Passion Play Pilgrimage to Oberammergau & Eastern Europe

After breakfast, we visit St. Stanislaus Kostka Church where Karol Woytola attended Mass every day and Father Wojtyla offered his second Mass. We continue to Wawel Cathedral, the burial place of Polish kings. St. John Paul II offered his first Mass here in the crypt of St. Leonard. We continue in the footsteps of St. John Paul II in Old Town to visit Kanonicza Street where he resided while living in Krakow Explore the courtyards of the Collegiums Maius. Visit the Franciscan Church where Fr. Wojtyla spent quiet time in prayer. Pass the Archbishop’s Palace to see where Fr. Wojtyla attended the seminary, was ordained and lived as a Cardinal. In the Old Town, we will visit the Basilica of St. Mary (Mariacki). See the noon opening of Europe’s largest Gothic wooden alter, built by sculptor Wit Stows in the 15th century from gilded linden wood. Continue to Market Square, one of the largest medieval market squares in Europe. In the afternoon, we will tour Wieliczka, one of the oldest salt mines in Europe. Wieliczka is a unique place where many generations of polish miners have created a world of underground salt lakes with a rich interior of decorated chapels including the famous Blessed Kings Chapels.The Wieliczka salt mines are listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.