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elcome to Warsaw –
the hometown of Fryderyk Chopin and Maria Skłodowska-Curie, who both
spent their childhood and early
years here.
Warsaw of today is a modern and
dynamic metropolis with a number of creative people. Whatever you are looking for, you
will find it here. Classical music
lovers, fans of hip-hop, techno
and club music, cinema goers,
design experts, history and science lovers – they are all sure to
spend an unforgettable weekend
in Warsaw.
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1. Multimedia Fountain Park
2. Museum
SASKA
of Maria Skłodowska-Curie
KĘPA
3. Royal Castle
4. Belfry at St. Anne’s Church
5. Warsaw University Library
6. Copernicus Science Center
7. Fryderyk Chopin Museum
– Ostrogski Palace
8. Blikle café and cake shop
9. National Stadium
10.Bear run in Warsaw Zoo
11.Koneser Cultural Center
12.Basilica of the Sacred Heart
of Jesus
13.Fabryka Trzciny Art Centre
14.The Museum of the History
of Polish Jews
15.Warsaw Rising Museum
16.The Palace of Culture
and Science
17.Warsaw Photoplasticon
18.Royal Łazienki Park
19.Wilanów
20.Warsaw Tourist Information
MUST-SEES
Warsaw’s Old Town (Stare Miasto) is
a unique place. With 90% of the area having
been destroyed by the Nazis in the wake of
the Warsaw Uprising 1944, the Old Town was
so meticulously restored that it was placed
on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites
as an example of a near-total reconstruction.
In the center of the Old Town Square stands
a statue of the mermaid – Warsaw’s coat
of arms for a number of centuries.
What adds to the Old Town’s atmosphere are
cozy cafes and restaurants as well as artists
displaying their paintings and sculptures in
the open air. In the summertime almost the
whole area teems with cafes, and serves as
a venue for street theater performances and
jazz concerts.
In the New Town (Nowe Miasto) district, just
behind the Old Town walls, at ul. Freta 16
stands a building which is the birthplace of
Maria Skłodowska Curie – a two-time Nobel
Prize winning scientist. Its first floor is now
home to a museum dedicated to the life and
work of Poland’s most famous woman.
The Royal Route (Trakt Królewski) connects
three former royal residences: the Royal Castle, Łazienki Palace and Wilanów Palace.
The courtyard of the Royal Castle is the
venue for the Music Gardens (Ogrody Muzyczne) festival, which is held annually in July
and features video presentations of concerts,
operas and ballets. Neighbouring the Royal
Gardens are the meticulously restored Kubicki Arcades (Arkady Kubickiego), where on
August weekends art and music lovers can
attend a series of events within the Royal Arcades of Art (Królewskie Arkady Sztuki) festival. Its first leg is Krakowskie Przedmieście –
one of Warsaw’s most beautiful and elegant
streets, which starts at Zamkowy Square.
charming palaces and villas. Built in the 19th
century by wealthy Varsovians, they now
house foreign embassies. The whole beauty
of the street, which runs up to the Royal
Łazienki Park, can be seen from a public
transport bus. Lines 180 and 116 will take
you to the very district of Wilanów, which lies
at the end of the 11-kilometer Royal Route.
The summer royal residences of Stanisław
August Poniatowski in the Łazienki Park
and Jan III Sobieski in Wilanów, which now
serve as museums, are surrounded by beautiful and vast parks. In Łazienki Park, by the
Chopin monument, free Chopin concerts are
held every Sunday at noon and 4 pm from
mid-May until late September. Wilanów Park
features a former riding academy building,
which now houses the world-famous Poster
Museum boasting an excellent collection of
foreign and domestic artistic posters.
Warsaw Praga District
silica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (bazylika Najświętszego Serca Jezusowego),
ul. Kawęczyńska 53, modeled on the Roman Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls.
Today the church is known as a venue for
special music events, hosting concerts by
various artists, including Jan Garbarek and
the Hilliard Ensemble.
Another Praga attraction is the Warsaw Zoo.
Interestingly, its bear run is located right by
the W-Z route, which was the first large urban investment in Warsaw after World War
II. So if you want to see the bears, you do not
have to enter the zoo premises. From the W-Z
route you can also get an excellent view of
the crown of the National Stadium.
OTHER MUST-SEES
National Stadium (Stadion Narodowy)
the pre-war Warsaw, which actually ceased
to exist in 1944. A few years ago, in a poll
conducted among Varsovians, it was found
to be the capital city’s magical place.
