Ernesto Travel

x               Arrival to Warsaw at x, flight number y. Meeting with the tour leader from Ernesto Travel and transfer by coach to the hotel in Warsaw. Arrival and check-in the hotel.
20.00         Dinner at the hotel or at the restaurant in the city centre. Stay in Warsaw.

8.00         Breakfast at the hotel.
9.00         Guided tour of Warsaw: Lazienkowski Park with the monument of Frederic Chopin, The Warsaw Ghetto, Umschlagplatz – from here thousands of the Jews were deported to the concentration camps, The Tomb of The Unknown Soldier, Palace of Culture and Science, Krakowskie Przedmiescie Street, The Old Town (inscribed on The World Heritage List of The UNESCO). The St. John’s Cathedral. The Old Town was completely destroyed during The II World War and reconstructed thanks to the commitment of the whole Polish nation.
13.00        Lunch in one of the restaurants in the city centre.
14.30        Visiting The Royal Castle (entrance)
16.30        Leisure in the city.
20.00        Dinner with the concert of music at one of the local restaurants (optional).

8.00          Breakfast at the hotel.Check-out the hotel.
9.00          Departure for Czestochowa.
13.00        Arrival to Czestochowa. Lunch at the rustic restaurant.
15.00        Guided tour of the most important pilgrimage place in Poland – the monastery in Czestochowa: Jasna Gora with miraculous painting of Virgin Mary – The Black Madonna. 
18.00        Departure for Krakow.
20.30        Arrival to Krakow. Check-in the hotel. Dinner at the hotel. Stay in Krakow.

8.00        Breakfast at the hotel.
9.00        Krakow's guided tour. Wawel Hill with the castle (optional entrance) and its beautiful yard and The Cathedral (entrance). Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture of The Old Town (Stare Miasto), the biggest Market Square in Europe (Rynek Glowny), The Town Hall, Collegium Maius – the ancient building of The Jagiellonian University, The Cloth Hall (Sukiennice), Saint Mary’s Church (Kosciol Mariacki – entrance) with the famous Wit Stwosz's altar. Walking to the antique walls of The Old Town with Florianska Gate and The Barbican. The Czartoryski Museum with The Lady with The Ermine (entrance). During the sightseeing: multimedia presentation about the story of amber called Polish Gold. In the year 1978 Krakow was inscribed on The World Heritage List of The UNESCO.
13.30       Lunch at the restaurant in the city centre.
15.00       Visiting the former Jewish district – Kazimierz. This part of Krakow was a centre of    religious and social life of the Jewish community in Krakow until the deportations during the Nazi occupation (if there is time left, visiting one or two the most important synagogues). Short stop in front of The Schindler's Factory on the way to The Salt Mine in Wieliczka.
17.00       Transfer to Wieliczka (10 km from Krakow).
17.30       Guided tour of Wieliczka Salt Mine – one of the oldest salt mines in the world. This Salt Mine is famous for its long tourist tradition. There are many important people who visited the place: Mikolaj Kopernik, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Dmitrij Mendeleev, Boleslaw Prus, Ignacy Paderewski, Karol Wojtyla, etc. In the year 1978 Wieliczka Salt Mine was inscribed on The World Heritage List of The UNESCO. Return to Krakow.
20.00        Dinner at the traditional Polish restaurant in Wieliczka – the concert of the folklore music. Return to the hotel and stay in Krakow.

6.30         Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out the hotel.
7.30         Departure for Wadowice.
8.30         Visiting Pope's home where Karol Wojtyla was born on the18th of May of 1920 and  the church where he was baptized on the 20th of June of 1920.
10.00       Departure for Auschwitz-Birkenau.
11.00       Guided tour of the area of ex-concentration camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau. This camp was built by Nazis during the Nazi occupation of Poland and more than million people of different nations, mostly Jews, was murdered there. Today this place is a part of  The World Heritage of The UNESCO.
14.00       Lunch at the restaurant in Oswiecim.
15.00        Departure for Prague.
22.00        Arrival to Prague. Check-in the hotel. Dinner at  the hotel . Stay in Prague.

8.00         Breakfast at the hotel.
9.00         The first part of the tour around Prague: religious Prague: The Church of The House of Nazareth – Prague's Loreto, visiting the castle (no entrance) and St. Vitus' Cathedral (entrance) with the funeral chapel of St. Venceslao, the patron of Czech Republic. The cathedral is also a place of eternal rest of St. John Nepomucen. Visiting The St. George's Basilica, The Golden Lane (entrance), Starahovski's Convent, The Church of Our Lady of Victory with famous statue of The Infant Jesus of Prague.
13.30        Lunch at the restaurant.
15.00        Second part of the tour: Bohemian Prague: walking through Paris street to Jozefov, the former Jewish Quarter. Charle's Bridge, walking The Royal Route: Celetna street, Na Prikopie Street. Market Square with The  Municipial House.
18.00        Leisure in the city centre.
19.00        Dinner at the restaurant.
20.30        Black Light Theatre spectacle (optional).
22.00        Return to the hotel. The last night in Prague.

