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You can visit places connected with the life of Pope John Paul II.

 

Homeland of John Paul II

 

 

Day 1 Warsaw
- Arrival in Warsaw and transfer to the hotel
- Welcoming dinner at the local restaurant

 
Day 2 Warsaw
- All-day city tour of Warsaw including: the Old Town area with the Royal Castle, Lazienki - palace and park
 
Day 3 Warsaw & Niepokalanow & Czestochowa
- Morning departure to Niepokalanow, famous for the figure and idea of the martyr from Auschwitz, Father Maximilian Maria Kolbe
- A Mass
- Dinner and overnight stay in Czestochowa
 

Day 4 Czestochowa & Krakow
- Visit to the Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa famous for the marvellous "Black Madonna" icon
- Guided tour of the Pauline Monastery and its Treasury
- Dinner and overnight stay in Czestochowa

 
Day 5 Krakow
- Morning departure for Krakow
- Visit to Wawel Cathedral and St. Mary’s Church on the Market Square
- Visit to Solvay chemical factory where Karol Wojtyla used to work
- Visit to the famous window of the Archbishop’s Palace
- A Mass
- Dinner and overnight stay in Krakow
 
Day 6 Krakow & Wieliczka
- In the morning: walking tour of Krakow, including: the Old Town area, the Wawel Royal Castle and Cathedral, famous Market Square, Cloth Hall and St. Mary's Church
- Afternoon tour to the unique Wieliczka Salt Mine
- Dinner at a hotel restaurant
 
Day 7 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska & Wadowice
- After breakfast: all day tour to the Krakow religious surroundings. In a program visit to:
- the Franciscan monastery in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, with its Calvary paths, along which there are chapels, wayside shrines, bridges, structures and churches,
- Wadowice , the birthplace of Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II,
- Late afternoon: return to Krakow
- Dinner at a hotel restaurant
 
Day 8 Warsaw (departure)
- After breakfast: departure for Warsaw for afternoon flight back home.