Cannes

“Music & History Grade 11/12 Credit Courses”
POLAND – SLOVAKIA – HUNGARY – AUSTRIA –
SPAIN – ANDORRA – FRANCE - MONACO
July 1 - 22nd, 2015
Toronto Catholic District School BOARD
Day 1: TORONTO KRAKOW
Departure to Krakow.
Day 2: KRAKOW
Arrival in Krakow, transfer
to hotel, overnight accommodation in Krakow.
Day 3: KRAKOW WALK
Stroll around the Old City
and Main Square. During
the day you will visit: Wawel Castle and Cathedral,
King’s Way, the Jagiellonian University, the famous
Mariacki Church with a
stunning gothic altar carved
of linden wood by Wit Stwosz, and the beautiful renaissance Sukiennice building from the old city’s main
market. We’ll finish our
stroll next to the old city’s
battlements Floriańska Gate
and Barbakan. Overnight
stay in Krakow.
Day 4: OSWIECIM and
WIELICZKA
Wieliczka is located about
15 km south-east from
Krakow and 70 km west
of Oswiecim. During our
8 hr trip you will have a
chance to see the biggest
Nazi II WW concentration
camp in Europe – Auschwitz. Later you will visit
one of the most impressive
underground tourist attraction in Poland – Wieliczka
Salt Mine. Overnight stay in
Krakow.
Days 5, 6, 7: KRAKOW
Daily lectures, lessons,
speeches and musical rehearsals. In the afternoon
there will be group activities and attractions with a
professional coach. Overnight stay in Krakow.
Day 8: TATRA MOUNTAINS / ZAKOPANE
Trip to Zakopane, free time
in the centre of the city
(Krupowki street). Cable
car ride to the top of Kasprowy Wierch or Gubałówka
with beautiful views of the
Tatra mountains. Trip to the
famous wooden chapel in
Jaszczurówka and visit Ski
Jumping Centre near Nosal
mountain. Evening in Zakopane with a concert of a local highlander’s band. Overnight stay in Zakopane.
Day 9: BIALKA THERMAL POOLS DUNAJEC GORGE -
earn 2x credits
SZCZAWNICA
After breakfast we will ride
to Bialka Tatrzanska for
relaxing baths in natural
thermal pools. We continue
our trip across the region
of Podhale to the Dębno
Podhalańskie well known
of one of the most beautiful
wooden churches in Poland.
Then we will visit the castle
in Niedzica,and go for rafting in the Dunajec Gorge
in Pieninski National Park.
The rafting ends in the town
of Szczawnica. Transfer
to hotel, accommodation,
overnight stay in Szczawnica.
Day 10: SZCZAWNICA
- POPRAD
Departure from Szczawnica to Poprad – the capital
of the Tatra Mountains region. Relax in thermal pools
with amazing views of the
highest peaks of the Tatra
Mountains. Evening party,
local style in a mountain
shelter, with a camp-fire and
local delicacy bryndzowe
haluszki. Overnight stay in
Poprad.
Day 11: POPRAD -
BUDAPEST
Visit the “Slovakian Paradise” – trekking in the area
of deep, mysterious canyons, picturesque rivers and
unique limestone formations. Departure to Hungary,
dinner with gypsy music,
overnight stay in Budapest.
Day 12: BUDAPEST
Budapest sightseeing of the
Old City, Castle Hill with
Fishing Tower and St Matthias church, Royal Castle
(from the outside), Gellert
Hill with the statue of Liberation and the Citadel. Afterwards see the Shopping
Mall of Pest, Parliament,
Square of Heroes, with the
millennium statue, Museum
of Arts (outside) and also
City Park. Relaxing bath in
Gellert Hot springs. Overnight stay in Budapest.
Day 13: BUDAPEST VIENNA
Ride to Vienna. We take
a bus ride around Vienna,
looking at the Museum of
Art History, the Museum of
Natural History, the Parliament, the Town Hall, The
Votive Church, and the
Cannes
Museum of Applied Arts. A
quick stop in the city park
to take a picture by Vienna’s famous golden statue
of Johann Strauss. Next, we
will drive by the Hundertwasserhaus, a fairy-tale-like
house with roof covered by
a lush tree and bush gardens. Also we will do some
sightseeing of the Schoenbrunn Palace which was a
former summer emperors’
residence and also evening
stroll around the Old City.
Accommodation, overnight
in Vienna.
Day 14: VIENNA –
PALMA DE
MALLORCA
Departure from Vienna to
Palma de Mallorca in Spain.
Palma offers a rich mix of
history, culture and nightlife. We will see The Palau
de L’Alumndaina, A Royal
Palace which has stood
since the Arab conquest and
is still home to the Royal
Family, Le Seu Cathedral
also referred to as the Cathedral of Palma. We also
visit Castillo de Bellver,
some historic Arab Baths
and walk the Old Town.
