Rzeszów: Yesterday and Today

Tour Start: 9:30 or 17:00

Duration: 3-4 hours

Tour Plan

Rzeszów Today: Car tour around Rzeszów with the guide’s stories.

  • Trip to the highest hill above Rzeszów – Magdalenka (394 meters above sea level).
  • Panoramic view of Rzeszów and the Carpathians from the observation tower.
  • Driving around the Rzeszów bypass:
    • National Bank of Poland Treasury – a unique treasury storing the gold of Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine.
    • Nowe Miasto District – the largest PRL-era housing estate in southeastern Poland.
    • Wisłok Valley and Rzeszów Reservoir – a reservoir that was supposed to be a major tourist attraction for the local residents.
    • Stal Rzeszów Stadium – the history of football and speedway.
    • Rzeszów University of Technology – the best university in Poland for training commercial pilots.
    • Podpromie Hall – the largest sports hall in Rzeszów, home to the famous volleyball club Resovia.

Rzeszów Yesterday: A walk through the center of the capital of the Subcarpathian region.

  • Rzeszów Castle – the history of the fortress that withstood the Turkish invasion and served as a NKVD prison.
  • 19th-century beautiful tenement houses.
  • Monument to Jan Pakosławic from Stróżyska – the founder of Rzeszów.
  • Monument to the Cursed Soldiers – the story of Łukasz Ciepliński, a prominent soldier of World War II.
  • Bernardine Church – the only collection of 8 Orants (figures of the Ligęz family) made of alabaster in a kneeling pose.
  • Revolutionary Act Monument – the most famous monument in Rzeszów, with many interesting details.
  • Monument to the Red Army – a relic from the PRL era.
  • Ghetto Victims Square – the history of the Jews and their fate during World War II.
  • Cichociemni Square – the birthplace of Rzeszów.
  • Rzeszów Market Square – time for an obligatory coffee or craft beer.
  • 3rd May Street – the most popular pedestrian street in Rzeszów.

Optional Addition:

  • Rzeszów Cellars – a walk through Rzeszów’s underground with interactive features and a film with an animation of Rzeszów from a few hundred years ago. (Tour duration: 1 hour, additional charge).

Tour Price

  • 2-3 Participants – 575 PLN/person
  • 4-5 Participants – 415 PLN/person
  • 6-8 Participants – 280 PLN/person
  • 9 or more Participants – individual pricing

Included

  • A licensed guide/driver for the entire tour.
  • Attractions listed in the program.
  • Transport.
  • Insurance (NNW, Tourist Guarantee Fund, and Assistance Fund).

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