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POLISH AND LITHUANIAN SPLENDOURS 8 days

Route: Krakow – Wieliczka – Krakow – Cz´stochowa – Warsaw – Kaunas – Vilnius

Vilnius

Warszawa

Kraków

reconstructed Old Town. The morning sightseeing tour includes the Royal Route and the Old Town with the Royal Castle, St. John’s Cathedral, the Old Town Market Square and the Barbican. In the afternoon, we offer an optional excursion to the Royal ¸azienki Park with the Palace on the Water. The evening offers an optional Polish dinner at Res- taurant “Podwale”. Day 6. Warsaw – Kaunas – Vilnius We continue through the well-forested North Poland along the eastern fringe of the Masurian Lakeland, a my- Vilnius – Ostra Brama riad of postglacial lakes representing some of the most Day 1. Krakow Day 3. Krakow – Wieliczka – Krakow beautiful natural sites in Poland, and continue into Lithua- Arrival in Krakow, optional transfer to Hotel Novotel Cen- The morning offers an optional excursion to the famous nia to reach Kaunas, a genuine Lithuanian city. We take trum Krakow**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. Wieliczka Salt Mine, an amazing labyrinth of tunnels a stroll in the Old Town with its elegant Old Town Hall and Day 2. Krakow going down as far as 327 meters. The afternoon is Gothic cathedral. Then, we continue eastwards and arrive For half a millennium, Krakow was the royal capital of reserved for exploring more of Krakow’s secrets individu- soon in Vilnius. Check-in at the hotel. Poland and for centuries the city walls have guarded its ally. The evening offer includes an optional dinner at Res- Day 7. Vilnius traditions and secrets. The morning sightseeing tour taurant Hawe∏ka. Vilnius is known for its more than 1,200 medieval buildings takes us to the Old Town with St. Mary’s Church, the Day 4. Krakow – Cz´stochowa – Warsaw and 48 churches. The morning sightseeing tour includes a Jagiellonian University, the Cloth Hall and Wawel Hill We leave for Cz´stochowa, the spiritual heart of Poland, panoramic tour of the city and a walking tour of the Old with the Wawel Castle and the Wawel Cathedral. The where we visit the Jasna Gora Monastery with the Black Town with the Vilnius Cathedral, Gediminas Tower, Peter afternoon offers an optional tour tracing the locations of Madonna painting. Through the flat low-laying plain of and Paul Church, St. Anne’s Church, the Old University and the movie “Schindler’s List”, including the factory build- Central Poland, we reach Warsaw in the early afternoon. the Gates of Dawn. The afternoon offers an optional excur- ings, former ghetto area Podgórze, P∏aszów labour camp Check-in at the hotel. sion to Trakai, the medieval capital of Lithuania, with the area and the Jewish Kazimierz district with the Old Syna- Day 5. Warsaw well-preserved Trakai Castle, beautifully located on an gogue. Warsaw is essentially a post-war city with a meticulously island in Lake Galve. In the evening, enjoy an optional folk- lore dinner at Restaurant Marceliukes Kletis. Day 8. Vilnius Optional transfer to the airport.

Cathedral in Vilnius ESCORTED TOURSESCORTED in English

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