress walls and towers, two different view points for panorama views; lower part of old town: Town Hall, Merchant Guild Houses and a market of local handicrafts.

Free time for lunch.

In the afternoon visit to Rocca al Mare – Estonia’s ethnographical museum presenting country’s ancient way of life. The museum is located just 15 min drive from the centre of Tallinn. The exposition presents 11 complexes with 72 farm buildings, church, tavern, school and windmills all of them built in 18th-19th centuries.

OVERNIGHT: Tallinn

Free time or additional sightseeing upon request.
Transfer to Tallinn airport.

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