Zicasso Top Holiday Pick: February Opera Days in Warsaw & Wroclaw February 24th – March 1st, 2009

February 24th, 2009 - Tuesday
WARSAW (D)
Group’s arrival in Warsaw.
Orientation walk thought the Old Town with the Castle Square where you can see the first non-ecclesiastic statue in
Warsaw King Sigismund’s Column and the originally Gothic castle dated to the 15th century expanded throughout the
centuries which was the seat of kings of Poland. It was where the Third Of May Constitution was promulgated in 1791, the
one in the world after American.

Welcome reception and dinner at POLKA restaurant located in the Old Town. Enjoy a typical Polish meal with white borsch,
fine selection of different kind of pierogi (dumplings) stuffed with cabbage & mushrooms, meat, white cheese and fruits.
For dessert home-made cake.

7.00 p.m. – National Opera House
Program to include:
MADAME BUTTERFLY by Giacomo Puccini

February 25th, 2009 - Wednesday
WARSAW - WROCLAW (B, D)
Morning drive to Wrocalw. Orientation walk along the Wroclaw, one of the oldest cities in Poland, a capital of Lower Silesia
beautifully located along the Odra River. A city once described as “the holy blossom of Europe, a beautiful gem among
cities” which lately became a cultural center for the whole of south-western Poland. Today, Wroclaw with its beautiful
historical buildings in the Market Square and the Town Hall are recognised as a gem of Gothic-Renaissance urban
architecture.
Welcome dinner at CESARSKO-KROLWESKA restaurant, one of the most fashionable restaurants of Wrocalw.

7.00 p.m. – Wroclaw Opera House
Program to include:
HALKA by Stanislaw Moniuszko

February 26th, 2009 - Thursday
WROCLAW (B, L)
Half day tour of Wroclaw, a city full of magical places, a living off trade with number of squares and historical buildings.
See the Town Hall located in the heart of the Market Square – one of the most beautiful old city halls in Poland with its
characteristic 66 meter-hight tower, ceramic gable, lovely portal and sculptures. Walk through the Old Town where you
will see many tenement-houses, churches with the famous St. Mary Magdalene’s Church and St. Elizabeth’s Church. Visit
the monumental university building with the magnificent Aula Leopoldinum – one of the best Baroque interiors in the city.
Lunch at the PIWNICA SWIDNICA restaurant beautifully located in the Wroclaw Town Hall at the Market Square.
See the magnificent Aula Leopoldinum and the UNESCO site Centennial Hall (Hala Ludowa).
The Centennial Hall (Jahrhunderthalle in German and Hala Ludowa in Polish), a landmark in the history of
reinforced concrete architecture, was erected in 1911-1913 by Max Berg, at the time municipal architect in
Breslau, as the Polish city of Wrocław was called at the time, when it was part of Germany. The Centennial Hall, a
multi-purpose recreational building, is a centrally-planned structure situated on the Exhibition Grounds. The
Centennial Hall is a pioneering work of modern engineering and architecture, which exhibits an important
interchange of influences in the early 20th century, becoming a key reference in the later development of
reinforced concrete structures. Included on the UNESCO list in 2006.

7.00 p.m. – Wroclaw Opera House
Program to include:
DON KICHOT by Ludwig A. Minkus (ballet)

February 27th, 2009 - Friday
WROCLAW – KSIAZ – WROCLAW (B, L)
Morning drive to Ksiaz to see the amazing structure of Ksiaz Castle, perched on top of a huge hill. Its 400 chambers
make it the biggest castle in Silesia and the third largest in the country.
The castle is beautifully surrounded by terrace gardens.

Lunch at a local restaurant located by the castle.
Drive back to Wroclaw.
Afternoon at your own.

7.00 p.m. – Wroclaw Opera House
Program to include:
NABUCCO by Giuseppe Verdi

February 28th, 2009 - Saturday
WROCLAW – ANTONIN - WARSAW (B, L)
Morning departure for Warsaw.
En route stop in Antonin to visit the hunting palace, the property belonging to one of the richest and well-known
aristocratic families in the XIXth century Poland. This palace is famous because of two visits of young Frederic Chopin. In
1978 was designed a room and library devoted to our great composer.

Private piano recital “Romanticism in Chopin’s Music”
Program to include:
- Improptu G-flat major op. 51 No. 3
- Fantaisie-Impromptu C-sharp minor op. 66
- Nocturne D-flat major op. 27 No. 2
- Grand Valse-brillante E-flat major op. 18
- Mazurka C-sharp minor op. 30 No. 4
- Ballade G-minor op. 23 No. 1

Lunch in the interiors of Antonin Palace.
Continue your drive to Warsaw.

7.00 p.m. – National Opera House
Program to include:
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR by Gaetano Donizetti

March 1st, 2009 - Sunday
WARSAW (B)
After breakfast departure.