Warsaw University Library
(Biblioteka Uniwersytecka w Warszawie)
ul. Dobra 56/66 – an interesting example
of contemporary architecture in Warsaw.
The basement is home to the ‘Hulakula’
Family Entertainment Center (offering billiards, bowling and climbing wall facilities),
while the roof of the building features one
of Europe’s most beautiful and largest roof
gardens. From up there visitors can enjoy
a spectacular view of the Vistula river and
the National Stadium and through specially
constructed windows they can have a look at
the library interior.
Warsaw Rising Museum
(Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego)
The Holy Cross Church (kościół św. Krzyża)
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 3 boasts an urn
containing the heart of Fryderyk Chopin.
All top Chopin-related sites are marked by
special music-playing benches. Krakowskie
Przedmieście then becomes Nowy Świat,
which is a boulevard lined with numerous
shops and restaurants. One of the street’s
popular places is the Blikle café and cake
shop (ul. Nowy Świat 35) – continuously in
the business since 1869. Not far away from
Nowy Świat stands the Baroque Ostrogski
Palace (ul. Tamka 41) which houses the ultra-modern Fryderyk Chopin Museum. On
summer weekends, Krakowskie Przedmieście
is closed for vehicle traffic and become pedestrian precincts.
The next leg of the Royal Route, Ujazdowskie Avenue (Aleje Ujazdowskie), is lined with
– it is here that Roman Polański shot ‘The
Pianist’ and Andrzej Wajda worked on ‘Korczak’. Praga is the right-bank district of
Warsaw which was not destroyed by the
Nazis in the aftermath of the Warsaw Uprising. It is perhaps for this reason that many
original Art Nouveau buildings, 19th century cobbled surfaces and street lamps have
survived there to date. In the 21st century
Praga became a district of artists, who began
to set up their studios in spacious tenement
buildings, setting a new tone for this part of
Warsaw.
The heart of Praga is the beautifully restored
Ząbkowska Street (ul. Ząbkowska). The
former Koneser vodka distillery factory is
now home to the Koneser Cultural Center
(ul. Ząbkowska 27/31). Another interesting feature is Fabryka Trzciny Art Centre
is situated in the former factory (ul. Otwocka 14). This is a beautifully designed
private establishment set up by composer Wojciech Trzciński. Within walking distance of the Fabryka Trzciny stands
the early 20th century magnificent Ba-
al. Księcia Poniatowskiego 1 – an ultramodern magnificent stadium built for the European Football Championship UEFA EURO
2012™. It has nine stories with an overall
seating capacity of 58,000. Besides football
games it will play host to concerts, great
shows, and the like.
Copernicus Science Center
(Centrum Nauki Kopernik)
ul. Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 20
A museum where visitors can carry out experiments on their own, thereby gaining an
understanding of complex nature phenomena. Experiments can be extremely involving
so allow a few hours for your visit.
Museum of the History of the Polish Jews
(Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich), the
square between the Ghetto Heroes Monument and Willy Brandt Square – Scheduled
opening: April 2013.
One of the biggest cultural enterprises.
Opening of the museum will take place during the 70th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto
Uprising. This will be the world only museum
dedicated to the history of Polish Jews, who
constituted 10% of Polish society before
World War II. Shape of the museum’s building, that can be already admired, is a symbol
of Red Sea Crossing. Currently the institution
operates as a ‘Museum without walls’ organizing concerts, performances and workshops.
More information at: www.jewishmuseum.org.pl
Palace of Culture and Science
(Pałac Kultury i Nauki), pl. Defilad 1
ul. Grzybowska 79 – a place that Varsovians
take pride in. The state-of-the-art exhibition
located in the former tram power station offers insights into the events that have had
an impact on the current image of the Warsaw. What makes an extraordinary addition
is ‘The Wall of Art’ (Mur Sztuki), which is an
outdoor gallery featuring murals that cover
the internal side of the wall surrounding
the museum. They were made by Poland’s
leading graphic artists, including Dwurnik,
Stasys, Pągowski, and Sasnal.
Warsaw Photoplasticon
(Fotoplastikon Warszawski), Al. Jerozolimskie 51 – constructed at the turn of the 20th
century, it is located in the original historical
building. It boasts a collection of more than
5,000 old photos from various corners of the
globe, including a number of photos from
cultural heritage register. It now houses
four theaters, a multiplex, the Congress
Hall, the Museum of Technology, and
a Warsaw Tourist Information point. There
are guided tours of the Palace.
