Christmas market in Cracow

Christmas Market – Krakow

The Christmas Markets in the Old Town of Krakow attract hundreds of thousands of tourists from Poland and Europe every year. Browse the masterpieces made by Polish artists and craftsmen. Only during the Christmas season are these masterpieces available in the magic city of Krakow. December is close - book your tour now !

Your visit program:

1st Day

Your flight arrives at the Krakow-Balice airport where you are met by your chauffer and your luggage is transferred to your private car. After checking into your hotel, relax from the trip and prepare for great Christmas shopping. Overnight at the Hotel.

2nd Day

After breakfast we enjoy a 3.5 hour sightseeing tour of Krakow with an English speaking guide. The afternoon is free for shopping at the Christmas Markets in the magical city, or time for individual arrangements. Overnight at the Hotel.

3rd Day

After breakfast you could choose an optional tour of the Wieliczka Royal Salt Mine, a UNESCO site, or more shopping, or perhaps relax. In the afternoon we will transfer to the Krakow-Balice airport for the return flight.


Prices:

price / person / package	hotel 3*	hotel 4* or 5 *
in single room	199 Euro	280 Euro
in double room	160 Euro	195 Euro

Prices include:
- airport transfers on your arrival and departure days,
- two overnight stay at your hotel in Cracow,
- two breakfasts at your hotel restaurant,
- city tour with English, German, French, Spanish, Italian speaking guide,
- detailed information about events, markets during your stay in Cracow,
- help line telephone number.

Additional infirmation and fees:
- tours to Wieliczka Royal Salt Mine - 35 Euro / person.

Cracow- an ancient magic city.
Cracow offers a wide spectrum of museums, art galleries full of exhibitions, theatres, historic cellars, clubs, cafes & restaurants with live music, is an exciting destination for the travelers on the world map!
The city’s cultural heritage is mirrored in its intellectual achievements – the Jagiellonian University is the oldest in Poland. The student population of the city numbers almost 100,000 and this large student population fires a lively nightlife scene that burns brightly in the atmospheric cellar bars away from the tourists above. Cracow has sharply contrasting seasons with cold, snowy winters and fresh springs and autumns. Visitors should beware of the locals’ use of the word fresh – an optimistic reference to blatantly cold weather. The labyrinthine cellars of the Old Town are an ideal place to escape the winter chill. However, come summer, the quintessential Cracow experience is relaxing in a pavement café on the main square enjoying one of the long and balmy nights.

Cracow (Krakow) is now well established as a major tourist destination. At the height of summer, Poland’s fourth largest city throngs with tour groups, all manner of tourist tack and countless pavement cafés that seem to occupy every cobble of the main square. Out of season, late at night or even in the first slivers of morning light, it is clear why so many people flock to visit. This magical city, situated in the southeast of the country, between the Jura uplands and the Tatra Mountains, on the banks of the Wisla (Vistula) River, has one of the best-preserved medieval city centres in Europe. Dozens of churches cover almost every architectural period and are surrounded by monasteries and abbeys – walking through the Old Town streets is like drifting back through the musty pages of a historical novel.

Cracow – a tourist horn of plenty
Cracow, Poland's former royal capital, is one of the most attractive spots on the tourist map of Europe. This is a place where legends, history and modernity intertwine. The city, which lies on the banks of the Vistula River, is famous for its priceless historical monuments of culture and art.

City tour program
You will begin your tour by visiting the Jewish District of Kazimierz to explore the area which used to be inhabited by one of the most diverse Jewish communities in Europe. Then a short drive will take you up the Wawel Hill which is the embodiment of Poland's former monarchical glory. Its summit is the Royal Castle and a 14th-century cathedral which hosted almost all coronations and funerals of the Polish monarchy. Having descended the hill, we stroll along Kanonicza and Grodzka Streets to reach Collegium Maius (Great College), the oldest building of the Academia Cracoviensis. After visiting the charming Gothic courtyard we continue to the Main Market Square. This bustling heart of the city is a perfect place for picking up souvenirs, especially in the Cloth Hall which has been the local market place for centuries. Complete your tour by visiting St Mary's Church, where the stunning medieval altar sculpted by Veit Stoss is located and a bugle call sounds towards the four corners of the world every hour on the hour. The tour lasts approx. 4 hours.

Price: 35 Euro / person

Price includes: English speaking guide, hotel pick up from selected hotels and places, admission to Wawel Castle and Royal Cathedral, admission to St Mary's Church.

Departure time and place: see schedule.

Additional info: daily tour, The Royal Chambers of the Wawel Castle are closed to the public every Monday. On Monday the Collegium Maius is visited instead.

Tour program
As you walk down 360 steps into the salt mine, you get the impression of entering a vast underground city, complete with huge caverns and underground lakes. This underground world has earned a place on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list thanks to the creativity of the miners who carved chapels out of the walls, hundreds of metres below the surface. You will visit the largest of the chapels dedicated to St Kinga, the patron saint of salt miners. This subterranean church is richly decorated with chandeliers, sculptures, and religious figures carved out of salt. As you follow the 2 1/2-kilometre walk, you'll pass statues dating back to the 18th century depicting mythical, historical and religious figures. The last stop in the mine is the souvenir shop and snack bar. From here, the lift carries you back to the surface. The tour lasts approx. 4 hours.

Price: 35 Euro / person.

Price includes: English speaking guide, hotel pick up from selected hotels, admission to Wieliczka Salt Mine, guided walk through Wieliczka Salt Mine, lift pick up to the ground level on exit.

Departure time and places: see the schedule.

Additional info: tour twice a day, temperature 14 °C/57 °F of all year round.