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Organizers:

World Foundry Organization

Polish Foundrymen’s Association

Accompaying persons’ programme

KRAKOW SIGHTSEEING TOUR: OLD TOWN, KAZIMIERZ AND NOWA HUTA

24th September, Duration: 4h

  • the route covers most important monuments of three most popular by tourists districts.
  • Old Town with Main Market Square, Cloth Hall and Wawel Castle ( Option I: Historical Museum of the City of Krakow visit)
  • Jewish district with synagogues and small restaurants in old style
  • former Jewish ghetto becoming more and more popular thanks to Oskar Schindler’s factory or HistoricalMuseum of the City of Krakow
  • Nowa Huta – the socialist-era part of town, founded in 1949, that was home to the Poland’s first integrated steelworks
  • lunch

WIELICZKA SALT MINE VISIT

25th September, Duration: 4h

  • Visit Wieliczka Salt Mine – a world class tourist attraction and UNESCO site – which will definitely be an unforgettable underground experience.
  • Over 700-year-old, this monument of history has been created by many generations of Polish miners.
  • Wieliczka is also home to the world’s largest mining heritage museum, with a collection of unique pieces of mining equipment reflecting the development of mining techniques from the Middle Ages until today.
  •  lunch at the local restaurant

 

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