For information call: +48 22 656 76 00
terrace, you have to climb up 150 stone
steps. But when you eventually reach your
destination, you will enjoy a spectacular
view of the Old Town.
Details: www.taraswidokowy.pl
Multimedia Fountain Park
(Multimedialny Park Fontann)
skwer I Dywizji Pancernej – is located in an
enchanting place, near the Old Town and the
Vistula River. Up to 30 thousand litres of water a minute stream out of 367 nozzles. The
streams are lit with colourful light from nearly 300 LED reflectors. In time intervals, impressive laser animations appear in the mist
from nebulised water. The “Water – Light
– Sound” multimedia shows take place from
May to September. Details: www.ztp.waw.pl
In the spring and summer months you can
take advantage of special transport services:
When you choose to go for a ride on Tram T,
you will enjoy a number of attractions, such
as prize competitions. The service starts
and terminates at Narutowicza Square (plac
Narutowicza).
Horse omnibuses that run through the
streets of the Old Town. Tickets can be purchased directly from the driver at Plac Zamkowy, just before departure.
Water Tram – Departs from the landing at
Podzamcze.
It is also a good idea to get on bus 180 as
it runs past Warsaw’s top sights. The service
connects the Chomiczówka Housing Estate
and Wilanów (the terminus is close to the
palace and the park). The ride from Nowy
Świat to Wilanów takes about half an hour,
and passengers need to have public transport (ZTM) tickets.
VANTAGE POINTS
XXX Palace of Culture and Science Viewing terrace ‘The Thirtieth Floor’ (Taras
widokowy „Trzydziestka”, Pałac Kultury
i Nauki, plac Defilad 1). The terrace viewpoint is on the 30th floor, at a height of
114 m, which is reached by modern elevator.
From here, you can admire a truly panoramic
view of Warsaw, even at night.
Details: www.pkin.pl
Belfry at St. Anne’s Church
(dzwonnica kościoła św. Anny, ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 68). To get to the lookout
– the tallest building in Warsaw (231 m)
and a classic example of socialistrealist
architecture. ‘A gift from Stalin’, ‘a gift of
the Soviet people to the Polish nation’, as
it used to be called, still arouses controversy. Since 2007 it has been listed in the
WARSAW TOURIST LINES
See the current offer of the Warsaw Tourist
Lines as well as detailed routes and schedules at: www.ztm.waw.pl
All year long tourists can see the major sights
of Warsaw from double-deckers. The service
operates as a hop-on hop-off tour, which
means that sightseers can get on and off
the bus at designated stops as many times
as they wish without having to buy a new
ticket! This is a perfect way to combine
a double decker tour with visiting museums
and other places of interest.
Details: www.city-sightseeing.pl
www.city-tour.com.pl
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Warsaw
Tourist
Information
WARSAW TOURIST INFORMATION
tel. +48 22 194 31
[email protected]
At the end of an enjoyable day, it is nice to
spend some time in a delightful café or club.
You might also want to go bowling or play
billiards. If it is something really unusual and
pleasurable that you are looking, then why
not have a swim in a pool with a view of
Warsaw? Such a pool is situated on the 44th
floor of the InterContinental Hotel (ul. Emilii
Plater 49). It is fun in daylight but after dark
it is absolutely stunning!
Warsaw is well-known for its culture, with
the opera house being the boast of the city.
The performances by Treliński-Kudlička duo
have drawn opera lovers, even from outside
of Poland. But unless you want to attend
a premiere, you can still hope to purchase
a ticket on the day of the performance. The
box office also sells cheap standing tickets. The Roma Musical Theatre always has
a world-known musical in its repertoire. The
Studio Buffo Theatre, run by Janusz Józefowicz and Janusz Stokłosa, still features the
legendary Metro musical. Warsaw also boasts
a number of private theatres, owned by well
known Polish actors, with excellent productions and star-studded casts. Examples
include: Krystyna Janda’s Polonia, Maria
For up to date information about
Warsaw Tourist Information Offices go to
www.warsawtour.pl
Publisher:
Warsaw Tourist Office (Stołeczne Biuro Turystyki)
Photos:
Stołeczne Biuro Turystyki, Biuro Promocji
m.st. Warszawy, Agencja Koncertowa IKA ART,
Fundacja Centrum Europy,
Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich,
Stowarzyszenie im. Ludwiga van Beethowena,
Wojciech Kryński, Karolina Naperty,
W. i Z. Panów (PZ Studio), Marc Ripol,
Piotr Wierzbowski
Cartographic design:
Teresa Witkowska (Moyo)
The view of brilliantly illuminated downtown
Warsaw from the surface of the water is beyond description (the price of the ticket for
the swimming pool which includes other
amenities such as the gym, sauna and jacuzzi
is 150 zlotys)! Why not spend a weekend of
leisure activities? Paintball, bungee-jumping,
go-carts, or off golf. You can enjoy them all
in Warsaw.
