
Poland
From the royal south to the Hanseatic Baltic
Poland
Poland in a week: Kraków, the Wieliczka salt mine, Auschwitz-Birkenau, two days in Gdańsk on the Baltic, the Teutonic castle of Malbork, then Warsaw.
When
May to September
Price
From 1 264€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
7 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-3
The royal city and its surroundings.
Day 1
Arrival in Kraków
Flight to Kraków, welcome and transfer to the hotel.

Day 2
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 3
Auschwitz
The Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial, the former concentration and extermination camp.

Days 4-8
The Baltic and the capital.
Day 4
Kraków – Gdańsk
Train or flight to Gdańsk, on the Baltic.

Day 5
Gdańsk
Gdańsk, its Hanseatic houses, the Long Street and the medieval crane on the Motława.

Day 6
Malbork – Warsaw
Malbork Castle, the largest brick castle in the world, former capital of the Teutonic Knights.

Day 7
Warsaw
Warsaw, its rebuilt UNESCO-listed old town, the Royal Castle, the Royal Route and Łazienki Park.

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


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