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Transport Trip How to get to? Admission fee* Web site cost* Auschwitz-Birkenau. Memorial and 1. by bus: Katowice, Bus Station, Piotra 12.00 PLN 0.00 PLN – Individual http://auschwitz.org/en Museum (approx. 40km from Katowice, 50 Skargi Street – Oświęcim Railway Station – visit without an reservation - go to: minutes) direction – Oświęcim educator visit.auschwitz.org to reserve the visit 2. by train: Katowice, Railway Station, Plac 12.00 PLN KL Auschwitz was the largest of the 35.00 PLN – Guided Szewczyka 2 – Oświęcim Railway Station – German and tour for individuals – http://www.katowice- direction Oświęcim extermination centers. Over 1,1 million regular entry pass tours.com men, women and children lost their lives 3. by taxi from the centre (for example City 40 PLN/per car here. Taxi Katowice +48 32 203 77 77) Katowice – Highlights of the City (Silesian 1. self-organized on foot 0.00 PLN Free of charge http://www.katowice- Sejm, Archicathedral of Christ the King, tours.com 2. by ecological car MELEX with audio – 50.00 PLN/per person Main Market Square, Old Train Station, guide (reservation is required) Music Academy, Mariacka Street, 3rd May Street, )

Nikiszowiec& – The Pearls of 1. by bus: Katowice, Railway Station, Plac 4.00 PLN Free of charge http://www.zabytkitech Katowice (approx. 9 km from the centre of Szewczyka 2, line 930 – direction niki.pl/Poi/Pokaz/1713/ Katowice, 20 min) Nikiszowiec Pętla or line 672 – direction 76/osiedle-giszowiec Wesoła Kopalnia Nikiszowiec is a perfectly preserved small http://www.zabytkitech 2. by taxi from the centre: (for example 30.00 PLN mining district with unique architecture. niki.pl/Poi/Pokaz/1715/ City Taxi Katowice +48 32 203 77 77) There are a lot of gems around, such as 78/osiedle-nikiszowiec special shops, craft workshops and many more that have been operating here from http://www.katowice- the beginning of the 20th century. tours.com/nikiszowiec- giszowiec-2 Giszowiec is situated close to Nikiszowiec.

Giszowiec is often referred to as “garden http://www.katowice- town” or “garden village” - has a unique tours.com spatial design and a varied from

* All prices are in PLN. Exchange rates on March 1, 2015: 1 USD=3.7 PLN, 1 EUR = 4.20 PLN, To check a rate of exchange use this web page: 1 http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/#

Nikiszowiec, rural type architecture. Tyskie Museum of Brewing Industry 1. by bus: Katowice, Al. Korfantego, line 1 - 4.00 PLN/per 15.00 PLN www.tyskiebrowarium. (approx. 20km from Katowice, 30 min.) direction (bus station – Brewery) person pl

During the trip you will visit all the http://www.katowice- brewery, the museum of brewing plus 3D tours.com move about history of brewery and you will have beer tasting. The trip will last about 2.5 hours with English speaking guide.

Jasna Gora – Shrine and 1. by bus: Katowice, Bus Station, Piotra 1. 20 PLN/per 0.00 PLN – Individual http://bop.jasnagora.pl (approx. 90 km from Katowice, 1h30min) Skargi Street – Czestochowa Bus Station – person visit without guide /?lng=en direction Czestochowa

Jasna Góra – Pauline monastery complex http://www.katowice- 2. by train: Katowice, Railway Station, Plac 3.00 PLN/per person in the city of Czestochowa is one of the 20.00 PLN/per tours.com Szewczyka 2 – Czestochowa Railway Stadion Audio guide + deposit most important places for Polish Catholics person – direction Czestochowa 300 PLN and popular pilgrimage destination since centuries. What makes the place special is 100 PLN – Guide in the Black Madonna icon of Virgin Mary English – max 5 people from the 6th century. Historic Silver Mine – Tarnowskie Góry 1. by bus: Katowice, Stawowa Street, line 5.00 PLN 42.00 PLN http://www.kopalniasre (appriox. 30km from Katowice, 1h) 820, direction Tarnowskie Góry Dworzec bra.pl/kopalnia/kopalni a.php Access by bus from Tarnowskie Góry Bus 3.20 PLN The object contains Museum of mining of Station; lines 151, 734, 735; Kopalnia metal-ores in the over-shaft building and http://www.katowice- Zabytkowa bus stop tourist route, which has a lenght of 1700 m tours.com and about 40 m. deep, including to row by 2. by train: Katowice, Railway Station, Plac 10.00 PLN boats on distance about 270 m. long. The Szewczyka 2 – Tarnowskie Góry Railway tour time of museum and the Station – direction Tarnowskie Góry 30.00 PLN/per car underground tourist route is nearly 1.5 3. by taxi: from the centre: (for example hour. City Taxi Katowice +48 32 203 77 77)

* All prices are in PLN. Exchange rates on March 1, 2015: 1 USD=3.7 PLN, 1 EUR = 4.20 PLN, To check a rate of exchange use this web page: 2 http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/#