Seweryn’s Och-Teatr, Emilian Kamiński’s Kamienica, Michał Żebrowski’s 6. Piętro, Tomasz
Karolak’s IMKA and Anna Gornostaj’s Capitol.
If you want to see a comedy performance, go
to the Komedia, Kwadrat or Syrena theatres.
Classical dramas featuring renowned casts are
staged at the Narodowy Theatre.
For the list of Warsaw theatres go to the tourist website of Warsaw: www.warsawtour.pl
Festival ‘Łańcuch’
March: Francophonic Festival,
Edition VII, Warsaw 2012
Free copy
‘Warsaw Halfmarathon’
March or April: (depending on the date
of Easter): Ludwig van Beethoven Easter
Festival, Francophonic Festival
May: Warsaw Music Week, Planete Doc Film
Festival, Night of Museums, Vistula feast,
Sonisphere Festival
June: Praga Night, UEFA EURO 2012™
June/July: Mozart Festival
July: Musical Gardens, Street Art Festival,
Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Impact Festival,
Ultra Music Festival
July/August: Jazz at the Old Town
August: International Music Festival ‘Chopin
and his Europe’, Festival of Jewish Culture‘
Singer’s Warsaw’, anniversary of the outbreak
of the Warsaw Uprising
September: Warsaw Cross Culture Festival,
Sinfonia Varsovia – Music Festival La Folle
Journée de Varsovie, International Festival
of Contemporary Music ‘Warsaw Autumn’
October: Warsaw Film Festival
November: International Jazz Festival ‘Jazz
Jamboree’
December: Re:visions ’Independent Art Invasion’
Cafes. Warsaw boasts a few cafes with an
ambiance. Czuły Barbarzyńca (ul. Dobra 31)
is a bookstore café, where you can sip your
coffee or tea while reading. You may happen to meet with a book writer or attend
the so called reading rehearsal, which is the
role-based reading of a theater play. Another interesting place is Kafka (ul. Oboźna
3), where booklovers will find thousands of
books saved from recycling. Finally, Chłodna
25 Café (ul. Chłodna 25) hosts to various
cultural events – here you can listen to live
music, watch a top sports game, or play
a board game.
Details: www.chlodna25.blog.pl,
www.kawiarnia-kafka.pl, www.czuly.pl
In Warsaw you can go bungee-jumping
(individually or in pairs) from a 90-meter
platform, which is the tallest facility of this
kind in Poland.
Details: www.jumping.pl
SCHEDULE OF WARSAW EVENTS
January: carnival concerts
January/February: Witold Lutosławski
Internet Cafes
LEISURE
CULTURE
Clubs are clustered in the following streets:
Mazowiecka (e.g., the famed Tygmont), 11
Listopada at Praga (e.g., Skład Butelek and
Hydrozagadka), Racławicka 99A (in an old
fort).
Kart circuits
LE MANS – ul. Połczyńska 121, lemans.net.pl
Pole-Position – ul. Pileckiego 91,
al. Powstańców Śląskich 126,
www.pole-position.pl
imola&more – ul. Puławska 33, Piaseczno,
www.imola.pl
M1 Formula – ul. Piłsuskiego 1 (Shopping
Centre M1), www.formulam1.pl
SHOPPING
Shopping can be a good leisure activity, and
for some people it is actually great fun. Warsaw is a good place for any kind of shopping.
Those who do all their shopping under one
roof will find a few shopping malls, some
of which are located in downtown Warsaw.
A popular shopping venue is the eastern side
of Marszałkowska Street (ul. Marszałkowska
104/122) featuring a few department stores.
