Pilgrimage Central and Eastern Europe in 12 Days

July 20ht to July 31st, 2026

afternoon        Arrival to Berlin's Airport. Meeting with tour leader and departure for                   hotel. Check-in.

evening            Dinner in the hotel.

8.00                 Breakfast in the hotel.

9.00                Tour of Berlin: Reichstag, Schloss Charlottenburg Bellevue

Castle, Brandenberg Gate, Gendarmen Market, Alexanderplatz,

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church.

12.00               Free time.

19.00               Dinner in the hotel or in the restaurant

7.00                 Breakfast in the hotel.

8.00                 Departure for Dresen.

10.30              Guided visit of Dresden: among the sights are the

Zwinger Palace, with its outstanding collection of

early European art, the Cathedral of Our Lady,

the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, the Semper Opera,

and the Brühl Terraces.

12.30               Free time.

14.30               Departure for Prague.

17.00               Arrival to Prague and orientation tour of this marvelous city.

19.30               Arrival to the hotel. Check-in.

20.30               Dinner in the hotel.

7.00                 Breakfast in the hotel. Check – out.

8.00                 Departure for Cesky Krumlov.

11.00                Meeting with the guide and visit of this beautiful town.

13.00                Free time.

15.00                Departure for Vienna.             

18.30               Arrival to the hotel. Check-in.

20.00               Dinner in the hotel.

8.00                 Breakfast in the hotel.

9.00                 Meeting with the guide and visit of Vienna.

Programma includes Town Hall, State House Opera,

Belvedere, Saint Stephan church, Hofburg Palace,                                                 Schonbrunn, Saint Charles church.

13.00            Time for lunch.

14.00            Second part of visit as per Programma below.

17.00               Free time in Vienna.

8.00                 Breakfast in the hotel.

9.00                 Departure for Melk.

10.50               Visit of Melk Abbey

13.50               Departure from Melk by boat.  During the cruise

major highlights will be admired Danube Valley

will be admired: Shonbuhel Castle, town of

Durnstein with its blue tower.

15.30               Departure for Vienna from Krems.

17.00               Arrival to Vienna. Free time in the city centre. 

19.00               Dinner in the hotel or in the restaurant.

8.00                 Breakfast in the hotel. Check-out.

9.00              Departure for Velehrad.

12.00               Time for lunch in Velehrad.

14.00           Visit of Velehrad (guided visit of Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saints Cyril and Methodius possible only from the outside, but it possible to visit it individually without any entrance fee).

15.00               Departure for Cracow.

19.30               Arrival to hotel in Cracow.

20.30           Dinner in the hotel.

7.00                 Breakfast in the hotel.

8.00               Departure for Wieliczka.

8.45                 Guided visit of salt mine: the Wieliczka Salt Mine

located about 13 km from Cracow's city centre, was built in

13th century was one of the oldest salt mines in the world

(the table salt was produced until 2007).

The main attraction of the mine includes:

the cathedral carved by local miners, three chapels

and dozens of statues. In 1978 it was placed on

UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Wieliczka is one of the most

visited attractions in Poland,

every year over 1 million is visiting this place.

11.30               Holy mass in Wieliczka Salt Mine.

12.30             Time for lunch.

13.00             Departure for Wadowice.

14.30             Visit of Wadowice: John Paul II house and his parish.

16.30             Departure for Kalwaria Zebrzydowska.

17.00              Visit of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: The famous

UNESCO-listed sanctuary is a place where pilgrims worship

the Passion of Christ as well as pray to his mother. Mary.

In the baroque basilica of Saint Mary of Angels, administered

by the Bernardines living in the nearby monastery,

one can see the miraculous image of the Blessed

Virgin Mary of Kalwaria. Kalwaria was established

in 1600 after the example of the Way of the Cross in Jerusalem.

The painting of the Madonna was donated to the sanctuary in 1641.

Around that time, a great number of Calvarian chapels were spread around the picturesque landscape of the Beskids.

