Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Castles and Palaces


13 Days - Land only: $2,129
Day 1 - SUN •

USA / WARSAW Overnight departure to Warsaw.


Day 2 - MON •

WARSAWYou're set for a memorable experience. Arrival in Warsaw and transfer to your hotel room at the Jan III Sobieski Hotel. With an afternoon at leisure, you're free to stroll along the wide boulevards and green parks of the city. Meet with your ORBIS guide in the lobby at 6:00 PM for dinner including live folk performance at a local restaurant.


DAY 3 - TUE •

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.


DAY 4 - WED •

WARSAW /LIDZBARK WARMINSKI / 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.


DAY 5 - THU •

MALBORK / PELPIN / TORUN Morning exploration of Malbork castle. En-route visit to Basilica in Pelpin. After lunch resume trip to Torun, known for its well preserved many gothic buildings. Dinner and overnight at Spichrz Castle. BDDAY 6 - FRI • TORUN / BISKUPIN / GNIEZNOMorning 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.


The Malbork CastleDAY 7 - SAT •

GNIEZNO / POZNAN / KORNIK / WROCLAWMorning departure for Poznan. Sightseeing of Poznan. After lunch continue to Wroclaw, en-route visit the Palace in Kornik. Overnight and dinner in Wroclaw.


DAY 8 - SUN •

WROCLAWCity tour of Wroclaw, including Panorama Raclawicka. The 400ft x 50ft Panorama was painted by Wojciech Kossak to commemorate the Battle of Raclawice in 1794, when Polish militia defeated the Russian army. Afternoon time at leasure.


DAY 9 - MON •

WROCLAW / AUSCHWITZ / PASZKOWKADepart 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.


DAY 10 - TUE •

PASZKOWKA / KRAKOW / WIELICZKA / PASZKOWKAMorning departure for Krakow. Today city tour includes Europe's largest medieval market square, the Cloth Hall, and Wit Stwosz's masterpiece carvings at St. Mary's Church and Wawel Hill, the seat of Poland's monarchy for over 500 years. 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. Returnn to Paszkowka for overnight.


DAY 11 - WED •

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 and dinner at the Renaissance castle at Baranow Sandomierski, now a museum richly decorated with murals and stuccowork.


DAY 12 - THU •

BARANOW SANDOMIERSKI / SANDOMIERZ / WARSAW After the morning tour of Baranow castle, depart for Warsaw via Sandomierz - one of the oldest and historically most significant cities in Poland. Farewell dinner in Warsaw. Overnight at Le Regina Hotel.


The Paszkowka PalaceDAY 13 - FRI •

WARSAW / USA After breakfast, transfer to the airport for the return flight back home.


TOUR FEATURES• First class accommodation with private bath or shower • Meals as per itinerary • Comprehensive sightseeing program as indicated• Transportation within Poland• Service of English speaking guide• Hotel charges and taxes
DEPT. RETURN

JUN 03 JUN 15
JUN 29 AUG 10
SEP 16 SEP 28
LAND ONLY $2,129
SGL. SUPPL $ 579
Warsaw - The Royal Castle
YOUR HOTELS
WARSAW
JAN III SOBIESKI****
MALBORK
MALBORK CASTLE
TORUN
SPICHRZ CASTLE
GNIEZNO
PIETRAK HOTEL***
WROCLAW
QUBUS****
PASZKOWKA
PASZKOWKA PALACE
BARANOW SANDOMIERSKI
BARANOW CASTLE
WARSAW
LE REGINA*****
Krakow - the Courtyard of the Wawel Castle
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