home Visa Two interiors with the same chaise longue LC4, Cassina. In which interior does this chaise longue look better? On this side of the river

Two interiors with the same chaise longue LC4, Cassina. In which interior does this chaise longue look better? On this side of the river

First of all, I want to say that both young girls and families with children can go to Warsaw with confidence. This city will impress everyone. After almost complete destruction, Warsaw was able to revive and regain its former glory. At the same time, the city was able to maintain its uniqueness. Proof of this is the Warsaw Old city- the most visited place in Poland. And, despite the fact that this place is not ancient at all, but rather the opposite, it is in the Old Town that you can feel the atmosphere of the Middle Ages. The place is currently run by artists and creative people. And in order to finally make sure that Warsaw is really worthy of attention, you need to go a little further to Rynok Square. Where else can you see a square, each side of which has its own name? Not just the side, but also many houses located on the Market. The most famous and beautiful building on the square is called the House under the Lion. The Market is always bustling with life. Many tourists linger in restaurants and cafes, of which there are enough on the square to look around and drink a cup of coffee or tea. And then they arrange real photo sessions at the Little Mermaid sculpture, which is a symbol of the capital of Poland. Sometimes so many people gather in this place that it feels like an anthill.

There are many more interesting things that could be described. historical monuments and places that speak in favor of visiting the capital of Poland. However, Warsaw attracts not only its history. It is in this city that unusual museum with ultra-modern design. Read completely

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Weather in Warsaw by months:

Month	Temperature		Cloudiness	Rainy days / Precipitation	Number of solar hours per day
Month	During the day	At night	Cloudiness	Rainy days / Precipitation	Number of solar hours per day

January	-0.5°C	-2.5°C	72.5%	2 days (38.1 mm.)	8h. 20m.

February	1.1°C	-1.7°C	67.2%	2 days (26.4 mm.)	9 o'clock 56m.

March	7.0°C	1.9°C	55.5%	2 days (32.3 mm.)	11 o'clock 54m.

April	13.9°C	6.7°C	47.7%	3 days (35.0 mm.)	13:00 56m.

May	19.6°C	11.3°C	39.1%	4 days (59.2 mm.)	15h. 43m.

June	23.6°C	15.0°C	34.9%	4 days (51.9 mm.)	16h. 41m.

July	25.2°C	16.7°C	37.4%	5 days (57.3 mm.)	16h. 13m.

August	25.6°C	17.1°C	29.0%	3 days (46.3 mm.)	14h. 37m.

September	19.8°C	12.8°C	37.1%	4 days (42.3 mm.)	12h. 39m.

October	12.6°C	8.1°C	44.4%	3 days (39.3 mm.)	10 o'clock 38m.

November	6.6°C	4.0°C	53.4%	2 days (30.1 mm.)	8h. 48m.

December	2.6°C	0.8°C	63.3%	3 days (38.5 mm.)	7h. 48m.

*This table displays weather averages collected over more than three years

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How much does a holiday in Warsaw cost? May 2019.

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Visa cost: 19 euros. Travel from Dnieper to Warsaw by direct bus = 40 euros per person. In Warsaw itself, I found an inexpensive and cozy hostel for 10 euros per night. Although, if you do not want 5 more people to live in the room with you, then the cost can reach up to 30 euros. Well, depending on how close it is to the city center. The closer, the more expensive it is. I was traveling without a visa. By biometric passport. At the border you need to provide information that you have 20 euros with you for each day of your stay.

There are a lot of excursions. I was interested in visiting the castles, the old town, several museums and temples. Prices are not expensive: from 10 to 40 zlotys per person (1 euro = 4 zlotys). Get ready to walk around the city a lot, so dress for this comfortable shoes. You can buy bus tickets if you wish: 20 minutes cost 3 zlotys, 75 minutes - 5 zlotys. If you get caught traveling without a ticket, be prepared to pay a fine of about 80 euros. On some days (check and find out on the Internet) there is such a theme as museum night. On this night, admission to all museums in the city is free. But there are simply a lot of people on this day, and who among us doesn’t like freebies?)

Food and products

In supermarkets and shops, food prices are low; for example, you can eat to your heart's content all day for just 10-15 euros. But this is if you have the opportunity, time and desire to cook yourself. There are a lot of Kebabs around the city, this is the same as shawarma. This wonderful dish costs about 4 euros per piece, but it is very filling. A bottle of water in the supermarket costs 1-2 euros, Snickers 1 euro, fried chicken leg 1 euro. If you want to eat in a cafe, then the first, second and salad will cost you from 20 euros. But the portions will be so huge that you can order one serving for two. Since the Poles love meat, and sausages and sausages are generally their national cuisine. Get ready for everything to be very greasy. Prices for alcohol are low, a can of beer starts from 1 euro. Cigarettes are the most expensive here, a pack costs 4 euros. So if you are going to travel from the CIS countries, then take 5 packs with you. It's many times cheaper. More than five packs cannot be transported across the border.

1) camera; 2) a backpack for the road; 3)light clothing and sports shoes for walking.

Where is the best place to stay?

The cheapest hostels are located in the Prague area. But there are also inexpensive hotels in the Old Town area.

What to do at the resort?