 Among the festivals celebrated in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska in honour of Virgin Mary are the feast of the Madonna of Angels (2 August) and of the Dormition and Assumption of Mary, (8 September). On top of that, each year during the Holy Week, Passion plays are staged in the church (with the crowning performance on Good Friday).

18.00               Departure for Cracow.

19.00               Arrival to the hotel. Free time.

20.00               Dinner in the hotel or in the restaurant.

8.00                 Breakfast in the hotel.

9.00                 Visit of Cracow' City centre: Royal Castle Wawel (the visit of Saint Stanislaw cathedral and courtyard), Kanonicza Street, the Market Place, The Clothmarket, Saint Mary's church, Jagiellonian University, Florian's Gate and Barbican.

13.00               Time for lunch.

14.00               Departure for Lagiewniki.

14.30             Visit of Lagiewniki: The Sanctuary is situated in buildings of monastery of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, which was founded in 1891 as A. Lubomirski's Foundation for girls and women in

need of moral renewal. In period between world wars in this Monastery

lived and died Saint M. Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938),

through Saint Faustina Lord Christ gave the message of the

Divine Mercy to the Church and to the whole world. It sheds

light on the mystery of the Divine Mercy, calls to put trust in God

and have merciful attitude towards neighbors and also to

proclaim and pray for Divine Mercy for whole world through

practicing new forms of worship of the Divine Mercy

(the Divine Mercy Image, the Divine Mercy Sunday, the Chaplet of

Divine Mercy and the Hour of Mercy).
In 1943 Father J. Andrasz SI the Cracow confessor of Faustina

blessed the first Divine Mercy Image painted by A. Hyła,

offered as ex-voto, thanksgiving to God for saving his family during war,

and initiated solemn masses honoring the Divine Mercy.
The image quickly became well-know for many graces, the number

of pilgrims has grown each year, considering also the pilgrims visiting the

Sister Faustina's tomb.
Very dynamic expansion of worship of the Divine Mercy was launched

by the beatification of Sister's Faustina (18th of April 1993) and her

canonization (30th of April 2000), and also thanks to pilgrimages of

John Paul II to Łagiewniki (1997 and 2002). It caused the extension of the Sanctuary i.a. building a new church - basilica, that was consecrated

on 17th of August 2002 by Pope John Paul II in 2002. In this place

Pope solemnly entrusted the world to the Divine Mercy.

15.30               Visit of John Paul II shrine in Łagiewniki.

16.30               Holy mass in Lagiewniki.

17.30               Departure to the city centre.

18.00               Free time in the city centre.

20.00               Dinner in the hotel or in the restaurant.

7.30                 Breakfast in the hotel.

8.30                 Departure for Saint Stanislaw Kostka Church.

9.00                 Holy mass in Saint Stanislaw Kostka Church.

10.00               Meeting with the guide and visit of Warsaw: in 18th and 19th century Warsaw was known as „Paris of the North”, but architecture changed a lot after Second World War. First of all, the communist built many typical to this period buildings: Palace of Science and Culture – so realist skyscraper located in the city center, now next to this building you can find modern economic and trade center of Warsaw and MDM (Marszalkowska Dzielnica Mieszkaniowa – Marszalkowska Housing District) – one of typical district built by communists in this period. From the historical point of view more important are other parts of the city: the Old City (Stare Miasto) with Royal Castle and situated just next to it the New City (Nowe Miasto) with his oldest building the Barbican. The 'must see' is as well Lazienki Park (Park Lazienkowski) with Palace on water (Palac na wodzie) and Polish famous composer Fryderyk Chopin monument, Nowy Swiat street, Krakowskie Przedmiescie street, St. Anna's church, University of Warsaw, birthplace of Madam Curie.

14.00               Free time. 

19.00               Dinner in the hotel or in a restaurant.

morning           Breakfast in the hotel. Check-out.

                         Transfer to the airport.