Cultural and tourist program
COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS
(no credits/ECTS points)
CULTURAL PROGRAMS:
- Sacrum/profanum. Polish customs and traditions (Eng./Pol.)
Our evening social events provide an opportunity for the students to experience important Polish cultural traditi ons first-hand. The events themselves are quite unconventi onal and include making pierogies for the Christmas Eve feast, decorati ng a Christmas tree, wax fortunetelling, singing, dancing and a bonfi re sausage roast. The program covers – among others – traditi ons associated with Christmas, Easter, St John's Eve, wedding ceremonies and Labor Day celebrations.
Dates: July 10-August 7 (Tuesdays); 8:00 p.m.
- Dance workshops
- Cooking workshops
- Film presentations (with English subtitles)
- Theater performances and concerts (tickets not included)
- Visits to galleries and museums (tickets not included)
LANGUAGE PROGRAMS:
- Evening conversations and phonetics workshops (once a week)
- Individual language consultations (twice a week)
TOURIST PROGRAM:
- Sightseeing tours of: the Jagiellonian University Museum in Collegium Maius, Krakow’s Old Town with the Wawel Royal Castle, and the Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau (the former Nazi concentration camp).
- Trips to: the ancient Salt Mine in Wieliczka; the Pieniny Mountains, including a raft ride on the Dunajec river; the Tatra Mountains, including a visit to the resort city of Zakopane.
All trips are organized for each program separately.