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.

Warsaw - The Old Town and the Royal Castle

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 - Brochów - Warsaw

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. Then we go to Brochów situated about 10 km to the north-west of Żelazowa Wola. In the village is St. Roch’s Church where little Frédéric was baptised and, earlier, the composer’s parents took their wedding oath. After the sightseeing, we return to Warsaw. Free time for individual exploration of the city’s beauties. Dinner in the hotel restaurant in the evening. Overnight stay.

Optionally:
1. Trip to Wilanow Palace and Park Complex- the baroque summer residence of King Jan III Sobieski often called “the Little Versailles”. The architecture of this site is the only one of it’s kind in Poland. Visitors can admire interiors lavishly furnished with period furniture, portraits, sculptures and suits of armour.

Day 4 Departure
Breakfast. Free time for individual walks and shopping. Departure for the airport (Wrocław, Katowice or Cracow). Return flight.