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HALF
DAY TOURS, Sunday, 24th September 2006
1.
The Medieval Abbey at Tyniec (boat trip) |
CANCELLED
The Benedictine Abbey at Tyniec is situated between lime and oak trees on a limestone cliff that hangs over the Vistula River ca. 10 km south of Krakow. In the 15th and 17th centuries this romantic monastery was totally remodeled and today exhibits the best of the baroque period. Tyniec is well known for its organ concerts held in July and August.
2. Auschwitz | Hours: 09.00 - 14.30 09h00
- Coach departure for Oświęcim
Thousands of Jews from all over the world and many Poles meet here every March for the March of the Living in order to honour victims of the Holocaust. 14h30
- Return to the congress venue
PRICE: 35,00 EUR per person The
above price includes:
3. The Wawel Hill - Royal Castle and Cathedral | CANCELLED From the 10th to the 16th centuries the Royal Castle in Cracow - Wawel was the seat of the Polish royalty. Situated on a hill above the Vistula River, it was built over many centuries and created in a mixture of styles: Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance.
The Wawel Castle is the most popular and the richest museum in Poland. In its 71 magnificent rooms with 7.040 sq. meters of floor space, several thousands of priceless works of art are on display. The most valuable of all the works of art in the Wawel collection are the Arras tapestries. The Royal Armoury with its collection of the standards and colours of the Teutonic Knights won in the Battle of Grunwald in 1410 is yet another unique attraction.
Wawel
Cathedral, the scene of numerous coronations of the Polish kings, is
also their eternal resting place. The Renaissance
Sigismund Chapel by the Cathedral, roofed with pure gold, is simply
amazing.
The participants will also visit the Royal Private Apartments, Crown Treasury and Armoury, Wawel Cathedral and historical exhibition of "The Lost Wawel" - an archaeological-architectural ground with the early 11th century Rotunda of SS. Felix and Adauctus as well as objects connected with the history of Wawel Hill, and stove-tiles dating from the 16th-17th centuries.
One
must also visit the Dragon's
Den - a karstic cave where, according to the well-known legend, the
most famous Dragon of Poland once used to devour local virgins.
4. The Old Town of Cracow and Kazimierz | CANCELLED
The
vast Old
Town Market Square is considered to be
the largest medieval town square in Europe. The surroundings of the square
have remained unchanged for almost 700 years and contain buildings of historic
value such as St.
Mary's Church with the famous Gothic
wooden altar, the Town
Hall Tower, the
Renaissance Cloth Hall, the "Wierzynek"
restaurant (established in 1364) and the burghers' houses.
The
Collegium Maius, the oldest part of Jagiellonian
University is a magnificent example of the late Gothic architecture
with a large courtyard and the beautiful Hall of the Sessionist of the
University authorities. In the year 2000 Cracow celebrated the 600th anniversary
of its Academy.
Kazimierz - the former Jewish district of Cracow In the past Kazimierz was a distinct town with its own Town Hall, now housing the Ethnographic Museum, and Market Sguare, today the Wolnica Square.
The period of rapid growth of the Jewish population in Kazimierz in the second half of the 15th century witnessed the foundation of Poland's oldest Judaic shrine, the Old Synagogue - now with the exhibition, which shows the history and culture of the Jewish community of Cracow and then the Remu'h Synagogue with the adjoining Renaissance cemetery, one of the best preserved cemeteries of this period in Europe.
The dramatic history of the Jewish community, exterminated by the Nazis, was presented by Steven Spielberg, who directed the movie "Schindler's List" on actual location.
5. Kazimierz by night (dinner included) | Hours: 19.00 - 23.00 19h00
- Meeting with a guide at congress venue
19h30 - Walk into the Kazimierz district. Enter
the maze of narrow streets of the former Jewish district of Kazimierz,
to take a
For almost seven hundred years, Cracow was home to a large Jewish community. Splendid synagogues are again functioning as places of worship, and vibrant museums have opened in tribute to the lost world. Jewish klezmer music, reborn with a contemporary twist, echoes from the cellars of Kazimierz, the ancient heart of Jewish Cracow, drawing a host of young Polish and international fans. On this walk we will explore the streets of Kazimierz, stopping at synagogues, market squares and beautiful old graveyards. The magical Remuh cemetery is the best-surviving Renaissance Jewish graveyard in Europe.
The
tour ends with a dinner at a Jewish restaurant where you can taste traditional
Jewish meals and listen to a Jewish music concert.
PRICE: 60,00 EUR per person The
above price includes:
IMPORTANT
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