8 Kolobrzeska, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Warsaw is often referred to as a Fenix city as it arose again, beautiful as ever, from the ashes of WWII. UNESCO has acknowledge its meticulous reconstruction enlisting Warsaw's Old Town at the famous World Heritage List. Discover the most interesting elements of the Old Town during 1 day trip of highlights and observe this amazing city from above from the Warsaw's Communist era symbol Palace of Culture and Science. Feel the atmosphere of this vibrant and bustling capital city of the new central Europe!
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Lunch on request
All year
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10-50
Moderate
Up to 30 days*
Pick up from your hotel/hostel in Warsaw by our tour guide and coach. Transfer to the Old Town. Stroll along Royal Route. We will see from the outside Presidential Palace, Monument of the Unknown Soldier, Castle Square, Sigisimundus Collumn, the Old Market Square with Mermaid Statue, Barbican, Small Insurectionist Monument. We will enter St. Cross Church, Royal Castle and Warsaw's Cathedral. Possible lunch break in the Old Town for lunch and souvenir shopping. Finally, transfer to Palace of Culture and Science viewing deck. Admiring Warsaw's panorama from the above. Return to your hotel/hostel.
The Presidential Palace is a located on Krakowskie Przedmieście street. Since 1994, it has been the official seat of the President of the Republic of Poland. It is the largest palace in Warsaw. Consists of a four-storey main body and two lower side wings. The palace was rebuilt many times. Lech Walesa was the first president who live here in 1994. In front of the Presidential Palace there is a monument of prince Józef Poniatowski, sitting on a horse and holding a sword in his right hand. Visiting the Presidential Pa...
Saxon Garden and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier – a perfect place for walks in Warsaw on a sunny day. The monument, which is a tomb commemorating soldiers who gave their lives for the country, is located in Piłsudski Square. The first memorial was built in 1921 and today it is a three-arched arcade which remained of Saxon Palace. In the area in front of the memorial numerous celebrations are held during national holidays in Poland. Past the Tomb lies the picturesque Saxon Garden, which was the first park in Warsaw opene...
The Church of the Holy Cross is located on Krakowskie Przedmieście, in the Śródmieście district. It is owned by the missionary priests (Congregation of the Missionary Fathers of Saint Vincent de Paul). The church was built in the years 1679-1696 in the baroque style. Its designer was the royal court architect Józef Szymon Bellotti. In front of the entrance to the church, there is a figure of Christ carrying the cross. In the past, ceremonial services, patriotic demonstrations and funerals of outstanding Poles - write...
The Royal Castle, located in the very heart of Warsaw, is the last seat of Polish monarchs. Its history goes as far as the 14th century, when the Great Tower was built. The majority of work dates back to the late 16 and 17 centuries. Despite of numerous adversities, including the partitions of Poland and almost complete destruction during World War II, the Royal Castle is still open to the public. Various exhibitions and works of art can be seen either individually or with a guide, with plenty of language options to ...
Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist is located in the Old Town of Warsaw at 8 Świętojańska street. It is one of the oldest temple in Warsaw. It was here that the coronation of King Stanisław August Poniatowski in 1764 took place, as well as the swearing in of the first European Constitution of May 3 in 1791. In the crypts of the basilica there are the tombs of Mazovian dukes, Warsaw archbishops, the last king of Poland Stanisław August Poniatowski, the first Polish president Gabriel Narutowicz, writer and Nobe...
The Old Town Square was established at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. It has the shape of a rectangle measuring 90 x 73 m. The market served commercial and public functions. Here fairs, executions and burning of forbidden books took place. There were also municipal and state ceremonies and processions. Now, the Old Town Square is one of the most important places on the cultural and tourist map of Warsaw, due to the fact that in 1980 Warsaw's Old Town was entered on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List. D...
The Mermaid Monument is one of the most recognizable Warsaw monuments and is often considered one of the city's symbols. Set in the middle of the Warsaw Old Town Square in 1855, the monument was made by Konstanty Hegel and cast in the factory of Karol Juliusz Minter. It depicts the Mermaid as a melusine emerging from the foaming waves, with a spirally twisted tail, holding a sword in her raised right hand and a shield in her left hand. The monument was the first monument of the Warsaw coat of arms.
The Warsaw Barbican was established in the 16th century as an element of the defensive walls of the Old Town. The Barbican was to increase the security of entry to Old Warsaw through the New Town Gate and to ensure the side defense of the neighboring walls. It had the form of a three-level semicircular bastion manned by fusiliers. It was designed by the architect Jan Baptist from Venice. Currently, in the barbican there is an exhibition of the Museum of Warsaw (open in the summer season) dedicated to the defensive wa...
The Monument to the Little Insurgent is located at Podwale Street. It was designed in 1946 by Jerzy Jarnuszkiewicz. It commemorates the youngest participants of the Warsaw Uprising. The sculpture shows a young boy in a German stahlhelm with an eagle falling over his forehead and a painted white and red headband, in oversized boots and a coat, and a submachine gun slung over his shoulder. As a monument of the "Little Insurgent", it was erected in the Warsaw Old Town on October 1, 1983. Behind the monument there is a p...
The viewing terrace is located on the 30th floor of the Palace of Culture and Science, at a height of 114 m, where guests are brought by two modern lifts. From here, visitors can admire the entire panorama of Warsaw, even at night. To enter the viewing terrace, visitors must enter the building from the Parade Square (between Studio and Dramatic theaters), then go straight through the hall to the cash desks and from there to the corridor leading to the elevators - only the last two go up. After seeing the city from ab...
Palace of Culture and Science (Polish: Pałac Kultury i Nauki) in Warsaw is just a 30-minute walk from the Royal Castle. The Palace was built in 3 years by 3,500 Russian workers as a gift from Joseph Stalin. Since it was finished in 1955 is has been the tallest building in Poland, its spire reaches 237 metres and the viewing terrace on the 30 floor (114m.) allows you to admire Warsaw from above. The Palace of Culture and Science has 3288 rooms, including Congress Hall which seats 3,000 people and a swimming pool. In y...
Tourguide, museum guide, driver
Royal Castle (Castle Route), Warsaw' Arch-cathedral
Coach
Your Warsaw's hotel/hostel
Your Warsaw's hotel/hostel
English, German, Norwegian, French, Spanish, Italian and others on request
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