John Paul II Home & Black Madonna Sanctuary: One day Private tour

Learn the history of Karol Wojtyła, the man who became the pope, thanks to professional guides who speak your language. Visit the family home of Pope John Paul II. Visit one of the most important places of Marian cult and the most important pilgrimage center for Catholics in Poland. Admire the miraculous painting of the Black Madonna. Discover this place with the help of a professional guide speaking the language of your choice.
Use the transport in an air-conditioned vehicle in two directions from Krakow with pick up and drop off from your hotel (without having to travel to another meeting place). Enjoy private transport without having to share the vehicle with other tourists.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Krakow's Rynek Glowny Central Square, Rynek Glowny, Krakow Poland

Your tour begins with transportation from Krakow, pickup by minivan from a pre-determined place (hotel or other place that you choose) at a specified date and time. Transport takes about 1 hour

Stop At: Wadowice, Wadowice, Lesser Poland Province, Southern Poland

Wadowice is a city where Karol Wojtywła was born, a man who became pope. After reaching the place, the driver will show you the correct entrance to the Pope's family home where the Museum is located, there you will go through a short ticket check and start guided tours.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Family Home of John Paul II, ul. KoScielna 7, Wadowice 34-100 Poland

After the ticket control, you will visit the Family House of Karol Wojtyla, the Holy Father John Paul II in the city of Wadowice thanks to a professional guide speaking your language. The Museum's mission is to commemorate and disseminate knowledge about the life and teachings of the Holy Father, John Paul II, whose pontificate and message occupy a special place in the Polish national heritage. The museum is trying to pass on to the next generations the person of John Paul II - as a model of a noble, wise man, open to other people, enjoying authority and respect.
Visiting the house of John Paul II will take about 1.5 hours, you will spend the next 30 minutes exploring the central square of the city from which John Paul II comes and the church where the future pope was baptized.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: John Paul II Square in Wadowice, Plac Jana Pawla II, Wadowice 34-100 Poland

After the first part of the tour, it is possible to have a lunch break and rest before continuing the travel.
The travel from the hometown of John Paul II in Wadowice to the Sanctuary of the Black Madonna in Częstochowa will take about 2 hours.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Czestochowa, Czestochowa, Silesia Province, Southern Poland

Between successive parts of the tour it will be possible to organize a lunch break depending on the choice or start of the next tour point without a break.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Our Lady of Czestochowa / The Black Madonna, Czestochowa Poland

After reaching the place, you will visit the sanctuary with the monastery of the Pauline order in the city of Częstochowa. Standard guided tours last about 1 - 1.5 hours. and includes: the Knights' Hall, the Jubilee Museum of the 600th anniversary of Jasna Góra, the Bastion of St. Roch and the Jasna Góra Basilica as well as the Chapel of the Miraculous Image of the Mother of God and the Treasury. The sanctuary is located on the hill, called "Jasna Góra" (bright mountain). It is one of the most important places of Marian cult and the most important pilgrimage center of Catholics in Poland with a miraculous image of Our Lady of Czestochowa (Black Madonna) and a collection of many other works of art, most often sacred. While visiting the sacred complex, you can go to the monastery tower that the highest viewpoint from where you can admire the panorama of the city of Czestochowa.

Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: Krakow's Rynek Glowny Central Square, Rynek Glowny, Krakow Poland

After completing the tour, you will be taken to a designated place in Krakow.