The Best of Czchia and Poland

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.

In the morning, we’ll enjoy a panoramic tour with a local guide in this city, considered one of the most beautiful in Europe. Highlights include the Castle, the Town Hall Square, and the stunning Charles Bridge. After the tour, you will have free time to stroll through the bustling city center and enjoy lunch at your leisure. At 7:00 p. m. , we’ll take an evening transfer to the historic center, where you’ll find numerous traditional breweries, as well as excellent dining options and a lively nightlife atmosphere.

Today we continue exploring the Czech Republic, traveling south. Beautiful landscapes in the region of Bohemia. Stop in CESKE BUDEJOVICE, capital of Southern Bohemia. Its historic center is well preserved, with a large square, cobblestone streets, and Renaissance and Baroque buildings. Free time for a stroll. We continue to CESKY KRUMLOV, a beautiful small medieval town declared a World Heritage Site, set above a canyon and surrounded by its walls. Free time to walk around and have lunch. Afterwards, we travel to TELC, another medieval jewel and World Heritage Site thanks to its wellpreserved historic center, featuring a triangular main square lined with Renaissance and Baroque burgher houses and its Renaissance castle. We then continue to BRNO, the secondlargest city in the Czech Republic, a vibrant cultural destination with a historic center full of Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque architecture. The city is also known for its youthful atmosphere, thriving food scene, and cozy cafés.

Today we’ll explore the Moravia region in greater depth, visiting several sites near Brno. First, we’ll see the beautiful gardens of the LEDNICE Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site created by the Liechtenstein family. Afterwards, we’ll head to VALTICE, where we’ll include a visit to its imposing Baroque palace and enjoy a tasting of local wine from this region, renowned for its winemaking tradition. We then continue to MIKULOV, a small town with a very picturesque center and a large castle dominating the city. Free time for lunch and a stroll. We return to BRNO, arriving in the midafternoon.

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.

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.