On the nearby Chmielna Street there are
private outlets, which boast many years of
tradition, and sell clothes, footwear and accessories. Chic designer boutiques adorn the
area of Trzech Krzyży and Piłsudski Squares.
Another excellent shopping area is Mokotowska Street, starting at Trzech Krzyży
Square, which has become one of the trendiest streets in Warsaw. Ordinary shops have
long been replaced by international and
domestic designer stores, galleries and restaurants. Stroll along the street and admire
the recently restored historical buildings.
No wonder that Mokotowska Street, thanks
to its layout, has been placed on the Register
of Historic Monuments.
Souvenirs: the greatest hits include ceramic
miniatures of Warsaw’s popular buildings,
such as the Palace of Culture and Science or
the PKO Bank Rotunda. Also extremely popular are mugs with mermaid drawings by Norblin and Picasso, quality cups and ‘Fantazje
Chopinowskie’ chocolates.
Details:
www.babaryba.pl, www.fanaberie.com.pl
FOOD
Warsaw is known for its confectionery
brands. There are two specialties that have
become the city’s symbols: Wedel chocolate
(made by the Wedel company established
in 1851) and Blikle doughnuts baked since
1874. Since 2009 another popular brand has
been Zygmuntówka cake, whose name is
derived from King Sigismund III, who transferred Poland’s capital from Kraków to Warsaw. A 2010 poll conducted among Varsovians by a popular daily found that the best
Warsaw speciality was Wuzetka cake, whose
name was derived from the W-Z route.
For the list of Warsaw restaurants go to the
tourist website of Warsaw:
www.warsawtour.pl
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Emergency Telephone Numbers
•Emergency 112 (mobile phones)
•Police 997
•Ambulance 999
•Fire Brigade 998
•City Guard 986
Hot Spot
Warsaw Municipal Office has launched
a free hot spot close to Zamkowy Sq,
Krakowskie Przedmieście St, Nowy Świat
St and Wiech’s Passage. In Warsaw, you
can enjoy free internet hot spots in the
majority of food locations in the city
centre, such as all Coffee Heaven cafés,
Pizza Hut restaurants and KFC’s, as well as
McDonald’s. The majority of hotels and hostels also have internet access.
Warszawa Centralna (Railway Station)
Al. Jerozolimskie 54
open 24/7, tel. +48 22 474 14 95
Rena
pl. Konstytucji 5
open 24/7, tel. +48 22 629 07 76
Gallery Internet
ul. Nowy Świat 27, Mon.– Fr. 10 a.m.– 9 p.m.
c@fe NET
Metro stations: Centrum, Świętokrzyska,
Ratusz Arsenał, Mon.–Sun. 7 a.m.–Midnihgt,
tel. +48 22 652 32 54
Sart
Politechnika – metro station (entrance from
ul. Waryńskiego)
Mon.–Fr. 8 a.m.–10 p.m., Sat. 9 am–9 p.m.
tel. +48 22 625 24 18
Verso
ul. Freta 17
Mon.–Fr. 8 a.m.–8 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.–5 p.m.,
Sun. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. tel. +48 22 635 91 74
Public transport
Warsaw public transport offers convenient
connections 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Night buses, marked N, run from 11 pm to
4:30 am. On Fridays and Saturdays the metro
runs until 2:30 am. The day service begins
at 5 am. Many buses, trams and trains are
adjusted to the needs of passengers with
impaired mobility.
Public Transport Schedule: www.ztm.waw.pl
Tickets are available in several options:
time-limit (from 20 to 60 minutes), one-way
and short term, i.e. one-day or three-day
travel cards, which are a convenient option
for tourists. They can be purchased at ZTM
points, in selected news stands and from
ticket machines, which besides cash accept
debit and credit cards. Tickets can also be
bought over the mobile phone.
Details: www.mpay.pl, skycash.com,
www.mobilet.pl
Taxis
If you want to take a taxi and don’t want to
be overcharged, choose the taxis with yellow
and red stripes, and the logo
of a little mermaid, the coat
of arms of Warsaw. Your taxi
should also display information about the rate per
kilometer (in accordance
with tariff 1). It is best to use
WARSZAWA
one of several Radio-Taxi
companies or simply order a cab by phone.
The airport, i.e. the arrival hall (exit 2), is
serviced only by three companies: Ele Taxi,
Sawa Taxi and Super Taxi.
For more information visit the official
tourist website of Warsaw:
www.warsawtour.pl
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