Lublin & Majdanek

Lublin is the biggest city in eastern Poland, which was settled as early as in the Middle Ages. Before the Second World War it was home to a large Jewish community. The Jewish population was exterminated in the Nazi concentration camp at Majdanek, near the city center.

You are going to see the Old Town with its impressive Kraków Gate – one of the three gateways to the Old Town and the Lublin Castle, where the biggest attraction is the gothic Chapel of the Holy Trinity with sets of medieval frescoes. The frescoes are rare examples of the early Slavic-Byzantine church art.

For those who are more interested in the Jewish history of Lublin, we can arrange a tour focusing on sites connected with it, including: the old Jewish Cemetery, prewar yeshiva, the Jewish hospital, the old ghetto district. At the end you will visit Majdanek Memorial, where you will see the camp itself as well as the museum.

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My father and I recently returned from our Ultimate Poland tour and we really cannot express how impressed we were with the RealPoland coordination, staff, accommodations, food, local guides and transportation. The itinerary was filled with visits to key historic and cultural sites along with some fun activities like making our own Polish pottery and a pierogi workshop - admittedly, my father and I still need to work on these skills. The accommodations were top class European standard hotels. Breakfast each day was provided in the hotels and dinners were pre-planned at various interesting restaurants in whichever city or town we happened to be staying. Lunch was on us, this may seem daunting but the tours are arranged so that a convenient lunch break happens in a square or Old Town area with an ample choice of cafes and restaurants. As for the Polish cuisine, don’t expect kielbasa and pierogis for every meal - they like to mix it up for you.

Our original intent for taking the tour was to learn more about our Polish heritage. We asked to add an extra day on the end so that we could visit my great grandparents village - the Real Poland staff took care of everything for us, an extended itinerary with hotel, transportation and a local guide.

I can't say enough about how much we enjoyed the beautiful county of Poland. It's clean, safe and very affordable. Additionally, the staff at RealPoland are amazing - especially all of the "Magdas". If you are considering a trip to Poland and are worried about getting around or finding the right tour I would highly recommend RealPoland they are first class.

Natalia' and Magda's quick responsiveness was tremendous! Overall, my total xperience with Real Poland was excellent. They were helpful during setting up my tour plans, and also very helpful when we had to cancel. Natalia researched my grandfather and found lots of information about him that I did not know. I am satisfied with the work she did and I look forward to traveling to Poland in the future. I hope to visit the area where he was from and maybe meet some of my relatives.