Visit Poland's spiritual heart on a tour to the town of Częstochowa. Follow in the footsteps of millions of pilgrims as you gaze upon the "Black Madonna" at the Jasna Góra Monastery.
About this activity
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
- COVID-19 precautions
- Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
- Mobile ticketing
- Use your phone or print your voucher
- Duration 9 hours
- Starting time 9:00 AM
- Skip the line through a separate entrance
- Instant confirmation
- Live tour guide
- English, Italian, Spanish
- Small group
- Limited to 15 participants
Experience
Highlights
- Enjoy a day trip to Pieskowa Skala Castle and Czestochowa from Krakow
- See the famous 'Black Madonna' painting at Jasna Gora in Czestochowa
- Stop in Pieskowa Skala to admire a 16th-century castle
- Travel along the historic Trail of the Eagles' Nests
Full description
Our tour takes you to a place which receives around 5 million visitors a year (including over 150,000 pilgrims on foot).
After arriving at the monastery, we will visit the chapel of the miraculous painting of the Black Madonna, which is the embodiment of the attachment to the Cult of Mary so typical of the Catholic faith in Poland. Next we visit the Basilica, which is the main church of the monastery.
You can also visit the 600th-Anniversary Museum and the Treasury on your own, if you wish, or attend Mass while others on the tour have a break for lunch and a visit to a souvenir shop.
On the way back we alter our route slightly to admire the most spectacular limestone rock formations typical of the Kraków-Częstochowa Uplands. This allows us to visit the only remaining castle of the so called Eagle Nest Trail at Pieskowa Skała.
Includes
- Licensed tour guide
- Entrance tickets
- Transportation
- Gratuities (optional)
- Food and drink (unless specified)
COVID-19 precautions
Safety measures in place
- All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
- Customers must keep distance in vehicles
Traveler requirements
- Customers are required to bring and wear masks
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Know before you go
- Round-trip transportation is available from most centrally-located Krakow hotels. Please arrange pickup from your hotel or a nearby location when you call the local partner to confirm your reservation
- If you are interested in complementary hotel pickup, please make sure to contact the local partner no later than 24 hours prior to your tour
- If you do not require hotel pickup, or your hotel cannot be serviced, you must make your own way to the main tour departure point (the bus park at 7 Powisle Street, across from the Sheraton Grand Hotel)
