Discover Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic
Starting price reflects land-only tour cost. Great Value: see our Tour Cost page for pricing that Includes International Airfare.
This journey is specially designed for a small group of 16 to 24 Smithsonian travelers and offers outstanding travel value.
Throughout the tour, travel in the company of an exceptional Smithsonian Study Leader. Hugh Agnew is a professor of history and international affairs at The George Washington University, where he teaches courses on the Habsburg Empire and Czech heritage and history. Hugh will lead the September 8, 2012 departure. Linda Seidel, a professor emerita at the University of Chicago, is an art historian with special expertise in medieval architecture and northern European Renaissance painting. Linda will lead the September 22, 2012 departure.
Explore the faithfully rebuilt Old Town of Warsaw, now a World Heritage site.
Visit the Wieliczka Salt Mines, a World Heritage site, and admire the intriguing salt sculptures created by mine workers and contemporary artists.
Discover Budapest’s cultural, historical, and architectural heritage, including a curator-led tour of the prestigious Museum of Fine Arts.
Follow in the footsteps of Habsburg monarchs at Vienna’s grand Schönbrunn Palace, and enjoy a classical music performance.
Explore Prague’s many architectural gems, including the colorful Old Town, Charles Bridge, and the Lobkowicz Museum at Prague Castle.
This tour features the following World Heritage sites:
Auschwitz Birkenau, Poland
Krakow's Historic Center, Poland
Historic Center of Warsaw, Poland
The Salt Mines in Wieliczka, Poland
The Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue, in Budapest, Hungary
