History lesson - terminal Poland

„Wind of history” tour…  along Cracow – Częstochowa Upland

Cracow – Częstochowa Upland, a part of Silesia-Cracow Upland consists of a large plate Jurassic limestone, which rises from 300 m to 400 m above sea level. One of the main attractions of this region are numerous ruins of medieval castles. All of them located on rocky hills have a long and interesting history. Let us to present it with our group of friends – medieval knights and hooligans, Polish nobility, courtier and even… ghost looking after hidden treasures.

Tour program

Day 1
Arrival to Poland. Transfer to Częstochowa for a visit on Jasna Góra – Częstochowa Monastery. Guided tour and sightseeing tour of Częstochowa. Dinner and overnight stay at a hotel.

Day 2
Breakfast. Departure to Olsztyn near Częstochowa. Visit on medieval castle built in XIV c. “Unexpected” meeting with 10th century knights with “real” fight show and presentation of everyday life on castle in medieval Poland. Transfer to Złoty Potok. Meeting with group of Polish nobility. Presentation of Renaissance dance, shooting show with 16th century practice and rules and an archery competition. Transfer to hotel. Check in and dinner. Visit in a castle in Ogrodzieniec. Night show with ghosts and “Treasure prospection”… Overnight in a hotel.

Day 3
Breakfast. Transfer to next medieval castles on Cracow – Częstochowa Upland in Mirów and Bobolice. Meeting with medieval hooligans… and with some old legends. Departure to Pieskowa Skała – a visit on castle with history since 14th century with Renaissance garden and local museum. Departure for dinner and overnight in a hotel.

Day 4
Breakfast. Guided tour of Cracow: Main Market Square, St. Mary’s Basilica and historical trade pavilions of the Cloth Hall, the Royal Route, Collegium Maius, Wawel Hill with its Renaissance Royal Castle and Cathedral; a walk round the Old Jewish Quarter- Kazimierz. Departure from Poland. 


Prices for 2021 season tours  

group size / transport	with your own land transport	with our luxury bus / coach
group of 20 persons + 2 teachers	250  Euro / person	305 Euro / person
group of 30 persons + 2 teachers	190  Euro / person	230 Euro / person
group of 40 persons + 3 teachers	170  Euro / person	190 Euro / person

Price include: all transfers by luxury bus/coach according to the program, shows program, 3 overnights at hostel or economy hotel, 3 breakfasts and 3 dinners, service of tour leader and guides in Cracow and Częstochowa, 2/3 free of charge places for teachers, reservation of entrance tickets.

Price exclude: entrance tickets (approx 10 Euro / person).

Tour Date: any, on your request grzegorz.b@excitingpoland.com

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.

259,000 inhabitants, is the main centre of religious worship in Poland. This is due to the miraculous icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa known as the Black Madonna. The sanctuary is located in the Pauline monastery on Jasna Góra, which has been a major goal of pilgrimages for centuries. The monastery was founded in 1382. The icon of St Mary with the Child, as the legend has it, was painted by St Luke 13 years after the death of Christ. Very soon it was ascribed miraculous powers. Its strength was also reputedly proven by the fact that monks and Polish soldiers successfully withheld the Swedish 40 day siege in the 17th century. Since that time the monastery on Jasna Góra with the icon of Black Madonna has become the country’s principal religious symbol. The first buildings appeared here in the 15th century. The monastery derives its contemporary shape predominantly from the 17th century.