Be sure to start with the Stare Myasto area in the city center. A very cozy and surprisingly quiet area, where you come and feel like you are in the Middle Ages. In this area you can find out interesting story. In Europe, this area is considered the oldest. Although the entire city was destroyed in the Second World War, having found diagrams and drawings, photographs of this area, they tried to recreate it from scratch one to one, as in the Middle Ages. Here you can go to different places for taking photographs and calmly sit down, eat and discuss the further route of the holiday. In this city you can see an interesting thing that is not found in other cities. Warsaw boasts of its composer Chopin and in several areas you can find benches that show a map of Warsaw and you can press a button and listen to his works. Warsaw is very green and proud and there are many gardens and parks. There is a beautiful two-story botanical garden on Broda Street. Since Warsaw is not a small city, it is better to rent a bicycle here. The most convenient and inexpensive bicycle rental service for tourists is "Veturilo". There are bicycle machines all over the city, where after registering on their website you can rent a bicycle, even for free. There are many chapels throughout the city, which served as a church for the population of Warsaw during the war. By the way, in the old Prague district they created their own world of art. All houses are made to resemble street art.

Where can I eat?

My wife and I went to the Amber Room restaurant. Go to the Bang Bang bar, which offers almost a hundred types of beer from all over the world and will delight you with its cuisine. Also stop by the restaurant “Pirogi na Bernardsk”, where you can eat local dumplings.

About the quality of food and service

It looks like a simple old house, but in the middle there is a very beautiful interior. Luxurious kitchen. Very tasty different dishes. But the prices are a little steep. This is worth trying once in your life.

Entertainment

Warsaw has the largest building in the city, which used to serve communism. Now this Deca has been turned into a modern one Entertainment Center, which has swimming pools, cinemas, museums and a theater. Go to the Copernicus Science Center, where there is a wide variety of educational and educational attractions.

Is it worth vacationing in Warsaw?

Visit this little known tourist town necessary, but only once. If you plan your vacation correctly, you can see most of everything.

Interior decor is a great opportunity to create your dream home, embodying your ideas about aesthetics, ergonomics and comfort. By creating decor with our own hands, we put a piece of our own soul into our houses and apartments, making them original and individual. But in order for the resulting interior to look truly harmonious and stylish, inspiration is needed. You will find it on the pages of our website. When choosing the decor of a kitchen or apartment, we often strive to make it as functional as possible. However, many people forget that, for example, the kitchen is not only a place for preparing food, but also a room where the whole family gathers for friendly, warm communication. That's why the kitchen decor photos presented on our website are designed to help you make the right choice. Are there universal criteria by which you should choose the decor of a kitchen or apartment? Of course no. Each apartment, each room is unique, and therefore requires careful study of its characteristics. However, the designers have developed several simple tips for selecting optimal interior solutions: the decor of the apartment must correspond to the spirit of its owner - only in this way can it bring the owner a feeling of peace and pleasure from relaxation; it is necessary to decorate the interior based on architectural features premises: you cannot use an abundance of dark elements or stucco in small rooms, as well as decorate impressive rooms with small objects in the Provence style; It is necessary to select materials, decorative items and interior items based on the developed style of the room and fully suit it, otherwise a feeling of dissonance and discomfort will be created. Creating apartment decor is not as easy as it seems. But by browsing through the selection of interior design ideas on our website, you are sure to find something to suit your taste! Creating interior decor with your own hands is not only fashionable, but also very interesting! Take a look at the photo of the interior decor and you will understand what real beauty in hand-made style is. Hand-painted boxes, cabinets and tables, decorated using decoupage, original decorations and accessories for the kitchen and apartment - everything that will help you update your interior at no extra cost, making it bright and memorable! Photos of apartment decor collected on the pages of our website are a treasure trove of unusual ideas for decorating your home. Perhaps there are no more diverse options for transforming rooms than decor. It includes many ways to decorate the interior: painting walls and furniture; stone and forged elements; stained glass; carved decor; decorations made of macrame and hand embroidery; flower arrangements and much more. Decor doesn't have to be expensive. To update, for example, a living room, it is enough to replace the textiles (curtains, rugs, tablecloths), decorate the walls and shelves with a couple of new decorations (paintings and figurines) of a similar style to the textiles, and instead of the usual wooden coffee table, use a funny pouf in a catchy shade - “ alive” and the colorful interior is ready. Decorative elements in the interior occupy a dominant position. The smallest details can radically transform a space. That is why it is so important that the surrounding decor is pleasant for you and makes you feel comfortable. Find inspiration, create and have fun with us.

The hotel is located in the city center at 9 Karowa Street in Krakowskie Przedmieście, close to the Royal Castle, the National Theater and the Presidential Palace.

Construction of the hotel began in 1898 under the leadership of Stanisław Roszkowski, Ignacy Paderewski and Edmund Zaremb. Initially, the hotel project was developed in the Secession style by Tadeusz Stryenski and Franciszek Monczynski, but it was changed: Vladislav Marconi made the façade of the building in the neo-Renaissance style. The hotel had a power plant, central heating, ventilation and an elevator. There were about 200 rooms at the disposal of visitors.

The hotel has hosted political debates since 1919 and served as a hospital during World War II.

Now the Bristol Hotel is one of the most luxurious, where George Bush Sr., Naomi Campbell, Charles de Gaulle, Gerard Depardieu, Marlene Dietrich and many others stayed. The hotel has 2 restaurants, two banquet halls, a library, a swimming pool, a solarium, a sauna, a gym and a casino. No matter what hotel guests wish to see or do in Warsaw, the concierge is ready to assist at any time of the day. The hotel rooms will amaze you with their unique interior and comfort. There are rooms for the disabled, 3 floors are designated for non-smoking visitors, as well as rooms with original furnishings. The hotel's restaurants offer international cuisine and an extensive wine list.

Palace of Culture and Science

The Palace of Culture and Science is located in the center of Warsaw, it is the most famous building in Poland. In addition, the palace is the tallest building in the city, its height is 234.5 meters. There is a viewing platform on the 25th floor.

