Best of Warsaw

Best of: Royal & Communist Warsaw

Free tour: currently offered only as a private paid tour

Area: Royal Route, Communist Area

Duration: 2 hrs 15 min

Starting Point: Sigismund’s Column

Price: from 100 EUR per group

Language: English

On one tour explore the 2 major historical areas of Warsaw situated outside the Old Town: the Royal Route and the Soviet-designed central district with the grandiose Palace of Culture and Science.

2in1 tour, ideal as the introduction to Warsaw. The first 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. In the second half of the tour you will explore the 20th-century city centre, reshaped by communist architects and urban planners, with the most iconic Warsaw building: the Palace of Culture, the famous gift from Stalin to the People’s Republic of Poland, aimed to give Warsaw the new communist identity.
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Highlights

  • Royal Route
  • Church of Saint Ann
  • Adam Mickiewicz Statue
  • Presidential Palace
  • Chopin’s House
  • Warsaw University Campus
  • Church of the Holy Cross
  • Prudential Tower
  • Palace of Culture and Science

FAQ

  • How long is this tour?

    The Best of Warsaw tour takes 2 hrs 15 min.

  • What's the difference between the Best of Warsaw tour and the Old Town tour?

    The Best of Warsaw tour covers the southern part of the historical city centre with focus on the Royal Route and the communist period. The Old Town Tour covers the northern part of the historical city centre (the Old Town and the New Town) and focuses on mediaeval origins of Warsaw, period of monarchy, Warsaw Uprising and post-war reconstruction.  

  • Where does the Best of Warsaw tour end?

    The Best of Warsaw Tour ends near the Palace of Culture and Science.

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