CRACOW LOCAL TOURS - Częstochowa
In the city of Czestochowa is Poland's national shrine and the icon which has drawn pilgrims from across the globe for centuries.
The monastery of Jasna Góra is home to the miraculous "Black Madonna", a Gothic painting of Our Lady, which after Rome, Lourdes and Mecca makes Czestochowa one of the most important pilgrimage destinations in the world today.
Our visit to the monastery includes the Miraculous Picture Chapel and the Basilica. Also, you can visit the 600th-Anniversary Museum, the Arsenal and the Treasury on your own, if you wish, while others on the tour have a break for lunch and buying souvenirs. Then, our journey back to Cracow takes you along the Eagles Nests' Trail, a historic strategic system of watchtowers and castles. Today most of these are in ruins.
However, not all of them have been destroyed completely and you will see some that have managed to endure the rigours of time. Our final stop is at Pieskowa Skała - a well-preserved Renaissance Castle along the route "Eagle Nests Trail". High on a cliff over the valley of the Pršdnik river, this 14th century fortification was rebuilt in the 16th century as a Renaissance residence. Today it is home to the Museum of the National Wawel Art Collections.
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