The high-rise building was built as a gift to Poland from Soviet Union. The project was created by architect Lev Rudnev, who spent a lot of time familiarizing himself with Polish architecture and choosing the style of the building. At the time of construction, the Palace was the second tallest building in Europe, now it is among the top ten tallest buildings European Union.

Currently, the skyscraper is used as an office building; the Palace houses the Warsaw Congress Center, which can accommodate 3,000 people. The center occupies more than 10 thousand square meters of exhibition space. It is possible to combine halls, which allows you to organize intimate meetings, exhibitions and fairs. Also in the Palace there are cinemas, museums, scientific institutes, a theater, and swimming pools.

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Sigismund's Column

The Column of King Zygmunt III Vasa is the oldest secular monument in Warsaw. A 22-meter column, on top of which stands Sigismund III with a cross in his left hand, symbolizing the fight against evil, and a saber in his right, was erected in the middle Palace Square.

It was installed in 1644 by the son of Sigismund III, King Vladislav IV. Although the idea of such a grandiose monument appeared even earlier, Sigismund III Vasa himself wanted to perpetuate his victory over the rebels of Nicholas Zebrzydobski, who were dissatisfied with the reign of the king. Indeed, Sigismund was a bad ruler: he dragged Poland into a long and exhausting war with Sweden. Despite the fact that the king was not successful in terms of his professional career, many people liked him. He was an enlightened man, loved art, and was himself involved in sculpture and painting.

It is worth noting that the column of Sigismund III became a symbol of Warsaw and has always delighted people.

The monument stood until the Warsaw Uprising, sharing the fate of the city, but in 1949 it rose above the square again.

The Royal Castle is located in historical center Warsaw and is one of the main attractions of the capital of Poland. The history of its construction is directly related to the construction of the city itself and begins in the 12th century.

For my rich life The castle has been replaced by dozens of eminent owners, and has undergone additions, reconstruction and restoration many times. The most tragic moment in the castle's history was in 1944, when the Nazi invaders completely destroyed it and destroyed the remains of the ruins with explosives. It was possible to reconstruct the castle only in 1988; it was restored as it was in the 18th century - decorated in the early Baroque style.

Currently, the castle is open to visitors; in its halls you can admire antique furniture, paintings, sculptures and other works of art.

Royal Highway

The so-called Royal Route in Warsaw connects two historical monuments - the Royal Palace and the royal summer residence in Lazienki. In the Middle Ages, a country road passed here, then a suburb grew to these places, and centuries later it became a picturesque city alley.

The Royal Road consists of three parts. The first section begins at Castle Square - this is Krakow Przedmieście. This is one of the most beautiful streets in the Polish capital. After the reconstruction of the street was completed, it turned into a wide boulevard, in the middle of which a narrow lane was left for cars. Along the pedestrian part there are cubes on which reproductions of views of Warsaw are mounted. The author of these paintings is Canaletto, the court artist of the last king, who worked in the 17th century.

Walking through Krakow Przedmieście, you find yourself on the street New world. On both sides there are numerous shops and restaurants. Here is also the famous confectionery shop A. Blickle, which has existed on this site since 1869 and has never closed. Near New World Street there is the ultra-modern multimedia Frederic Chopin Museum.

The third section of the Route is Ujazdowski Alley, along which there are picturesque palaces and 19th-century villas built by wealthy Warsaw residents. Now foreign embassies have settled in them. Ujazdowski Alley, completing the walk along the Royal Route, will lead you to the beautiful Royal Lazienki palace and park complex.

Warsaw Uprising Museum

The Warsaw Uprising Museum, located in the building of a former tram depot, is one of the most visited places by tourists in the Polish capital. It was opened in the year of the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of hostilities in Warsaw and became a symbol of memory of all who fought and died for the country's independence. On an area of more than 3,000 square meters, you can see several thousand exhibits and photographs telling the story of the uprising, from prehistory to the moment when the rebels left Warsaw.

The heart of the museum is a steel monument that runs through all floors of the building, on the walls of which the chronology of events is engraved. The sound of a beating heart that comes from the monument symbolizes life in the city in 1944. The museum tower offers a panoramic view of Warsaw, from here you can see the Wall of Memory in Freedom Park. Carved on it are 10,000 names of the rebels who fell in those terrible years. The bell, weighing more than 200 kilograms, installed in the central part of the wall, is dedicated to Brigadier General Antoni Chruscel.

A cinema hall has been organized for visitors where they can watch the film “City of Ruins”, which reconstructs the flight of the Liberator bomber in 1945 over the destroyed and devastated Warsaw. At this moment, one can most clearly imagine the horror and scale of destruction. Here you can also see a copy of that same bomber.

Presidential palace

The Presidential Palace is the residence of Polish rulers, the most Grand Palace in the country. Initially, the palace was built by the great hetman Stanislav Konetspolsky in 1643 according to the design of the court architect Constantino Tencallo. The decoration was carried out in the style of Genoese residences and with the first Italian garden in Warsaw.

In the XVII - XVIII centuries the palace often changed owners until in 1818 it was bought by the Polish government and began to be used as the residence of the governor of Poland. In subsequent years, the building was almost completely rebuilt in the classicist style, only the first floor was preserved in its original form.

In the 19th - 20th centuries, the palace was also repaired and reconstructed more than once. Currently, the Presidential Palace performs certain government functions. Since 1993, Polish presidents have lived there, and since 2010, the palace has been used only for business purposes.

