Destination Poland
ICCA Post Tour: KATOWICE & SILESIA

Dates: 9-12 November 2022
Accommodation: Courtyard Katowice City Center by Mariott
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/ktwcy-courtyard-katowice-city-center/overview/




 

Why KATOWICE & SILESIA?

We are known for our hospitality. Welcome to Katowice and Silesia, unparalleled places in Poland with unique technical monuments on a European scale, with UNESCO World Heritage sites and icons of modern architecture. Discover a region where 5 million inhabitants pass down extraordinary stories, flavours and tales from generation to generation. Feel at home with us!
The International Congress Centre and the Spodek Arena form a multifunctional complex of facilities and the largest congress and event venue in the country.
Enjoy 4 days of exploring unique spaces and places, and discovering flavours. The programme includes a culinary workshop, trip 320 metres below the ground, visiting The Planetarium – Silesian Science Centre, postindustrial monuments, a symphony concert and and a business networking meeting.

PROGRAM

Day 1 - Wednesday, Nov.9, 2022
welcome pack | visiting the interactive Silesian Planetarium – the Silesian Science Centre (new building, opening in June 2022) | welcome dinner in the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel’s own restaurant – 27th Floor Bar&Restaurant | Evening walk in the Katowice Cultural Zone – a revitalised space on the site of a former coal mine

Day  2 - Thursday, Nov.10, 2022
presentation of the facilities at the International Congress Centre and the Spodek Arena (ICCA members) |  networking session & business meetings with representatives of the city, metropolis, cooperating institutions | a walk in Nikiszowiec – a brick residential area, an icon of architecture |  lunch in the Silesian Prohibition restaurant (ranked among 50 Best Restaurants in Poland + workshops on cooking Silesian dumplings) | visiting the Rolling Mill (Museum of Zinc Metallurgy) post-industrial hall used for organizing events | free time for guests | dinner at Cacti Kato Culinary Concept

Day 3  - Friday, Nov.11, 2022
transfer to Wisła (mountain resort) – site inspections in Hotel Stok****, Hotel Gołębiewski**** and Hotel Crystal Mountain***** | visiting to Adam Małysz ski jump | lunch at the regional restaurant on The Silesian Culinary Route | leisure | symphony concert at the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra | farewell dinner in the patio of the 5* Monopol Hotel – a hotel with over a hundred years of tradition and historic architecture dating back to 1903

Day 4 - Saturday, Nov.12, 2022
Guido Mine – the tourism bestseller of the region – a mining tour with a visit in the character of a miner, i.e. going underground in full equipment and miner’s uniform, as well as interactive tasks in the deepest parts of the mine (355 metres) | lunch in the Maciej Shaft restaurant (restaurant on the list of objects of the Silesian Culinary Trail) |  transport to the airport

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