
Poland
The grand tour of Polish cities
Poland
Poland from city to city: Warsaw, Malbork and Gdańsk, Toruń, Copernicus' birthplace, Poznań, Wrocław and its islands, Auschwitz, Kraków and Wieliczka, before returning to Warsaw.
When
May to September
Price
From 1 378€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
7 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-4
The north.
Day 1
Arrival in Warsaw
Flight to Warsaw, welcome and transfer to the hotel.

Day 2
Warsaw – Malbork – Gdańsk
Malbork Castle, the largest brick castle in the world, former capital of the Teutonic Knights.

Day 3
Gdańsk – Toruń
Gdańsk, its Hanseatic houses, the Long Street and the medieval crane on the Motława. Then Toruń, a Gothic town, birthplace of Copernicus and of its gingerbread.

Day 4
Poznań – Wrocław
Poznań and its Renaissance town hall, then Wrocław, the city of a hundred bridges and its bronze dwarves.

Days 5-8
The royal south.
Day 5
Auschwitz – Kraków
The Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial, the former concentration and extermination camp.

Day 6
Kraków – Wieliczka
Kraków: the Market Square and the Cloth Hall, St Mary's Basilica, Wawel Hill and its castle, and the Jewish quarter of Kazimierz. The Wieliczka salt mine, its galleries and its chapel carved from salt 100 metres underground.

Day 7
Kraków – Warsaw
Back to Warsaw and its old town.

Day 8
Back to France
Transfer to Warsaw airport and fly to France.


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