John Paul's & Wadowice route
Tour no. 14

Cracow boasts a number of places connected with John Paul II, who arrived in this city in 1938 and stayed here most of his life, till 1978 when he was elected the Pope.
The tour begins with a visit to St. Florian's Church, the first church in Cracow, in which the Pope (then priest Karol Wojtyla) was a vicar. We then direct our footsteps to St. Mary's Church in the Main Market Square on whose wall a memorial plaque commemorates the White March that took place in 1981. The next stop is Collegium Novum, the main building of the Jagiellonian University, where after WWII Wojtyla lectured in theology. From there it is just a short walk to the Archbishop's Palace that was his home for a number of years. We will see there his monument situated in the courtyard, as well as "the most famous window in the world" from which he always greets the people coming to see him here during his papal visits. After a brief stop at the Franciscan church we go to the Archdiocese Museum to see two apartments in which John Paul lived as a priest and as a bishop. Then a bus will take us to the final destination of our tour, the Sanctuary of Devine Mercy connected also with the worship of St. Faustyna, one of the Pope's favourite saints. The church, which is now one of the most important pilgrimage centres in Poland, was consecrated by John Paul II during his last visit to Cracow. Those who want this visit to be more than a mere stop on a sight-seeing tour can stay here for the afternoon service.

Itinerary: St. Forian's Church - St. Mary's Church - Jagiellonian University - Archbishop's Palace - Archdiocese Museum - Sanctuary of Devine Mercy - Wadowice

Departure:
8.05 a.m. SYSTEM PREMIUM Hotel, al. 29 Listopada
8.20 a.m. KOSCIUSZKO Hotel, ul. Papiernicza 3
8.40 a.m. RUCZAJ Hotel, ul. Ruczaj 44
                EXPRESSS by HOLIDAY INN Hotel, ul. Opolska 14
8.45 a.m. NOVOTEL BRONOWICE Hotel, ul. Armii Krajowej 11 
                QUBUS Hotel, ul. Nadwislanska 6
                SYMPOZJUM Hotel, ul. Kobierzyñska 47
8.50 a.m. WYSPIANSKI Hotel, ul. Westerplatte 15
                ANDEL'S Hotel, ul. Pawia 4
                SYSTEM POP Hotel, ul. J. Conrada
9.00 a.m. MAJOR Hotel
                CHOPIN Hotel, ul. Przy Rondzie 2
9.05 a.m. SHERATON Hotel, ul. Powisle 7
                Plac Matejki (Matejki Sq.)
                ESTER Hotel, ul. Szeroka 20
                BATORY Hotel, ul. Soltyka 19 
9.15 a.m. IBIS CENTRUM Hotel, ul. Syrokomli 2 
                RADISSON SAS Hotel, ul. Zwierzyniecka 2
                ROYAL Hotel, ul. Sw. Gertrudy 26-29
                HOLIDAY INN Hotel, ul. Wielopole 4 
9.20 a.m. NOVOTEL CENTRUM Hotel, ul. T. Kosciuszki 5
                LOGOS Hotel, ul. Szujskiego 5
9.30 a.m. CRACOVIA Hotel, al. Focha 1

Departures are prone to slight change due to traffic.

To book a tour, please contact us at cracowtours@visit.pl or at +48 12 294 11 36.