![]() Please do not exchange all of your money at the airport because of unfavorable exchange rates. ![]() The usual cost of the taxi will be approximately 70 zl (14 GBP) but please set the price with the driver at the beginning. Trains depart every half hour and bring you to the main railway station in just 17 minutes for only 8 zl (1,50 GBP). The new Kraków Airport train station is located near the passenger terminal, at the rear of the multi-storey car park. Getting there from the Airport Travelling by train is the fastest way to get from the airport to the city center. If you do not have any zlotys you can find both currency exchanges and cash machines near the railway station. Otherwise a taxi is a good option (cost approximately 10zl = 2.5 GBP). Getting there from the main railway station (Krakow Glowny) If your luggage is not too heavy you can get there on foot (10-15 minutes’ walk). The hotel is located in the centre next to the old town and not far away from the city’s main railway station ‘Krakow Glowny’ please see enclosed map. We recommend flying to Krakow airport to reach the starting point of this cycling holiday to Warsaw. Starting point of the cycling holiday: Krakow Please ask us for route details of our other cycling holidays in Poland. GPS/GPX files are available for most of the cycling tours in Poland we offer. All route notes, maps and day-by-day information will be given to you upon arrival at the first hotel or at the welcome meeting. Our Krakow and Poland holidays routes may be subject to change or alteration. The landscape is flat or gently undulating. If you wish to extend your stay, the 30-40 km round-trip from Warka to Weichseltal and the Pilica estuary is highly recommended.Īlternatively, if you fancy a change of pace and scenery, why not spend your extra day exploring the Polish capital city of Warsaw.Ī very easy tour: About 70% is on asphalt and the rest on dirt roads. The journey takes about 1 hour 20 minutes. Warsaw is only 60 km from Warka and is easy to reach with the hourly regional train. Your final night will be spent in the four-star hotel and horse breeding farm “Sielanka”, which translates as “idyllic land”.ĭay 8: End of tour, or optional extra night Next, you will cycle through fields and orchards, before reaching Warka, close to Warsaw. This picturesque town has traditional wooden houses. Your final day on the bike goes past Wysmierzyce which, with just 858 inhabitants, is considered to be the smallest town in Poland. Tonight you will stay in the small town of Nowe Miasto, at a guesthouse located on the bank of the river. ![]() This area also has remnants of recent history – the colossal railway bunker at Konewki was the command post ‘Anlage Mitte’ of the German military during World War II. Spala lies within a forested area that has been a popular hunting and recreational area since the 19th century, firstly with the Russian Czars, and later with Polish presidents. Despite its size, a network of car-free cycle paths takes allows you to easily and safely navigate the city, before continuing to Spala, a popular forest health resort. You'll also pass the largest city on your route, Tomaszow, with 30,000 inhabitants. Later on the route, the open air museum at Piliza is well worth a visit. Today starts along the shores of the reservoir, and there are many spots where you might be tempted to get off your bike, and go for a dip. Your hotel tonight is exceptional it was once a Cistercian abbey, and was built on the extensive grounds of a castle that dates back to the Middle Ages. Today, your route passes through tree-lined avenues, narrow fields, fragrant meadows, and gardens in full bloom. ![]() The day ends in the small town of Przedborz, on the edge of Przedborz Landscape Park, a protected area with no fewer than 5 nature reserves. Today, flat and quiet roads run through shady forests for the most part, and you will hardly notice the kilometres flying by, on the longest leg of your tour. The first kilometres are downhill through towards the source of the river. Continue past fish ponds, through a pretty town, with the same name as the river – Pilica – to your hotel in Zawada. After checking in, take time to stroll through Krakow and explore its historic city centre, or get a taste of its famous nightlife.Īfter the bus ride to Smolec, which takes approximately one hour, we get on our bikes at the top of a hill surrounded by medieval castle ruins. Saturday arrival in Krakow, and your first overnight stay is in a centrally located hotel.
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