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Tour Code: TO
Tour Length: 8 days

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LEGACY OF POPE JOHN PAUL II

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Enjoy a week in Pope John Paul's Poland. Start in Warsaw with a welcome dinner and guided sightseeing featuring the Cathedral of St. John and the Warsaw Ghetto, followed by an excursion to Niepokalanow and its Franciscan Friary, founded by St. Maximilian Kolbe. In Czestochowa, visit the Shrine and the famous Black Madonna, an image and devotion Pope John Paul II held very close to his heart throughout his life. Visit the remains of the former concentration camp in Auschwitz as well as the Martyrdom Museum and St. Maximilian Kolbe's cell. Next is Krakow, the city where Pope John Paul II served as archbishop. Guided sightseeing includes Wawel Castle, St. Mary's Church, and the world-famous Shrine of Devine Mercy. Also enjoy an excursion to the Pope's hometown of Wadowice. Visit his birthplace and boyhood home, as well as Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, one of Poland's most famous shrines and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Back in Krakow, enjoy a farewell dinner.

City Highlights
WARSAW:
Welcome dinner; guided sightseeing, visit the Cathedral of St. John and the Warsaw Ghetto

NIEPOKALANOW:
Visit the Franciscan Friary

CZESTOCHOWA:
Visit the Shrine and the Black Madonna

AUSCHWITZ:
Visit the remains of the former concentration camp, the Martyrdom Museum, and St. Maximilian Kolbe's cell

KRAKOW:
Guided sightseeing; visit Wawel Royal Castle, St. Mary's Church, the Shrine of Divine Mercy, farewell dinner

WADOWICE:
Visit the Pope's birthplace and boyhood home

KALWARIA ZEBRZYDOWSKA:
Visit the shrine


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