Day 1Warsaw - Sightseeing the Old Town

Arrival in Warsaw. Transfer to hotel and check-in. In the afternoon, we will see the sights of Warsaw, a city of busy traffic routes, historical palaces, churches, monuments, enchanting boulevards and gardens. The programme includes an evening stroll in the Old Town (Warsaw’s Castle Square surrounded by townhouses, the Royal Castle, Sigismund’s Column and the Market Place with the Warsaw Mermaid Statue). Dinner in one of the restaurants in the Old Town to the accompaniment of classical music. Return to the hotel for the night.

Day 2 Warsaw - In the footsteps of Frederic Chopin

After breakfast, we meet our guide and see the sights related to the life and work of the great composer. The sightseeing starts with a visit to the Royal Baths Park, the former summer residence of the last King of Poland. Also, a stroll in a romantic park which features Frédéric Chopin’s Statue, and a visit to the Palace on the Island .

Optionally: Participation in a piano concert at the Royal Baths Park.

In the afternoon we visit the Old Town. The sightseeing includes the Czapski Palace which houses the Chopin Family’s Salon, where the composer spent the last few years before leaving the country. Then we move to the Holy Cross Church where in the left part of the main nave lies Chopin’s heart, brought, according to his will, to Warsaw after his death. This site is marked with a memorial plaque devoted to Chopin. Then we visit the Ostrogski Castle which is home to the Chopin Museum. The Museum holds numerous documents and memorabilia related to Frédéric Chopin, musical and epistolary manuscripts and subsequent editions of his works. After the sightseeing, we attend a piano recital in the Ostrogski Castle’s concert hall. Dinner in a restaurant and return to the hotel for the night.

Day 3 Warsaw - Żelazowa Wola - Sanniki - Toruń

The Chopin family's house in Żelazowa Wola

Breakfast. We travel to Żelazowa Wola, a village visited by great numbers of fans of Frédéric Chopin’s music. Here stands the house where the brilliant Polish composer was born. The renovated 18th century manor houses a small museum featuring copies of documents, portraits, decorative fabrics, musical instruments and furniture preserved in the period style. After the sightseeing, we attend a Chopin music concert. We then travel to the village of Sanniki and visit the Frédéric Chopin Palace and Park Complex. Visit to the Frédéric Chopin Memorial Centre, the collection of which includes numerous exhibits related to the life and works of the composer, and a stroll in the Palace Park along the line of trees remembering the young Chopin’s stays in Sanniki at the house of his parents’ close friends. After the visit, we travel to Toruń. Check-in at the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 4 Toruń - Szafarnia - Gdańsk

Breakfast. Check-out of the hotel. We meet the guide and see the sights of the Toruń Old Town. A stroll in the picturesque streets of Nicolaus Copernicus’s home town which boasts the greatest number of Gothic architecture monuments in Poland. In 1825 the beauty of the Old Town was also explored by Frédéric Chopin during his stay in Szafarnia village. We visit St. John’s Church, Virgin Mary’s Church and St. James’s Church, several gates and towers, and the 15th century Town Hall whose tower dates back to the 13th century. We also take the opportunity to taste the famous Toruń gingerbread. On the way, we visit Szafarnia, a village where the composer spent his summer holidays. We visit the Chopin Centre and stroll in the picturesque Park surrounding the Centre. After the sightseeing, we continue our journey to Gdańsk. Check-in at the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 5 Gdańsk - The Old Town

After breakfast we meet the guide and visit the Gdańsk Old Town. The sightseeing route includes: the Royal Way, the Town Hall, the Arthur’s Court, Żuraw crane over the Motława River, the largest port crane in medieval Europe, and St. Mary’s Church. Free time. Dinner in a restaurant in the Old Town. Stay in the hotel for the night.

Old port in Gdansk

Optionally: Transfer to Oliwa, a villa district which belonged to the Cistercian monastery for centuries (organ concert). Today what is worth noting is the exquisite cathedral with many preserved art works such as the Renaissance main altar, 16th century polychromes, and famous Rococo organ, one of the most valuable instruments of this type in Europe.

Day 6 Departure

Breakfast. Free time for individual walks and shopping. Transfer to the airport and departure.