TRIP PROGRAM

📅 Saturday, January 18, 2025.
Departure from PKiN Kinoteka at 1:30 PM, bus arrival at 1:15 PM.
👉👉👉 TRIP TO PRAGA TO SOHO FACTORY AREA:
✨ VISIT TO THE UNIQUE NEON MUSEUM WITH A GUIDE - a private institution aimed at documenting and preserving post-war neon signs.
The museum's permanent collection consists of about a hundred old neon signs and other advertising installations, many of which were designed by outstanding artists and graphic designers, who were also creators of the world-renowned so-called Polish School of Poster. This is a unique opportunity to see the neons up close and appreciate the craftsmanship of the creators and artisans of this often-forgotten form of art.
✨ Walk around the Soho Factory area – a former industrial space currently undergoing revitalization, with a narrative about its current use.
👉👉👉 Bus ride through the right-bank area of Warsaw – with stories about curiosities, figures, and other examples of revitalization – e.g., the 'Koneser' complex.
👉👉👉 Ride towards the Old Town combined with a narrative about lights - 'the glows of Warsaw' – then and now.
👉👉👉 WALK THROUGH THE LIT ALLEYS OF WARSAW'S OLD TOWN WITH ANECDOTES ABOUT FIGURES AND EVENTS – including the Market Square, Gnojna Góra with a panorama of the right bank, Castle Square.
👉👉👉 Drive through Warsaw adorned with holiday illumination: including the panorama of the illuminated Old and New Town from the Praga bank and Warsaw's bridges, the Royal Route – from Krakowskie Przedmieście through Nowy Świat and Aleje Ujazdowskie to Wilanów.
Just like in the previous season 2023/2024 - also currently (2024/25) the city’s holiday decorations will refer to the 50s and 60s. The retro style will convey an aura of home warmth. Traditionally, the largest Christmas tree in the country (27 meters) will stand in Castle Square. The multimedia tree will be built from materials drawing from sources of ecological energy. In reference to the retro style of the 50s and 60s, we will see illuminations of relics from that time on the streets of Warsaw - soda fountains, shop scales, telephones, radios, and televisions with children's programs. In this way, the creators of the illuminations want to convey to the youngest the atmosphere of their parents' and grandparents' childhood. Additionally, retro carousels and toys will be waiting for the kids. Moreover, the Royal Route, Nowy Świat, and Świętokrzyska Street will be covered with classic baubles, colorful garlands, Christmas lights, and chains made of colored paper.
👉👉👉 WILANÓW – visit to the area of the palace complex, which in winter transforms into the ROYAL GARDEN OF LIGHT. As every year, many attractions await us - INSTALLATIONS:
✨ MUSICAL TUNNEL - Guests visiting the historic gardens of the Wilanów Palace after dark enter a space where they can feel like they are at a royal court. They will be led to the exhibition by a 75-meter luminous musical tunnel, in which music composed for the installation resonates. Next, we will see the Gallery - with reproductions of the most important works from the Wilanów collection.
✨ ROYAL LIFE - In the main courtyard of the Wilanów Palace, we will see light compositions referring to the life of Jan III – the story of his love for Maria Kazimiera, wars, and diplomatic actions. This also provides excellent scenery for taking commemorative photos against the backdrop of the fairy-tale illuminated royal residence.
✨ NORTHERN GARDEN - It is accessed by a lit pergola adorned with grape leaves, lemons, bay leaves, and gooseberries. At the entrance to this part of the park, there are installations that allow posing in stylized 17th-century light garments. And behind the pergola, the real fun begins with otters emerging from the darkness!
✨ SOUTHERN GARDEN BY THE ORANGERY - In such a labyrinth, it is worth getting lost! This part of the Royal Garden of Light is inspired by mythological stories. Among the ruins, we will encounter deities and mythical creatures. The chosen ones, like Zeus, will try to illuminate the sky with lightning, like Heracles, they will defeat the hydra, or like Poseidon, they will stir the luminous sea.
✨ UPPER TERRACE - In this part of the baroque garden at the Observatory, we will find numerous astronomical devices and a unique clock that will allow us to reach for the stars and look at the passage of time differently.
✨ MUSICAL GARDEN OF DREAMS - The Musical Garden of Dreams is located on the lower terrace of the baroque garden. The light and music shows held there can be admired from the height of the upper terrace, creating an amazing effect! The light faithfully reproduces and fills the changing colors of the geometric shapes of the garden, all to the rhythm of classical music.
✨ RAFFAELLO ROSE GARDEN - Once again, the Rose Garden will bloom in winter. This time it will be filled with flowers of surprising sizes, transporting us to a magical world, allowing us to see reality from the perspective of its smallest inhabitants. Thanks to the photo frame, it will also be an excellent place to take a commemorative photo before leaving the Royal Garden of Light.
Additionally, the FACADE OF THE PALACE will transform into a set for a multimedia show - that is, a thematic mapping.
During the visit, there will be a short break - including for a warm drink / snack at your own expense.
👉👉👉 Return towards the center of Warsaw following the lights of Wilanów, Sadyba, and Lower Mokotów along with a narrative.
Return to the departure point around 9:00 PM max.
📣 ATTENTION: THE ORDER OF PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION MAY CHANGE.
💶 Cost: 175 PLN/person.
✔️ The price of 175 PLN/person includes:
🚍 transportation by a tourist bus equipped with air conditioning, DVD, adjustable seats, seat belts
🗣 care of a tour guide throughout the entire trip
📋 program implementation (entrance fees to visited sites, local guides)
🏥 NNW insurance (10,000 PLN)
💰 The price does not include:
😭 optional insurance against cancellation costs and interruption of participation in the event (an additional 3.2% of the event value) - DECISION AT THE TIME OF SIGNING THE CONTRACT.
For this tourist event, the provisions of the Act on Tourist Events and Related Tourist Services of November 24, 2017, do not apply according to art. 3 sec. 3 of the cited act.