Poznań

Route no 1:

Vicinity of the Old Market Square: Renaissance Town Hall, Parish Church, Górka Palace – Archaeological Museum, fountains and numerous museums: Henryk Sienkiewicz Literature Museum, Museum of Musical Instruments, Museum of Applied Arts, National Museum, Museum of Ethnography, the walk ends at plac. Wolności, which offers a beautiful view of the National museum and the Raczyński Library.

Meeting with the guide : 10:00 am The Old Town Square - The City Hall's stairs
Price : PLN 30.00 per person
The price includes : guide service in a chosen language (English, German or Russian)


Date:
07.09.2011
08.09.2011
09.09.2011
10.09.2011
11.09.2011
The minimum number of persons in a given language group : 10 persons

Route no. 2: (2 hours)

City Centre – Emperor’s Castle, Mickiewicza Park, Polish Theatre, symbols of the changing Poznan: Old Marych monument and the modern Stary Browar (‘Old Brewery’) Centre of Commerce, Art and Business.

Meeting with the guide: 4:00 pm Adam Mickiewicz Square by the Monument of the Victims of June 1956 (the Crosses of Poznań) (pomnik ofiar Czerwca 1956, Poznańskie Krzyże))
Price : PLN 30.00 per person
The price includes : guide service in a chosen language (English, German or Russian)
Date:
07.09.2011
08.09.2011
09.09.2011
10.09.2011
11.09.2011
The minimum number of persons in a given language group : 10 persons

Route no. 3 (2 hours)

Ostrów Tumski – cradle of the Polish statehood Lubrański Academy – the first higher education establishment in Poznan, currently the premises of the Archdiocesan Museum, Archcathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul – cathedral, Archbishop Palace, Church of Saint Mary the Virgin – the best preserved Gothic building in the city.

Meeting with the guide: 1:00 pm in front of the Cathedral (by the Monument of John Paul II, Pomnik Jana Pawła II))
Price : PLN 35.00 per person
The price includes : guide service in a chosen language (English, German or Russian), ticket of entrance to the Cathedral
Date:
07.09.2011
08.09.2011
09.09.2011
10.09.2011
11.09.2011
The minimum number of persons in a given language group : 10 persons

Route no. 4 (2 hours)

Visit to the LECH Brewery - Paradise for all beer lovers. Here you can see how the famous bubbles are produced, and learn about the manufacturing process of one of the most popular beer brands in Poland.

Meeting with the guide: LECH Visitors Centre (Centrum Wycieczkowe Browar Lech) Szwajcarska 11
Price : PLN 35.00 per person
The price includes: guide service in a chosen language (English, German or Russian), entrance ticket, beer tasting, surprise gift
NOTE: adults-only excursion (over 18 years old) The minimum number of persons in a given language group : 10 persons
Date:
07.09.2011 6:00 pm
08.09.2011 6:00 pm
09.09.2011 6:00 pm
10.09.2011 2:00 pm

Poznań's neighborhood

KÓRNIK - ROGALIN( 6 hours)

Kornik - a town located 20 km far from Poznan. Its most valued historical building is a mid-14th century castle, with additions made in 1552 and mid-18th century. Currently, it is a romantic English Neo-Gothic residence. The castle houses a museum with rich holdings and a precious library. It is surrounded by a Medieval moat with a Neo-Gothic bridge. Nearby the castle is Poland’s largest arboretum with a collection of some 3000 species and varieties of trees and shrubs. Rogalin – an impressive turn-of-the-18th-century palace of the Raczynski family. This late Baroque/Classicist complex has been turned into a museum featuring a wide array of historical interiors, furniture as well as works of art and craft. A painting gallery. The park features several hundred oak trees, including three famous ones named after Lech, Czech and Rus, the three forebear Slav brothers.