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Museum of the Polish Army

The Polish Army Museum is located in Warsaw, near National Museum. The second largest museum in Poland was founded in 1920 and even has several branches on the territory of this state. The Polish Army Museum is famous for its rich collection of military objects. Over the centuries, this museum has been replenished with weapons, armor and military relics.

Several halls of the Museum of the Polish Army carefully preserve the military history of Poland, from the emergence of the Kingdom of Poland to the present day. Here you will see the armor of the hussars, the military equipment of the kings, the famous gilded helmet of the era of Bogoslav I, the saddle of Napoleon I and Polish military equipment of the 20th century, located in the open-air courtyard.

In addition, oriental armor and weapons originating from Japan, Mongolia and Ottoman Turkey are also exhibited here.

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I have very tense relations with Poland. The slowest queue passport control, the queue to leave the country in principle, a story of disappointment with a tooth broken on pies. A whole series of minor troubles during three trips infuriated me so much that I gave up on the whole country at once and, crossing the border, swore that it was the last. It’s so good that I changed my mind, because Warsaw shredded all my templates. This is the first city to which I looked at return tickets on the second day of arrival. Because Warsaw is cool.

Experience never goes away in life, so, remembering all three previous visits to Poland, I assumed that there was nothing special to do in Warsaw. Tourist guides are not full of landmarks, more of cool coffee shops and pubs. Therefore, I rode with the anticipation of a leisurely walk from one establishment to another with breaks at churches. Despite this, I implore the girls not to repeat my mistakes and not to travel in high-heeled shoes - the sights are spread out in an even layer throughout the city, there will be plenty to go around, and even the paving stones are everywhere in the best European traditions.

At the time of writing, 1 zloty was equal to approximately 8.5 hryvnia

How to get there?

By bus, train, plane, or even hitchhiking - 780 km, crossing one border. the journey takes from 16 to 20 hours, but the ticket only costs from 400 UAH. Kyiv-Warsaw travel time is 17 hours 30 minutes, ticket price is from 1340 UAH.

The air route is faster - about 2 hours, the cost of a round trip “for tomorrow” varies from 2,500 to 7,000 hryvnia. We took tickets at the beginning of July for the beginning of November, and for two people there and back it cost 1,750 UAH. Just now UIA has launched cheap tickets for February and March - from 33 euros one way. This is once again about the advantages of planning.

The city is easily accessible from the airport by train. The cost of travel varies depending on the duration and areas. A ticket for 4.40 euros is enough to get to the center. It needs to be composted in the wagon. You can buy a ticket at the window from a live person or from a machine at the platform. From leaving transit zone you are greeted by colored signs for train, bus and taxi - for the train follow the green line. The station is located right next to the Stalinist high-rise building, the journey takes about 20 minutes.

Where to go for a walk?

Firstly, and I was not ready for this, Warsaw resembles a cross between Minsk and Manhattan. Wide, spacious streets, inside of which one could fit another street. The same high-rise glass blocks are grouped around the Stalinist skyscraper, and from the train you step straight into the business heart of the city. An island of ideal combination of Soviet and Western. The Palace of Culture and Science along the perimeter is decorated with neon signs of theaters and dance studios, and a very strange wave washes over you from the threshold, because this is a wonderful and spectacular combination.

As you dive into the city, it opens up more and more. Here is the Soviet part, with which time erases ideology, leaving only the form, and here is the Western part, and between them stands a Gothic church with a monument to John Paul II, littered with flowers, on the steps. In front of the church there is a laconic square in the Scandinavian style with wooden benches and wide boards above a mini-lake for lying on on a sunny day.

And wherever you go, under your feet, here and there, insets will appear “here was the border of the ghetto” and memorial plaques with stories about how many people here died of hunger, how many from disease, and how many were killed in gas chambers. In what was once a ghetto, people now live and work peacefully.

The first time the collision of the past and the present was incredibly contrasting for me - here on memorial plaque statistics of deaths in gas chambers, and in the nearest house, someone on the third floor is having a party in honor of the 25th anniversary, balloons, funny music. This is exactly how Warsaw greets you - with contrasts, where there is a place for everything: the Stalinist high-rise without Stalin, Manhattan without Trump, churches with believers, not visitors for show, and former ghetto territories where measured life now flows.

Stalin's skyscraper or Palace of Culture and Science

You will see her first when you exit the train. It is huge, visible from almost every corner of the city, and within its walls today there are theaters, dance studios, bookstores, cinemas, cafes and so on. cultural life plus an office part. This building is a gift from the Soviet people to Poland, and therefore raises a lot of questions and indignation due to its existence in principle (as in). I really like the building, coupled with the neon signs along the perimeter, the Stalinist neo-empire style looks simply wow.

In front of the entrance to the palace there are banners with models of the reconstruction of the entire area. Now there is some kind of bus station there with chebureks and shawarma, and there will be a large cultural center on a hill.

I read in one of the guidebooks that locals recommend viewing Warsaw from the ground and not climbing a high-rise building. It is not clear who exactly is embellishing, but the rise is required. Firstly, for the sake of the elevator, rushing upward at such a speed that it hurts your ears. It also features an elevator operator on a bar stool commanding the parade. Secondly, for the sake of the view. There are six windows on each wall and the views of the city are incredible. What can I tell you? It’s better to look at the gallery. On the central window, instead of window sills, there is a panorama with captions of some buildings, but the city is actively changing, so it is not a fact that the picture corresponds to reality. The lift costs 20 zlotys per person, open from 10 to 20, there are discounts for pensioners and students, details on the website.

