#MUSEUM
Chopin for free!
Opened a mere 3 years ago, this tech-savvy museum located in a meticulously restored palace gives an impressive account of the life of Poland’s national composer, Frederic Chopin; from his early days in Żelazowa Wola and Warsaw to his great career in Paris. Multilingual audioguides will help you follow the exhibition without getting lost. Tuesday is when you don’t pay the entrance fee!
Where: Muzeum Chopina (Chopin Museum)
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When: Tuesday-Sunday 11:00AM to 8:00PM
How much: Free on Tuesdays. Otherwise 11 zł (ISIC card) / 13 zł (reduced) / 22 zł (normal).
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#FOOD
Everything but chicken breast
Feel like trying something different than pierogi, but still 100% Polish? Head for “Piąta ćwiartka” inside Kubicki Arcades of the Royal Castle to try some of the best viscera (i.e. animal parts you would not normally consider eating) out there. The fancy interiors call for equally fancy cuisine; menu includes veal brain, cow tongue, chicken liver and the famous tripe soup, all deliciously prepared to leave you with the task of pondering over the ambiguity of the Polish saying “through the stomach to the heart” (i.e. feed someone well to win them over). Check out the menu in the “Details” link below!
Where: Piąta ćwiartka (The Fifth Quarter) in Kubicki Arcades, entrance from Bugaj and Grodzka Street as well as through the Castle.
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When: 12-5PM, closed on Mondays
How much: ca.30 PLN per dish,
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#MUSIC
Warsaw Summer Jazz Days in its 22nd edition!
Throughout this week you will have the opportunity to meet some of the living legends in the world of jazz – this Tuesday, it’ll be Paco De Lucia. But if you find the tickets for the event in the Congress Hall of the Palace of Culture and Science too pricey, you can always wait until Wednesday, when the festival will move to post-industrial space of the Soho Factory in Praga. Worth every grosz!
Where: Warsaw Summer Jazz Days concert of Paco De Lucia, Marcin Olak Quartet and Renauld Garcia Fons in the Congress Hall of the Palace of Culture and Science, entrance from ul.Emilii Plater
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When: Tuesday, July 16th, 7PM
How much: tickets beginning at 150 PLN for the Tuesday concert and 50 PLN for other days available under this link.
Details: click here