The castles and palaces of Poland are renowned throughout Eastern Europe--and indeed throughout the entire world--for their architectural majesty and historical significance. Indeed, the city of Krakow, which is built up around the Wawel Palace, has been compared to Prague because of its mysticism, romanticism, and medieval charm. The good news is that now, through the Poland and Beyond travel agency, you can explore the country's marvelous castles and palaces.

Indeed, our special Castles and Palaces tour package provides an eleven-day immersive experience, during which you'll visit literally dozens of fascinating Polish historical landmarks. After meeting your tour companions, you'll get to explore Warsaw's Royal Castle. The complex of Warsaw's Old Town is so remarkable that it has made its way onto UNESCO's world heritage list.

In Krakow, you'll visit Wawel Castle, the epicenter of power in the Polish kingdom for over 600 years. Inside Wawel Castle, you'll find a cornucopia of jewelry, artwork, treasures from the Far East and Europe, libraries worthy of royalty, beautiful grounds, and much more. From Wawel Hill, you can gaze down at the expanding and curiously modern city of Krakow.

At Malbork Castle, a forbidding fortress on the River Nogat and another UNESCO world heritage site, you can visit the high, middle, and low palaces. At one point, Malbork Castle housed more than 3,000 soldiers. The lower section of Malbork castle alone is four times as large as the entire area of England's extremely famous Windsor Castle.