Warsaw Trip Overview
Krakow is considered to be the most beautiful city in Poland, that enchants with its atmosphere, multiculturalism and beauty of a medieval, rich, European city. It is the second largest city in Poland and the unofficial cultural capital of our country. Its Old Town captivates with centuries-old history, which you can almost breathe while walking its streets. After visiting the biggest attractions of Krakow, we will go for lunch to one of the local restaurants and go to nearby Wieliczka.
The Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of the oldest and largest facilities of this type in Poland. During the tour we will go over a hundred meters below the surface of the earth to find ourselves in almost fairy-tale reality. There we will find a labyrinth of endless corridors hollowed out in the rock, breathtaking Crystal Caves, salt lakes and spacious chambers filled with works of art made by sculptor miners. After returning to the surface we will visit the small but charming market square in Wieliczka.
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Duration: 16 hours
Starts: Warsaw, Poland
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Krakow is considered to be the most beautiful city in Poland, that enchants with its atmosphere, multiculturalism and beauty of a medieval, rich, European city. It is the second largest city in Poland and the unofficial cultural capital of our country. Its Old Town captivates with centuries-old history, which you can almost breathe while walking its streets. After visiting the biggest attractions of Krakow, we will go for lunch to one of the local restaurants and go to nearby Wieliczka.
The Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of the oldest and largest facilities of this type in Poland. During the tour we will go over a hundred meters below the surface of the earth to find ourselves in almost fairy-tale reality. There we will find a labyrinth of endless corridors hollowed out in the rock, breathtaking Crystal Caves, salt lakes and spacious chambers filled with works of art made by sculptor miners. After returning to the surface we will visit the small but charming market square in Wieliczka.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Krakow’s Rynek Glowny Central Square, Rynek Glowny, Krakow Poland
The principal urban space located at the center of the city that dates back to the 13th century.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Sukiennice (Cloth Hall), Rynek Glowny 1/3, Krakow 31-042 Poland
It was once a major centre of international trade, today it’s one of the most recognizable symbols of the city.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: St Mary’s Basilica, Plac Mariacki 5, Krakow 31-042 Poland
It’s a Brick Gothic church located in the Krakow’s Main Market Square. Every hour the trumpet signal, called Hejnał Mariacki is played from the top of one of the towers. It is also one of the symbols of Krakow.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Wawel Royal Castle, Wawel 5, Krakow 31-001 Poland
Wawel Royal Castle is a castle residency located in central Kraków, and the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in the world. We won’t visit the interiors.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Wieliczka Salt Mine, Jana Mikolaja Danilowicza 10, Wieliczka 32-020 Poland
The Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of the oldest and largest facilities of this type in Poland. The first mine was built here in the mid-thirteenth century, but salt from brine was already obtained in Wieliczka in prehistoric times. Today, the mine is a tourist attraction on a European scale, visited by nearly two million tourists every year.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Rynek Gorny, Wieliczka Poland
Visit small, but charming Upper Town Square in Wieliczka.
Duration: 15 minutes