Copernicus Science Center

An attraction from the “we didn’t get there, but we recommend it” category. If you are traveling on a weekend, buy your ticket in advance. It’s like with the Budapest Parliament - day after day you may not get there. Ticket price is 27 zlotys. Inside the center itself there is a lot of entertainment: biological, physical, chemical laboratories, a robot workshop and a planetarium. You can see more about the center and order tickets immediately.

Even if you don't manage to get inside, it's still worth going. The center is located on the banks of the Vistula River, beautiful view and a neat, lovely embankment, you can feed the ducks at sunset (very Instagrammable). There is also another attraction here - a mermaid or siren with a sword and shield. This is both a symbol of the city and an image from the coat of arms. There are two monuments to the siren with the sword in the city - one by the river, it is from 1939, and the second on the market square from 1855, both are landmarks.

Warsaw University Library

It is right next to the Copernican center. And there are three reasons to visit it: it looks super cool, it has an incredible roof and there is a great garden nearby. If you come between November and April, you won't see the latter. And the entrance to the roof is only open until 15:00. But no one will stop you from admiring the library - it’s all made of glass and metal, turquoise-violet, filled with climbing plants, and you’ll want to come to it again and again. Walk around and admire the outer slabs with thematic images.

Old city

The Old Town was destroyed in 1944, but restoration work was so successful that Warsaw's Market Square was included in the list World Heritage UNESCO "as an exceptional example of the almost complete restoration of the historical period between the 13th and 20th centuries." It’s very gingerbread there, you can come at any time of the day - the atmosphere is pleasant, but different. During the day there are just crowds of tourists, in the evening drunken tourists at the Barbican order Russian folk songs.

The Old Town is an area once enclosed by a wall and the bed of the Kamenka River, but now it is no longer there. In addition to the square itself there is Royal Palace. Nowadays it works as a museum, so you can go inside on a tour (two paintings by Rembrandt are on display there), and next to it is the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. It’s nice to walk along Palace Square, look at the river, the other bank and the stadium, and then go straight to the Krakow Przedmiescie and the church where Chopin’s heart is kept. That's right - a heart in a jar filled with cognac, in one of the pillars in the Church of the Holy Cross. On the way to it you will come across music shops - some are even open.

This is logical, but let me remind you better: Sunday is not the best day to go to church for tourism purposes in Poland

Next you should go to the Chopin Museum. Even if you're not a fan. Firstly, it is interactive and interesting, and secondly, on Sunday free entry. The Poles are proud of their great composer, so they glorify him beautifully.

Lazienki Park and Wilanów Palace

There are several cool parks in Warsaw, but the one that is out of the way and worth getting to at any time of the year is Lazienki. 76 hectares in Śródmiescie! The palace on the water is amazing. On a small island in the center of the lake. There is water on one side and water on the other, and the entrance is via bridges. The northern side looks at the bridge deep in the park, the southern side looks at the amphitheater, also on the water. Literally - a stage on the water, a strait, and stands on the island, topped with statues of ancient poets. Put on the most comfortable shoes, grab some buns for the ducks and go early in the morning: there’s no need to walk there too long. On the approach, you will meet the observatory and pass through the greenhouse, and closer to the exit from the park there is the Belvedere Palace - it’s really very beautiful everywhere here.

History of the Holocaust

First, look under your feet - the former ghetto walls are marked out in tiles with appropriate markings, and memorials with historical summaries and death statistics are located throughout the city. Secondly, the two walls of the ghetto itself have been preserved in several courtyards. Many tourists come there, excursions come and lectures are held. Thirdly, at the address st. Chlodna, 22, where we came to look at the narrowest house in the world, Keret House (better look at it on the Internet, in reality it looks like it’s just a hood), a powerful project has been found. Diascopes hang on poles; you turn the handle and look at photographs from the past. As I understand, there used to be an overpass to the ghetto here and the pillars from the bridge were preserved, but I was unable to find more accurate information on the Internet.

For an in-depth study of the issue, you need to go to the Museum of the History of Polish Jews POLIN. More than 100 scientists worked on the exhibition for him; as much information was collected inside as could be combined in one place. The museum concerns not only the Holocaust, but also the history and culture of the people in general, an entire layer of the population that was destroyed during the Second World War. This place itself is often talked about as a creative design decision - it became a museum in 2016, and the Wikipedia article talks more about its architecture than its contents, so this is a two-in-one attraction.

Where there is?

In Warsaw the food is very tasty for little money. For some reason, we decided to hit the burgers and never made a mistake: the chain Bobby Burger, which has an establishment on almost every street, the most wonderful między bułkami in the very center and Barn Burger, which does not have the Internet and is fresh, but tasty. All three establishments are recommended, you will literally lick your fingers. Behind national cuisine I recommend going to Pierogarnia Zapiecek. Pies, hearty fatty soups, liqueurs and meat - all here in the atmosphere of a grandmother's kitchen, combined with a library.

Another purely Polish place is “milk bars” - these are chain establishments with a history going back deep into the communist system (or even further). There are a lot of them scattered around the city, look for the blue sign with a cute cow.

There are a lot of cute “Instagrammable” establishments around the city - even if they’re not coffee shops, they’re cute. For example, after visiting Lazeki Park, I recommend checking out Być Może. Coffee, teas, incredibly delicious desserts in the coziest place in the very center of the shopping area.

Next, take a walk to Hala Koszyki - this is an analogue of the Bessarabian market with a large number of nice establishments, although without fruit and vegetable sellers. Oyster bars, tapas bars, stylish liquor stores, plus bookstores, design shops and a full-fledged supermarket on the ground floor. Even if you're not hungry, come check out the street food culture under the roof. In short, you won’t go hungry in Poland.

Where to drink?

