Congress & Conference Bureau Mazurkas Travel 34th International Symposium on Combustion 29.07-03.08.2012 Warsaw, Poland TOURIST PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE Sunday,

Congress & Conference Bureau Mazurkas Travel

34th International Symposium on Combustion29.07-03.08.2012 Warsaw, Poland

TOURIST PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE

Sunday, 29 July

Welcome Reception

Jewish HeritageTour

Cracow & Auschwitz Nazi

Camp

Cracow & Wieliczka Salt

Mine

Tuesday, 31 July

Monday, 30 July

Friday, 3August

Thursday. 2August

Wednesday, 1August

Royal Castle visit

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Warsaw Orientation Tour

F. Chopin Concert

Picnic Gala DinnerFarewell

Reception

Żelazowa Wola Tour

Saturday, 4August

Wilanów Palace visit

No tours

Social Programme



City tour includes visits of all the not-to-be-missed monuments and sights of Warsaw.OLD TOWN – the Castle Square, King Sigismund’s Column, St. John’s Cathedral, the Old Town Market Square, the Barbican. ROYAL ROUTE – aristocratic residences and famous statues, University of Warsaw, historic churches. HISTORICAL SIGHTS – Ghetto Memorial, Monument of the Warsaw Uprising, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Grand Theatre, Chopin’s Monuments, Belvedere Palace. The price includes: deluxe coach transportation and English guide assistance. There will be no time for any stops.

Warsaw Orientation Tour



ROYAL CASTLE - a national monument of Polish history, official royal residence since 1596. The royal halls and chambers are furnished with historic mementoes and precious works of art. See the Courtier and the Deputy Chambers, King Stanisław August Poniatowski’s Chambers, Small Chapel, Grand Apartment Baroque Marble Room and the Knight Room. The price includes: entrance fees, deluxe coach transportation and English guide assistance.

Royal Castle Visit



Until the outbreak of World War II, Poland was an important Jewish cultural and spiritual centre. Warsaw’s Jewish population was then about 400.000, which was almost one third of the city’s total, and the largest Jewish population after New York. The vast majority of this strong Jewish community perished during the Holocaust. However, traces of the original Jewish community remain. The tour includes: Jewish Cemetery, Nozyk Synagogue, Jewish Historical Institute, sites connected with the Ghetto Uprising of 1943, the Memorial of the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto, the Judenrat Building, Anielewicz’s Bunker and the Umschlagplatz. The price includes: deluxe coach transportation and English guide assistance.

Jewish Heritage



Leave Warsaw to reach the nearby Żelazowa Wola, a village on the Utrata river and visit a charming old Polish manor, the birthplace of the composer F. Chopin. The house where Chopin was born is now a museum surrounded by a large garden. The museum has been reconstructed in very modern style. New, multifunctional buildings, that are located in the beautiful park, host multimedia halls, stores, café and restaurants. Modern architecture, that is open to the park, harmonizes with landscape and at the same time allows having a nice time even in case of a bad weather. Afterwards, continue to Brochów, a typical Mazovian village with a Renaissance basilica, the place of Chopin’s parents wedding and the baptism of F. Chopin.

The price includes: transportation, English guide assistance, entrance fees, lunch in Polka restaurant

ŻELAZOWA WOLA – The Birthplace of F. Chopin



The Polish Versailles. It is a wonderful baroque palace and a place of great beauty, both inside and outside. One will have the opportunity to stroll through the beautiful garden and park.Villa Nova was established in XVII and served as the royal summer residence of King Jan III Sobieski, the famous conqueror of the Turks at the battle of Vienna in 1683. He was the most colorful person of the 17th Century Poland, a skilful army leader, accomplished diplomat and author of beautiful love letters written to Marie Cassimere, his wife. The price includes: entrance fees, deluxe coach transportation and English guide assistance.

Wilanów Palace Visit



Intercity or special train with only 2h 40 minutes journey makes Cracow available for a one day trip from Warsaw.

In the morning:CRACOW – The Royal City. A city over one thousand years old, located in the upper course of the Vistula river, a city called ”little Rome” and the ”cradle of European Culture”. Cracow is rich in history, outstanding works of art and architecture. The city is the location of the Jagiellonian University (founded in 1364), the Royal Castle Wawel, with its mythical Cathedral and the largest and most beautiful town square in Europe. Cracow is a city complex unlike most others in Europe.

Cracow Tour

The price includes: 1st class train ticket Warsaw – Cracow – Warsaw, English speaking hostess assistance, entrance fees, deluxe coach transportation, local guide assistance, lunch at the local restaurant.



OPTION AIn the afternoon:AUSCHWITZ – the largest of the Nazi concentration camps during World War II. It has been the largest ‘death’ factory in the history of humanity and a silent witness to human tragedy. Auschwitz consisted of several units, including the largest one in Brzezinka (Birkenau). Out of the millions of people brought there between 1940-1944, at the time of liberation of the Camp only 60 to 70 thousand utterly emaciated victims were alive.

Cracow & Auschwitz Nazi Camp



Cracow & Wieliczka Salt Mine

OPTION BIn the afternoon:WIELICZKA SALT MINE – the oldest salt mine in Europe, an impressive underground world of salt lakes, chambers, galleries and the unique Salt Works Museum created by many generations of Polish miners. The underground tourist route passes through galleries and chambers on three levels, with 17th and 19th century chapels and unique natural caves.

Congress & Conference Bureau Mazurkas Travel 34th International Symposium on Combustion 29.07-03.08.2012 Warsaw, Poland TOURIST PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE Sunday,

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warsaw uprising

sights of warsaw

university of warsaw

warsaw orientation tour

jewish heritage slide

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