Czech Republic and Poland Highlights, Ending in Prague

Welcome to your tour with Europamundo! We’ll transfer you to the hotel and you’ll have some free time. In the afternoon, you’ll find information about the start of your tour on the boards located at the hotel reception.

You will have free time in Prague until it´s time to meet with our guide in the evening. We’ll transfer you to the Old Town Square, a lively area bustling with tourist activity. You can enjoy dinner at one of the many restaurants offering a variety of international cuisines, including Czech, Chinese, Indian, and Italian. Afterward, there will be a return transfer to the hotel.

Today, we’ll explore this capital, a baroque gem of Europe. We’ll enjoy a panoramic tour with a local guide, who will introduce us to the city’s history and main landmarks. During the tour, we’ll visit Prague Castle (tickets included). Afterward, we’ll take a delightful boat cruise along the Vltava River. Later in the afternoon (around 03:00 p. m. ), we’ll depart from Prague and travel toward Moravia. We’ll arrive in BRNO, the secondlargest city in Czech Republic, known for its modern architecture and vibrant cultural scene. There will be time for a stroll through its lively center, where you´ll find its impressive cathedral and historic town hall.

We’ll depart early from Brno and travel to Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, a charming city on the banks of the Danube with a beautifully preserved historic center. You´ll have time to explore its picturesque streets before continuing our journey. Next, we’ll visit Trencin, a small medieval town in western Slovakia, known for its impressive castle and vibrant historic center. We’ll have time to stroll around and enjoy lunch. In the afternoon, we’ll continue our route through scenic landscapes of forests and rolling hills as we make our way to Poland. We’ll arrive in Krakow at the end of the day.

In the morning, we’ll enjoy a panoramic tour of Krakow with a local guide. Founded in the seventh century, the capital of Lesser Poland boasts an Old Town recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. During our visit, we’ll see its charming medieval streets, the Market Square, one of the largest in Europe and the heart of the city, and Wawel Hill, located at Wawel Castle, former residence of Polish kings. In the afternoon, you’ll have free time. If you wish, you can join an optional excursion to the Wieliczka Salt Mines, another UNESCO World Heritage Site, featuring carved galleries, underground churches, and over 300 km of tunnels. At the end of the day, a traditional local meal will be included.

After breakfast, we’ll depart for Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, a small town set among beautiful surroundings known for its monastery and chapel complex, the “Calvary,” a UNESCO World Heritage Site and pilgrimage destination. Next, we’ll make a brief stop at the wooden church in Barwald Dolny before heading to Wadowice, the birthplace of Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II. You can visit either his museum house or the basilica where he was baptized, with time for a walk and lunch. We’ll then visit Auschwitz, the former Nazi concentration camp where over a million people perished during World War II. Now a memorial and museum, it has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We’ll tour Birkenau, where trains from across Europe arrived. On our way to Katowice, we’ll stop at the Nikiszowiec neighborhood, built in the early 20th century for miners and their families. This area, known for its unique architecture and vibrant community life, is currently under consideration for UNESCO World Heritage status. In Katowice, the capital of Silesia, you’ll have free time to explore this modern city and financial hub. Accommodation will be in Katowice.

We’ll continue our route to Opole, where you’ll have time for a coffee in this active small town with its wellpreserved old town, known for the National Festival of Polish Song. Leaving the town, we’ll visit the Village Museum (tickets included), an openair museum showcasing life in rural Poland in the late 19th century and the region’s wooden architecture, featuring mills, a church, and farms. We’ll then continue to Wroclaw, a city founded in the 10th century and capital of Lower Silesia, reflecting Polish, Czech, Austrian, and German influences. Its old town, rebuilt after World War II, has one of the most beautiful squares in Poland. Time for lunch and sightseeing. In the afternoon we’ll travel to the Czech Republic and arrive in Prague by evening.

After breakfast, our journey will come to an end, leaving you with wonderful lasting memories.