And sober too. Starting with a wine shop with the simple name “Vodka and Beer Drinking House”, which will kindly greet you with hot wine for 4 zlotys and liqueurs for 6 zlotys in almost every Polish city, ending with wonderful narrow-profile establishments. Of those we managed to visit, I would like to highlight Piw Paw with 57 beer taps and a design made from beer caps on the walls and ceiling, Same Krafty Vis-a-Vis in the very center of the Old Town, where one establishment is literally opposite another , both are packed to capacity, and one beer tastes better than the other, and

The central historical square of Warsaw - Palace Square (Castle Square). In its center stands Sigismund's Column (1), the first secular monument in Poland, erected in 1644 by King Władysław IV to his father Sigismund III Vaza. This thirty-meter column with a bronze sculpture by K. Molly is one of the most beautiful monuments Warsaw.

(A) Palace “under the plaque”

The palace, built in 1720-1730 in architectural style late Baroque in Warsaw next to the Royal Palace. Construction work was carried out according to the design of the architect Jakub Fontana. Yours unusual name The palace received this because of its copper roof, which was a rarity in the first half of the 18th century. Since 1989, the palace has been a branch of the Royal Palace Museum.
(B) Patz-Radziwill Palace

Palace in Baroque style. The Radziwill family owned the residence until the beginning of the 19th century (with a break in the years 1744-1759, when it belonged to Bishop Andrzej Załuski). In 1757, Giacomo Fontana was invited to improve the palace. During this period, new outbuildings, an outbuilding and stables were added.
(B) Młodziejowski Palace

Palace built in the 17th century in Baroque style. The palace was built at the end of the 17th century and originally belonged to Governor Stanislav Morsztyn. In 1766 it passed to Bishop Andrei Mlodzeevsky, for whom interior work was carried out in the palace in 1771 by the architect Jakub Fontan. During the reconstruction, risalits appeared in the palace, resembling wings, which were connected to the gallery. In the 90s of the 18th century, the building housed the Russian Embassy
All eastern part The area is occupied by the Royal Castle (2). In the 13th century there was a wooden fortress here, then a palace was built, around which the Old Town eventually grew. After the capital was moved from Krakow to Warsaw in 1596, the castle became the official royal residence. A memorable constitution was adopted here in 1791. During the next reconstruction of the castle, a pentagonal layout with three gates appeared. The western ones - the Nobles - face the square, topped with a 16-meter clock tower. This castle was once famous for its ghosts. In 1659, the ghost of his untimely deceased beloved wife Barbara appeared to the superstitious Sigismund Augustus. In 1772, Stanislaw Poniatowski dreamed of a “white lady” who brought. bad news about the first partition of Poland. Once again the ghost appeared to him in 1794, when Suvorov stormed the eastern outskirts of the capital. A white figure in one of the eastern windows predicted the collapse of the country and the imminent death of the king. They were also interested in alchemy at the castle. During the time of Augustus II of Saxony, they tried to make gold here with the help of the famous alchemist Jan Böttger.
Świętojanska Street leads us deep into the Old Town. On its right side stands the oldest church in Warsaw - St. John's Cathedral (3), built at the turn of the 13th-14th centuries. In 1339, the papal court decided here the dispute between Poland and Teutonic Order. Tadeusz Kościuszko and Romuald Traugutt prayed within these walls, and Piotr Skarga delivered his famous sermons. Stanisław Leszczyński and Stanisław August Poniatowski were crowned here. Under the floor of the temple lie the ashes of the Mazovian princes and noble citizens. There are also outstanding Poles lying there - Nobel Prize laureate Henryk Sienkiewicz and the first president of independent Poland Gabriel Narutowicz. And on May 15, 1935, a funeral procession arrived here with the remains of Marshal Jozef Pilsudski. After the funeral service, the coffin was transported to Pole Mokotowski (now Pilsudski Park), where units of the Polish Army marched before the commander-in-chief for the last time. The temple did not survive; heavy battles involving tanks took place on this territory during the war. It was restored in 1963.
Nearby stands the Renaissance Church of the Jesuit Fathers. It was built by Sigismund III at the beginning of the 17th century, dedicating it to Our Lady of Mercy, the patroness of Warsaw.
Small street - Zapetsek (Zapeczek) (4). In the past, birds were traded here, and there were always many pigeons. There is a slab embedded in the sidewalk with the words that the Old Town is included in the number of monuments of world culture.
Zapetsek turns into Pekarska (5), which leads to the so-called Pekelka (diminutive of “hell”, “hell”). This is how in old Warsaw they called the place near the fortress wall, where criminals were punished and heretics were burned. By the way, the nobleman Michal Pekarsky was also burned here. The story here is this: in 1620, when Sigismund III was praying in the Church of St. John, he was attacked by Pekarsky. Historians suggest that he was not all right in his head. In any case, with his hammer - a battle hatchet - Pekarsky only managed to slightly wound the king, but they rewarded him in full for this, despite the extenuating circumstances. He was tortured for a long time and then burned. During the interrogation, the nobleman said something incoherent, which is where the expression came from: “weave like Pekarsky under torture.”
Market Square (6)

