Wadowice - town located about 50 km from Krakow. Here Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II was born. There is a Family Home of John Paul II, now a museum which provides exhibits of the future Pope's domestic life. The next place is the Basilica of the Offering of the Blessed Virgin Mary - an ornate Church where Karol Wojtyla was baptized and confirmed.
Kalwaria (Calvary) Zebrzydowska, pilgrimage place founded in 1601, is best known for the Bernardine (Grey Friar) Monastery and its complex of 42 Chapels and Churches. Officially called the Cultural & Landscape Complex of the Monastery and Pilgrimage Park of the Bernardine Fathers, this amazing place was added to the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List in 1999. Be sure to visit the 17th century Baroque Church famous for its miraculous painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Kalwaria
The last place included in a tour is Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in Lagiewniki in Krakow with the local convent of the Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy and you can pay homage to the relics of St. Faustina Kowalska who was canonized by John Paul II.
approx. 6 hours
Meeting Point: Your hotel in Krakow
Start Time: You choose
Tour Type: Driving and walking Tour
Prices:
Price includes:
Price does NOT include entrance tickets. Price for the entrance ticket to John Paul II family house in Wadowice is 40 zloty per person.
Tour includes service of private tour guide-driver
Operates in all weather conditions