Jewish Galicia Please, note! This tour offer has expired. For similar tour offers currently available search here. Key Information: Tour Duration: 2 day(s) Group Size: 1 - 8 people Destination(s): Poland   Specialty Categories: Archeology/History   Season: January - December Airfare Included: No Tour Customizable: No Minimum Per Person Price: 395 US Dollar (USD) Maximum Per Person Price: 823 US Dollar (USD)

The old areas of Galicia used to be a part of Austria-Hungarian Empire until 1918. The region has until now a characteristic flair and a great lot of undiscovered beauty. Until World War II it had a large proportion of Jewish population. Jewish stories and songs refer to it. There are old centres of Chasidism, synagogues, cemeteries and other sites remembering the multicultural by-gone times.

Your Itinerary:

Day 1:
Krakow – start of the expedition;
Tarnow – historical town with the 4th biggest Jewish settlement in Galicia (after Krakow, Lwow and Stanislawow), the place of the gruesome Tarnow homicide in 1942;
Dabrowa Tarnowska – a typical shtetl town and a preserved synagogue;
Bobowa – centre of Chassidism originated by “Bobowa Rebbe”, famous synagogue;
Lesko – the biggest Jewish cemetery.
Accommodation in Lesko.

Day 2:
Lesko – breakfast, departure;
Blizne – a beautiful 16th century wooden church (UNESCO Heritage);
Lancut – perhaps the most beautiful synagogue in Poland and the famous Lancut Palace – visiting the palace;
Krakow – arrival in the evening.

Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.

The price includes limousine transport, a professional English-speaking driver/guide, arrangement of visiting the sights on the way.

Prices can get as low as US$ 162 per person for groups of 8.

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