once surrounded by wooden buildings. However, the fire of 1777 transformed it, and multi-colored stone houses with beautiful facades appeared. The old Gothic town hall has not survived to this day; it was demolished in 1817, and the city authorities moved to Theater Square, to the Yablonovsky Palace. After the war, restorers returned the Market to the appearance it had in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In 1915, the square was paved with granite paving stones, and each of its sides received the name of one of the honored Warsaw citizens who left a mark on the history of the city.
From the west, from the side of Hugo Kollontai, house No. 21 is interesting. Two hundred years ago, the outstanding Polish educator, one of the authors of the 1791 constitution, G. Kollontai, lived here. Now the lower floors of the house are occupied by the Crocodile restaurant. At house number 17 there is a Fukera wine cellar, built at the beginning of the 16th century. The cellar is still in operation today, and in the outbuilding (44 Piwna Street) there is a museum where everything that reminds of this famous family of Warsaw winemakers is collected.
If you deviate from the route, you can walk along the street. The narrow Danube, which goes to Podvale Street (7) (that is, under the city rampart), surrounding the Old Town from the west. Not far from Podvale we will see an old house executioner It reminds us that a long time ago there were brothels in this area, which were supervised by the city executioner. In his free time from his main activities, he “employed” young women, earning a good income from this. Here you could buy a beautiful maid who willingly agreed to any change of fate, hoping that it would be better. Now this house is home to the Maharaya restaurant.
Not far from this house, near the fortress wall, there is a monument to the Little Insurgent (8), unveiled in 1983. It was erected to the children - heroes of the Warsaw Uprising.

16th century building - house No. 2 (9). It belonged to the Jesuit order, and in everyday life it was called a monastery. The famous preacher Peter Skarga lived here, whose portrait is depicted on the facade. Now there is a House of Culture, with exhibition halls and a cafe. And Celna leads further, to the banks of the Vistula. For a whole century, until 1774, all kinds of sewage were removed from the city and poured onto Gnoynaya Mountain, from where today you can admire the capital. Until 1838, the street was called Gnoina (Dung).
House No. 5 on the south side belonged to the mid-16th century. to the famous royal physician Wojciech Oczko, the author of many treatises on the treatment of skin diseases. Today the restaurant “Pod Bazylishkem” (“Under the Basilisk”) is located here. Its name reminds of old legend about the half-bird, half-snake Bazylishka, who killed daredevils with his gaze, looking for treasure. The basilisk hid in the bottomless dungeons of one of the houses on Kshivoy Kol until a humble shoemaker, who went down there with mirrors on his chest and back, finished off him. The deadly look, reflected, killed the snake itself. (Warsaw residents joke that guests of this expensive restaurant look about the same way when receiving the bill).
In the northern part of the Market there is the tallest house on the square, No. 36 - “Pod Muzhinkem” (“Under the Negro”), built in the 16th century. At one time it belonged to an Italian who settled in Warsaw. The sculpted head of a black man on the facade indicates the profession of the owner, Jakub Gianotti, who traded with foreign countries. In addition, connoisseurs will be interested in the baroque architecture of the facade.
Here, in the northern part of the square, is located Historical Museum Warsaw, and in the houses on the eastern side - the Museum of Literature. Mickiewicz. And, of course, there are many souvenir shops and cafes around.
The smallest street in Warsaw is Kamenny Schodki (Stone Steps) (10).

These steps were laid more than two hundred years ago. If we go north, along Krzywe Kolo (Crooked Wheel) street, we will find ourselves on the site of fortifications with fragments of an ancient round tower. From here you have a beautiful view of the Vistula. There is also a bronze sculpture of the Warsaw Siren. According to legend, this half-woman, half-fish, who lived in the waters of the Vistula, predicted to Mazovian fishermen that a great city would be founded here. However, there is another legend. A long time ago, a king named Kazimierz went hunting and got lost in pursuit of the beast. Fortunately, I finally saw a forester’s hut standing on a hillock. The owner sheltered the king, and when he rested, he noticed two babies - the children of a forester. In gratitude, he decided to give them names: he named the girl Savoy, and the boy Var (or Vars - there are no documents on this matter). And, of course, he made the owner rich. When Var and Sava grew up, a rich estate was built on the site of the hut. Soon a village appeared around her, and then a city. It was called Warsaw, and then Warsaw.
This crooked street will take us to the Barbican, a defensive fortification at the northern gate of the Old Town (11). Once upon a time, according to all the rules of medieval fortification, there was a drawbridge here, but it has not survived to this day. At the Barbican you can choose souvenirs for every taste. Here the Old Town ends and the new one begins, where Novomeyska (Novgorodskaya) Street leads us.
The new city is also not young and dates back to the 14th century. Unlike merchant Old Warsaw, people lived here in crafts and agriculture, and until the 18th century. the houses were built modest, wooden. Nearby there was a city guard room (12) (Mostova St., 29). After the Restoration, the popular Milk Bar “Under the Barbican” was located here.

Royal Road

Krakowskie Przedmieście (1), where the road begins, is the most beautiful street in Warsaw. This is a long-standing trade route running through the city from southeast to northwest, from Czersk to Zakroczym. At the beginning of the square, which stretches along the street, there is a baroque figure of the Mother of God. It was staged by an Italian who came to Poland, the royal architect and sculptor Jozef Belotti. He had two reasons to do this: firstly, he survived the epidemic of 1677 and, secondly, six years later, Jan III Sobieski defeated the Turks near Vienna. Behind the sculpture of the Madonna in a mass grave lie members of the headquarters of the Army of Ludova, who died in August 1944 on Freta Street from a German air bomb.
The southern part of the square is decorated with a monument to A. Mickiewicz (2), erected with donations from citizens. There is an inscription on it: “Compatriots to Adam Mickiewicz.” Associated with this monument interesting story. In 1897, Nicholas II arrived in Warsaw; They greeted him as expected, like a king. The Emperor, pleased with the reception, agreed to the proposal to erect a monument to Mickiewicz on Krakow Przedmieście and unveil it on December 24, 1898, the centenary of the poet’s birth. However, he set a condition: the height of the monument should be a head lower than the nearby statue of Field Marshal Paskevich. The same one who suppressed the Polish uprising in 1831, for which he received the title of His Serene Highness Prince of Warsaw. The Poles accepted the condition, but resorted to a trick. In the project presented to the Russian authorities, the condition was met, but later several steps were added to the pedestal, and when the monument was unveiled, it turned out that it was just a head taller than the field marshal...
Behind the great poet is the Church of the Discalced Carmelites of the Assumption Holy Virgin Mary and St. Joseph, which is adjacent to the palace - the residence of the President of Poland.
(D) Pototsky Palace

