8 Kolobrzeska, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Christmas period is magical for most of us but it is even more enchanting in historical Old Towns with Christmas markets in the main touristic routes. Immerse yourself in beautiful Christmas decorations, lights, scents of orange, ginger and fir trees. Taste traditional Polish mouthwatering delicacies of Christmas Eve dinner and learn how to prepare traditional Polish "pierogi" dumplings. Stroll along streets of Kraków's Old Town to purchase amazing Christmas gifts in good prices. Discover unique Polish Christmas traditions and ways of celebrating this world favourite winter holidays in one of the most popular Polish agglomerations.
3 days / 2 nights
HB (2 breakfasts, 2 dinners)
December
1 city 1 town
10-300
Calm
Up to 30 days*
Arrival. Meet & greet at the airport, transfer to your hotel, check-in. 3 h sightseeing of Wrocław with a guide. Entrance to Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Wrocław. First encounter with Wrocław's Dwarves. Dinner with Polish Christmas delicacies in one of the Old Town restaurants. Return to your hotel.
Wrocław is the most interesting and most beautiful city in Lower Silesia. You will start the tour from the Wroclaw Main Market Square. It is one of the largest markets in Europe. It has an area of 3.8 hectares. There are many colorful tenements from different eras, many restaurants, souvenir shops, bookstores .. It is a place that attracts tourists as well as Wrocław residents. The 13th century Main Market Square features the Old Town Hall. Inside is the Museum of Bourgeois Art - a branch of the City Museum and the...
One of the most original Wrocław’s attractions are Dwarves. They started to show up at Wrocław’s streets in 2005 when a sculptor Tomasz Maczek designed first five figurines. Nowadays dwarves are designed by artists from all parts of Poland. Right now there are over 300 dwarves and their numbers are constantly growing. Dwarves become even Wrocław’s iconic symbols. Tourists and Wrocław’s inhabitants take part in special Dwarves trips. Once a year in September these small creatures have their own official holiday. Peopl...
The Old Market Square in Wrocław has almost 3.8 hectare and is one of the biggest old squares in Poland (after Kraków and Olecko) and Europe. It is a rectangle of 213 and 178 meters. In the centre of the square there is a big Town Hall with 66 m tower, which is the biggest in Poland. Around the market there are 60 decorative, historic tenement houses. In the basement of the Town Hall there is Piwnica Świdnicka restaurant. It is one of the oldest gastronomy points in Europe. The Town Hall is currently a city’s museum...
Things you may not have known about Polish Christmas: 1. The most important day for us is the 24th of December – Christmas Eve. 2. We spend three days of Christmas with our families mainly at Christmas feasts (24th-26th of December). 3. Polish children find their presents under Christmas trees on 24th of December after festive dinner. Sometimes even Santa Claus brings them himself! In the south of Poland children also receive gifts from Baby Jesus or an angel. 4. We start celebrating main Christmas feast when the fi...
Meal on Christmas Eve the 24th of December is Christmas dinner that should start traditionally when the first star appears on the sky. All family gathers together then and first reads the gospel about the birth of Christ and then family members share special Christmas wafer and give each other best wishes. Then they sit by the table which has white table cloth and underneath it there is some straw. On the table there are always 12 dishes. Traditionally these are lent dishes, so no meat allowed. The main dishes are fi...
Breakfast. Transfer to Książ Castle. Sightseeing with a guide. On return to Wrocław sightseeing of Świdnica Peace Church (enlisted at UNESCO World Heritage List). Free time in the afternoon to stroll along Christmas shops and stalls at Wrocław's Makret Square and in the streets of the Old Town. Dinner with traditional Christmas sweets in one of the Old Town restaurants.
Książ Castle is especially interesting as it joins older history, as the construction started in the 13th century, and more recent history as it was largely changed during WWII. If you enjoy conspiracy theories of the human civilization, there is no other such place like Książ as digressions about Hitler purposes for Książ are numerous. During sightseeing of the castle, you will be able to see lots of alternations introduced by Nazi Germans. Apart from the Castle itself it is worth to stroll in the Książ gardens desi...
The church in Świdnica is situated about 53 km from Wrocław (about 1 h 10 min drive). It is made from wood and incredibly was erected only within a year of 1957. It is the biggest wooden Protestant church and with the area of 1090 square meters, it can gather 7 500 believers. The interior of the church has a Baroque style. The most dominant interior items include the 18th century altar piece, pulpit and organs. The church is encircled by lodges, among which Hochberg lodge is the most distinctive. The church is situat...
Christmas fairs in Poland became wide-spread. We encounter such small Christmas shop gatherings in majority of bigger Polish towns and cities. Usually they start at the beginning of December before St. Nicholas day on the 6th of December, when children find some small presents in their shoes. At main market squares in towns and cities we will find stalls with gifts and Christmas delicacies. Focal points are usually massive municipal Christmas trees and nativity sheds with live sheep and donkeys which are usually crow...
Christmas sweets are gingerbread cookies which should be prepared about 2-3 weeks before Christmas. On Christmas Eve dinner table we find poppy seed rolls and all kinds of cakes with poppy seed as according to tradition, eating poppy seed cakes brings luck for the whole next year. Apart from these two sweets we will also find gingerbread cake with chocolate coating glaze, nut gateau, dry fruit cakes and honey cakes. Therefore, even though you don’t find Christmas pudding in Poland, you won’t definitely miss it. Plea...
Breakfast. Free time in the morning for your own Wrocław Old Town exploration or optional trip. Teransfer to the airport. Departure.
Local guide for meet & greet at the airport and sightseeing
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Książ Castle, Świdnica Peace Church
Coach
Airport and hotel for sightseeing trips
Hotel, airport for departure
English, German, Norwegian, French, Spanish, Italian and others on request
City break
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