Meeting with the guide: 9:30 am Adam Mickiewicz Square by the Monument of the Victims of June 1956 (the Crosses of Poznań)
Price : PLN 180.00 per person
The price includes: coach transport, guide service in English, German or Russian, tickets of entrance to the visited places of interest, lunch
Date:
07.09.2011
08.09.2011
09.09.2011
10.09.2011
11.09.2011
The minimum number of persons in a given language group : 25 persons

The Piastowski Route (szlak piastowski) ( 6 hours)

The Piast Dynasty Museum in Lednica – its small heritage park features wooden village buildings (a windmill, farm houses, a granary and a fisherman’s hut) Ostrow Lednicki – a major seat of the Polanie state between 9th and early 11th centuries The Wielkopolska Ethnographic Park – a heritage park featuring a Wielkopolska village of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Gniezno – Poland’s first capital city, the cradle of the Polish state. Its most precious building is the Cathedral. Gothic in its present form, the Cathedral dates back to the late 14th century. It features some valuable items such as the famous 12th-century bronze Gniezno doors and a 17th century sarcophagus with St. Albert relics.

Meeting with the guide: 9:00 am Adam Mickiewicz Square by the Monument of the Victims of June 1956 (the Crosses of Poznań)
Price : PLN 190.00
The price includes: coach transport, guide service in a chosen language (English, German or Russian), tickets of entrance to the visited places of interest, lunch
Date:
07.09.2011
08.09.2011
09.09.2011
10.09.2011
11.09.2011
The minimum number of persons in a given language group : 25 persons

HISTORICAL STEAM-ENGINES AND MORE

The engine-house in Wolsztyn - is the only and probably the last place where steam locomotives are still in use. There are still over 20 of them here with the oldest one from the early 20th century. Everyone can take a special route ride. Once a year ‘Locomotive Parade’ is held here, attracting old railways’ fans from the country and from abroad. The museum has functioned since 1907. You will also visit the Museum of Robert Koch in Wolsztyn – a man who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine in 1905 for research on tuberculosis. It was here in Wolsztyn, that he carried out the epoch-making researches which placed him at one step in the front rank of scientific workers. Wielkopolskie Fire-Fighting Museum in Rakoniewice - enriched with exhibits related mainly to fire-brigade’s work. The museum is located in the ex-evangelical church from 1662. National Museum of Agriculture and Agricultural-Food Industry in Szreniawa - The place where you will be shown how local farmers cultivated typical crops of the region – cereal, potatoes, and also other plants. It is also known for the largest collection of farm machines. The visit may be a great event as you will learn how bread used to be baked, butter churned and mead prepared.

Meeting with the guide: 8:30 am Adam Mickiewicz Square by the Monument of the Victims of June 1956 (the Crosses of Poznań)
Price : PLN 200.00 per person
The price includes: coach transport, guide service in a chosen language (English, German or Russian), tickets of entrance to the visited places of interest, lunch
Date:
07.09.2011
08.09.2011
09.09.2011
10.09.2011
11.09.2011
The minimum number of persons in a given language group : 25 persons

NOTE : Other services ( individual orders)

Upon request/enquiry we also complete individual excursion orders.

Method of making a reservation In order to request for an individual excursion please fill out the attached blank form and e-mail it to the address: annamichalska@olimp.poznan.pl by 31.08.2011
A person making a reservation (ordering) accepts responsibility for incurring payment of the full excursion amount due for each person included in the reservation/confirmation. They are also responsible for informing the remaining persons about all the details of the tourist event.

Any changes and cancellations of the reservations should be submitted in writing (e-mail) by 31.08.2011.

Payment

Payment should be completed by 31.08.2011 :
- via transfer to the agency's bank account : no. PL 15 1090 1737 0000 0000 7205 8332
Biuro Usługowo-Handlowe OLIMP Anna Michalska
61-684 Poznań , Os. Przyjaźni 6/9
or
- with a credit card.
For the purpose of receiving confirmation please send the following data (Mail Order):

Type of card
Card no.
Card Verification Code
Card expiration date
Name and surname of the cardholder
Consent for card authorization for the amount due

ATTENTION:

The agency has the right to cancel a tourist event if the number of participants is lower than :
A/ 25 persons ( for a specific language group ) for coach events, namely
Route : - Kórnik - Rogalin
- The Piastowski Route
- Historical steam-engines and more

B/ 10 persons ( for a specific language group) for excursions around Poznań, namely
Route : - no. 1
- no. 2
- no. 3
- no. 4

In this case Customers who made a reservation will be informed about cancellation by the agency not later than on 01.09.2011