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Warsaw, having been destroyed totally twice in it's 700 year long history, is today a jigsaw puzzle, combining different shapes and styles. On this tour we will show you many diverse pieces of this puzzle and teach you how to put them together.
AREA COVERED: southern part of historical centre + the communist area.
1st half of the tour covers the Royal Route, which is the most elegant Warsaw street. Here in the 17th and 18th century wealthy noblemen were building their luxurious residences, powerful religious orders were erecting their baroque churches, here in the 19th century Chopin lived and Marie Curie was studying, here the most important events in Polish post-war history were taking place.
In the 2nd half of the tour you will explore the 20th-century city centre with the most iconic Warsaw building: the Palace of Culture, the famous gift from Stalin to the People’s Republic of Poland, aimed to reshape Warsaw’s historical city centre and give Warsaw a new communist identity.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
By the Sigismund's Column in the Castle Square (20-meter high stone column with a bronze statue on top), look for a guide holding an ORANGE UMBRELLA with a British flag on top. In case of parade/protest/concert, we will be starting from the red-brick defensive wall situated 100 m. further north.
The tour ends close to the Palace of Culture and Science (Soviet Tower) in modern city centre.
Itinerary
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1King Sigismund's Column (Kolumna Zygmunta)
The oldest, tallest and most famous Warsaw monument: a 20 meter high and 400 year old granit column which commemorates one of the most powerful Polish Kings - Sigismund Vasa.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Palacio Real De Varsovia
The residence of Polish Kings in the 17th and in the 18th century seen from outside. The main landmark in the Warsaw Old Town.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Presidential Palace in Warsaw
Presidential Palace
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Krakowskie Przedmiescie
The most elegant street of Warsaw, the most rappresentative part of the so called Royal Route
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5
The second oldest still existing Warsaw hotel, one of very few buildings in Warsaw historical city centre which survived the war intact
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6Holy Cross Church (Kosciol Swietego Krzyza)
One of the most beautiful baroque churches in Poland, the burial place of Fryderyk Chopin's heart.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7University of Warsaw (Uniwersytet Warszawski)
The historical campus of the oldest Warsaw university.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8Ulica Kubusia Puchatka
Winnie the Pooh street.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
9Palace of Culture and Science
The Soviet Tower (Soviet Empire State Building), since 1955 dominating the Warsaw skyline.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
10Adam Mickiewicz Monument
The second most famous Warsaw monument
5 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
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Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- In case of a mass event such as parade/protest/concert happening at our usual meeting point (Sigismund's Column), the tour will be starting from beneath the red-brick medieval defensive wall situated 100 meters north of the Column.
- The price of ~3 EUR covers the booking handling fee and insurance not the guide's remuneration. Feel free to tip your guide for the guiding service.
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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