Poznan: Kornik & Rogalin Tour
Once you have visited Poznan, why not join us for a tour to the Kornik Castle and Rogalin Palace to travel back in time. We would like to take you to these two splendid palaces which are pearls of architecture in the Greater Poland region. The first residence you will see will be the castle in Kornik erected in the Middle Ages but its present shape comes from the 19th century. The next attraction of this tour will be the 18th century Baroque-Classical palace in Rogalin. We ensure that this tour will be a nice escape from everyday life.
We offer private tours to Kornik Castle and Rogalin Palace from Poznan on request
Tour itinerary:
- pick up from your hotel at chosen time
- approximately 30 min. drive with our english speaking driver from Poznan to the Kornik Castle – an example of the English neo-Gothic style. The romantic scenery surrounding the castle makes this place truly beautiful and unique. The interiors are arranged in such a way to give us the feeling that its owners have just left.
- visiting the castle for up to 1 hour with audioguide where you will have the chance to see:
- the office called the room of Wladyslaw Zamoyski – here the floor is especially eye-catching and looks like a fancy carpet, but it is an extremely valuable, original floor made of walnut, birch and precious mahogany tree roots; in the office, under the window, there is a wonderful mahogany desk, at which Tytus Dzialynski himself loved to work.
- Gen. Jadwiga Zamoyska’s room – this room represents the world of women; it is fully furnished with antique equipment – mostly used in the time by the Dzialynski family
- living room – in this room, every detail is a long story, here you can find a magnificent table made of knots of several species of trees, a Brodman Viennese piano standing in the corner, on which Fryderyk Chopin played himself, or the 18th-century harp straight from Paris
- the dining room and the Founders’ Room – in the middle of which there is a long table with neo-baroque chairs around it; the greatest impression is made by huge family portraits, including the White Lady staring at us closely; above us – a coffered, wooden ceiling – in 71 chests the coat of arms of the Polish knighthood made
in the Founders’ Room, we discover the ending of the Zamoyski family history; here are original family paintings, as well as decorations referring to Arabic art which are the most interesting element of this room - Hunting Corner – a tower in the castle located in its center, under a crystal vault; in this place there are interesting natural and ethnographic exhibits collected by W. Zamoyski in Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and America, New Ireland
- Moorish hall – with souvenirs from trips and a collection of militaria, including original hussar armor – there are not many of them in Poland
4. second part of the tour – visiting the arboretum in Kornik for up to 1 hour
– arboretum – a collection of exotic flora – exotic for Poland, lilacs and azaleas and rhododendrons are especially known; it is the oldest and one of the richest collections of woody plants in the country, currently it has about 3,000 plants
5. approximately 15 min drive from Kornik to the Palace in Rogalin – a branch of the National Museum in Poznan; a palace with paintings of such famous artists like Monet, Delaroche, Matejko and Wyspianski; the building is surrounded by a well-preserved French-style garden in which you will find numerous very old oaks
6. visiting the palace for approximately 2,5 hours with an audio guide in chosen language; during the tour you will see:
- the interior of the palace restored with reverence, almost completely destroyed during WWII and the times of the People’s Republic of Poland,
- Garden and Park of the Palace with the largest collection of oaks in Europe – the cluster of oaks has about 2,000 trees, of which the most famous Lech, Czech and Rus are 1,000 years old; romantic park with numerous alleys, beautiful sculptures, and perfectly kept vegetation is an ideal place to rest
- a gallery of both European and Polish paintings, including the largest one by Jan Matejko, the Virgin of Orleans
- St. Marcelin’s former chapel with the Raczynski’s mausoleum
7.up to 45 min drive back from Rogalin Palace to Poznan
8.your hotel drop off in Poznan
Whole tour lasts up to 6 hours
Prices:
- 950 PLN per person (1 person)
- 510 PLN per person (2 persons)
- 430 PLN per person (3 persons)
- 380 PLN per person (4 persons)
- 310 PLN per person (5 persons)
- 280 PLN per person (6 persons)
- Contact us (7 persons or more)
What is included?:
- hotel pick up and drop off after the tour
- private transportation by comfortable, air-conditioned car/van
- entrance tickets to the Kornik Castle and Arboretum
- entrance tickets to Rogalin Palace and its Park and Garden
- rental of audio-guide in Rogalin and Kornik Castle; you can choose one of the following languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian and Chinese
*we can also organize this tour with private guide who would assist you during your whole trip. Please contact us for more details
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