7.00         Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out the hotel in Prague.
8.00         Departure for Svata Hora.
9.30         Visiting Svata Hora: Holy Mountain, the sanctuary built in 1260, considered The Holy Virgin Mary's stronghold. Now it is under Jesuit's protection. Continuation to Vienna.
11.00       Departure for Vienna via Brno.
14.00       Lunch at the restaurant in Brno.
18.00       Arrival to Vienna, check-in the hotel.
20.00       Dinner at the hotel or in the city. Stay in Vienna.

8.00         Breakfast at the hotel.
9.00         Vienna sightseeing: visiting by coach: “Ringstrasse” with its fantastic monuments and buildings such as the Opera, museums, The Parliament, The Town Hall, National Theatre and Imperial Palace of Hofburg; after that walking to: Schonbrunn Palace (entrance), Belvedere Gardens, The Estate Palace of Prince Eugene of Savoy. Lunch not included (free time for lunch).
15.00       St. Stephen's Cathedral, imperial monuments and the principal avenues such as Kartnerstrasse. Entrance to The Sissy's Museum.
18.00       Leisure in Vienna.
20.00       Dinner at the hotel or at the restaurant in Vienna. Stay in Vienna.

7.00          Breakfast at the hotel.
8.00          Departure for Krems. Visiting The Danube's Valley (Ybbs and Krems is one of the most picturesque landscapes  in Europe).
10.00        Visiting Melk: The Benedictine Abbey of Melk –  the biggest Benedictine      Convent  in Europe –  a masterpiece of Austrian Baroque architecture.
13.00        Melk – Krems: romantic boat cruise on The Danube. Lunch on the boat available but not included in The Ernesto Travel services.
15.30        Departure for  Mariazell.
17.00        Visiting Mariazell: the sovereign Magnus brought here the statute of The Virgine Mary and founded The Sanctuary Mariazell. In 1377 Louis I, the king of Hungary, who won the battle against Turkey, attributed the success to The Virgin Mary. Mariazell is also famous for the cakes and herbal liqueur.
19.00        Departure for Vienna.
20.00        Dinner at the hotel. The last night in Vienna.

7.00            Breakfast. Check-out  the hotel in Vienna.
8.00            Departure for Venice.
16.00          Visiting Venice.
21.00          Check-in the hotel in Stra or Mestre. Dinner at the hotel.

7.00         Breakfast. Check-out the hotel.
8.00         Departure for Rome. During the trip visiting Padua or Florence depending on the group's interests. Self-dependent sightseeing (no guide).
20.00       Arrival to Rome. Check-in the hotel. Dinner at the hotel or pilgrim centre.

7.00          Breakfast at the hotel.
7.30          Trasfer to Vatican for weekly general audience with The Pope.
12.30        Meeting with the guide and walking to The Vatican Musems. 
13.00        Visiting with the guide: the Vatican Musems, St. Peter's Basilica and the Popes' tombs     (John Paul II tomb).
19.00        Free time for shopping. Return to the hotel and dinner on your own.

7.00        Breakfast at the hotel.
8.00        Transfer to the centre.
9.00        Sightseeing in Rome: The Saint Mary Major Basilica, The Basilica of St. John, Holy Steps, Circus Maximus, The Colosseum (without entrance), The Roman Forum (optional entrance), The Capitoline Hill, Piazza Venezia, The Pantheon, The Trevi Fountain, Piazza di Spagna, other imoprtant churches on the way such as Church of The Most Holy Name of Jesus.
14.00       On the way to The Catacombs short stop in front of The Basilica of Saint Paul.
16.00       Transfer and visiting The Catacombs of Saint Callixtus. The Catacombs of St. Callixtus are among the greatest and most important catacombes in Rome. They are dated to the middle of the second century and are part of the cemetery complex – the large area of nearly 90 acres of land, half of which occupied by catacombs. The galleries, sometimes in four levels, are 12 miles long. In this place were buried dozens of martyrs, 16 popes and many Christians.
19.00       Afert the visit to the catacombs return to the city center. Leisure. Dinner not included. Return to the hotel (on your own).

7.00          Breakfast at the hotel.
7.30          Visiting San Giovanni Rotondo where Padre Pio lived. San Giovanni Rotondo is the most famous pilgrimage centre in Italy. Visiting The Church and tomb of Saint Padre Pio's with the crucifix, before which he was praying and in 1918 got spiritual gift such as the stigmata. Free time for lunch (lunch is not included).
20.00        Return to Rome and dinner at the hotel.

8.00          Breakfast at the hotel. Trip and visiting Assisi. Free time for lunch (lunch is not included). Return to Rome. Leisure.
20.00        Farewell dinner. The last night in Rome.

x        Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out the hotel
y        Trasfer to the airport and departure from Italy.

The programme cen be done in 12 days without visiting some places.