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Wieliczka Salt Mine (located 15 km from Cracow, HD
excursion)
Wieliczka Salt Mine works from Middle Ages being the
oldest enterprise of salt industry on Polish land.
Hidden below the town, situated on 9 levels, reaching
327 m deep Wieliczka's underground that is nearly
300 km of galleries and 3000 chambers. 3,5 km route
64-135 m below ground level is available for tourists.
Magnificent chapels, captivating underground lakes,
original tools and equipment, traces of mining works
give the comprehension about people's fight against
the elements, their work, passion and beliefs. Wieliczka
miners left lots of salt carvings and murals. After
the sightseeing, tourists can rest in the chamber
complex 125 m underground where they can find souvenir
shops, restaurant and a post office. In the underground
of Wieliczka Salt Mine there are organized conferences,
banquets, weddings, New Years Eve Ball, concerts,
sport performances…
Auschwitz-Birkenau (HD excursion) known worldwide,
the city’s name is a symbol of martyrdom of the millions.
It is located about 65 kilometers from Cracow. The
Nazis established the Auschwitz concentration camp
in April 1940. Enlarged in the subsequent years, it
became a site of mass genocide. Here died 1.5 million
people of 28 nationalities.
Czestochowa-Jasna Gora Monastery-(FD excursion) one
of the major religious shrines in the Christian world.
The monastic complex is a unique historical monument,
which also contains a treasury of valuable works testifying
the rich national heritage of the Polish state and
culture. Adjacent to the Jasna Gora Basilica is the
Chapel of the Miraculous Image which contains the
famous icon, an object of particular devotion and
the destination of pilgrimages. The icon is solemnly
revealed for several periods during the day and during
some religious celebrations.
Zakopane+Dunajec gorge (FD excursion) situated in
a charming valley at the foot of the Polish Tatras,
106 km from Cracow. It is the largest winter and mountain-climbing
resort in Poland. Famous not only for its pictoresque
landscapes but also for its art, costumes, mountaineer’s
music and wooden rural architecture. Morning departure
to Zakopane, stop at Krosnica, rafts embarkation in
Katy, trip down the Dunajec river through the Pieniny
Gorge and along the Polish-Slovak border, arrival
in Szczawnica, disembarkation, guided visit of the
Chocholow village with its wooden houses, continue
to Zakopane, lunch in restaurant, guided tour of Zakopane,
cable car ride to Mt Kasprowy, drive back to Cracow,
dinner and accomodation in Cracow.
Cracow-Pieskowa Skala (30 km from Cracow)+Pieninski
National Park (HD excursion) guided tour of the Renaissance
Castle of Pieskowa Skala, located on the hill rising
above the picturesque valley of the River Pr±dnik
and surrounded by the forests of the Ojców National
Park, 8 km from the attractive village of Ojców (the
villas and buildings of the old resort, ruins of a
castle, Łokietek Cave and the Dark Cave); on the Route
of Eagles' Nests connecting ruins of 7 castles situated
on the hills of the Cracow and Częstochowa Upland.
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