Overnight stay in Palma de
Mallorca.
Day 15: PALMA DE
MALLORCA
Morning trip to Valldemossa. In this beautiful
setting the tour includes a
guided walk through the village and a visit to the Carthusian Monastery where
the Polish composer Frederick Chopin and the French
writer George Sands lived
in 1838. In the afternoon
you will have time to relax
on the beaches of Palma de
Mallorca. Overnight stay in
Palma de Mallorca.
Day 16: PALMA DE
MALLORCA –
BARCELONA
Transfer by ferry to Barcelona. First we will visit La
Barceloneta, a neighborhood
by the sea where we visit
the Olympic grounds and
see FC Barcelona stadium,
one of the most famous
Spanish soccer clubs. Later
we’ll stop to take a glimpse
of panoramic views of the
city from the Montjuïc hill
and visit the fortress at the
top. Overnight stay in Barcelona.
Day 17: BARCELONA
Architectural masterpieces
of Antoni Gaudi: the basilica
of la Sagrada Familia, Park
Güell, Casa Milà, and Casa
Batlló. Stroll through the
city center, starting on Plaça
de Catalunya, a large square
that became a meeting spot
for all Catalonians. We will
walk down Las Ramblas,
the most picturesque street
of the city. We’ll see the astonishing gothic old quarter
called Barri Gòtic, the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and
Saint Eulalia, the charming
Plaça Reial, and Plaça Sant
Jaume with the Town Hall
and the Palau de la Generalitat. Our stroll will end by
the Columbus Monument at
Port Vell. Overnight stay in
Barcelona.
Day 18: BARCELONA –
MONTSERRAT ANDORRA
Transfer to Andora. On the
way we will make a stop in
the Montserrat Benedictine
monastery to see the famous
Black Virgin of Montserrat and fantastic views of
the local landscape. Tour
the city of Andorra. Here
we will see the capital, Andorra la Vella. We will see
the fine 12th-century church
and the Casa de la Vall, the
ancient seat of government,
also visit the 9th century
pre-Romanesque form of
the Church of Santa Coloma
which is Andorra’s oldest.
Our walk will end at Plaça
del Poble, a large public
square which occupies the
roof of the Edifici Admin-
istratiu Govern d’Andorra,
with romantic views of the
valley and mountains, popular local gathering place
especially in the evening.
Overnight in Andora.
Day 19: ANDORRA –
CARCASSONNE AVIGNON
Departure from Andora to
Carcassone, touring the well
known Cité de Carcassonne,
beautiful medieval fortress.
Sightseeing. Transfer to Avignon. On the way we stop
at Baux-de-Provence which
has a spectacular position in
the Alpilles mountains, set
atop a rocky outcrop that
is crowned with the ruins
of a castle overlooking the
plains to the south. In Avignon we will see: Le Palais
des Papes (palace of popes),
the world’s largest Gothic
edifice, famous bridge Le
Pont Saint-Benezet and
Place du Palais. Overnight
stay in Avignon vicinity.
Day 20: AVIGNON MARSEILLE - CANNES
- NICE
Departure from Avignion
to Marseille, biggest Mediterranean port and the economic hub of the ProvenceAlpes-Côte d’Azur region.
We’ll see: le Vieux Port (old
harbour), Notre Dame de la
Garde, the big church which
overlooks the city. Transfer to Cannes - stroll in the
Old Town with excellent
view from the castle ruins
at the top, the famous Palais des Festivals, port filled
with yachts of the rich and
famous and La Croisette Cannes catwalk beside the
sea. Overnight stay in Nice.
Day 21: NICE MONACO
The day for your final exams.
Afternoon trip to Monaco
second smallest independent state in the world (after
the Vatican). Walk through
Monaco-Ville, a medieval
village with Prince’s Palace
and breathtaking panoramic
view overlooking the Port
and Monte-Carlo.Overnight
stay in Nice.
Day 22: NICE –
TORONTO
Transfer to the airport, departure to Toronto.
PRICE: 3830* CAD
plus 559 CAD tax
*200$ discount if you enroll
before Nov.15th!
INCLUDED:
- flight: Toronto - Krakow //
Nice - Toronto
- flight Vienna - Palma de
Mallorca
- accommodation based on
double occupancy
- 2 meals per day
- all entrance fees
- transportation by comfortable private coach
- English speaking guides in
visited cities
- tour leader
- medical insurance
Mandatory liability insurance required by TCDSB additional fee 90 CAD .
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Program Director:
Dr. Andrzej Rozbicki
andrzej.rozbicki@tcdsb.org
tel. 416 567 - 1278
www.rozbicki.com
Tour leader:
Pawel Jedruch
tel. 416 579 3056