A Baroque palace located on Krakowskie Przedmieście opposite the Presidential Palace, surrounded by many historical architectural monuments. Currently, the palace houses the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. The palace was originally built for the German noble family Denhoff in 1693 under the direction of the architect Giovanni Pioli. In 1799, the palace became the property of Stanislaw Potocki, count and president of the Senate of the Kingdom of Poland. In the 19th century, many significant political figures visited the palace, including Napoleon Bonaparte.
A little further on the left side of the street, the Radziwill Palace attracts attention, where young Chopin gave his first concert. It is also called the governor's palace, because since 1818 it was the residence of the governor of the Kingdom of Poland. A century later, the building housed the Council of Ministers, which is located here to this day.
In front of the palace is a monument to Prince Józef Poniatowski. The fate of the monument turned out to be difficult. During the time it was being made, the tsarist authorities managed to defeat the rebel Poles, and the tsar presented the sculpture to Field Marshal Paskevich, who had distinguished himself in this matter. Poniatowski on horseback adorned the field marshal's palace garden in Gomel for more than a hundred years. Then he returned to Warsaw, stood on Saxon Square in front of the colonnade of the palace of the same name. That palace no longer exists, and the square bears the name of Pilsudski. Neither did the monument survive 1944. In 1952, it was restored in Copenhagen and presented to the people of Warsaw. At first it stood in Lazienki, and only in 1965 it took the place assigned for it back in 1815 - on Krakowskie Przedmieście.
(3) Theater Square, which became the administrative center in 1818 because the magistrate moved here from the Old Town. The main building here is, of course, the National Theater (former Belki Theater)
(4) From Theater Square there is a small street called Molière, which has long been lined with estates and residences of nobles, rich mansions. Józef Piłsudski Square. Once upon a time, trade routes crossed here, and the first buildings appeared only at the end of the 16th century. Then King Augustus II bought this convenient place, and work began to boil. The best architects designed magnificent palace, and from it a wide alley stretches through a well-groomed park to the military barracks.
In the western part of the park there is an ancient building of the Association for the Encouragement of Fine Arts "Zachęta" ("Encouragement") - the building was lucky, it survived, and today the Central Bureau of Exhibitions "Zachęta" is located here, which organizes various exhibitions of Polish and foreign art. On December 16, 1922, an event took place in the halls of Zachęta that excited the whole country. There, an extremist shot at the newly elected first president of independent Poland, Gabriel Narutowicz. The shots turned out to be fatal...
Warsaw University (house no. 26-28) (5) with intricate Baroque gates. In the 17th century it was a royal summer palace, and the Knights' School was located here, where T. Kosciuszko studied.
(D) A picturesque garden laid out on the roof of the Warsaw Library.

The library building is located on Dobra Street, 56/66. The Warsaw Library is a real art object, the main decoration of which is a real garden on the roof, which anyone can visit. No joke, the garden is one of the largest rooftop plantings in Europe. open daily from 9:00 to 20:00 (from November 1 to March 31, opening hours are 9:00–13:00). The upper and lower tiers are connected by a stream. There are several cafes inside, book Shop. The entrance is free.

Opposite the university is the Basilica of the Holy Cross (A) - a Catholic church. It is known that in 1510 the Chapel of the Holy Cross stood on the site of the basilica. In 1525, a wooden church was built, which was later expanded by Pawel Zembrzuski, as the church was too small to meet the needs of the growing city.
At the Staszica Palace (6) - the street begins New World(Nowy Świat), which stretches to the Square of Three Crosses. It is part of the old highway, and received its name in connection with the settlers who traveled along it. Opposite the palace there is a monument to Nicolaus Copernicus.
(B) Ostrogski Palace is a mansion located in the center of Warsaw, which currently houses the Chopin Musical Society. The site for the palace is a large plot of land on the Vistula, which was purchased by Prince Janusz Ostrogski at the beginning of the 17th century. Since the land was still at that time in the suburbs of Warsaw and was exempt from city laws that prohibited residents from erecting private fortifications, Janusz decided to build a small castle. To do this, he financed the construction of a bastion, on which he planned to build a castle. However, the prince died before construction began. The construction of the castle was undertaken by the architect Tilman van Gameren, commissioned by the new owner, diplomat Jan Gninsky.
(7) The largest square in Europe is Defilade (Parades). Next to it stands the monumental Palace of Culture and Science, a gift to the Polish capital from the peoples of the Soviet Union. Opposite the palace, on Marshalkovskaya, rises the so-called Eastern Wall. This complex was built in the 60s and runs from Jerusalem Alleys to Świętokrzyszka. It consists of several residential high-rise buildings, as well as trading houses - “Sesame”, “Junior”, “Sava” and “Vare”. There are also numerous cafes, restaurants, and a wide-screen cinema "Relax".

The Square of Three Crosses (Trzech Krzyzy Dance) (8) owes its name to two columns with gilded crosses and the figure of St. Jan, patron of roads and bridges.
Having passed the square, we find ourselves on the Ujazdowski alleys. The street was built on the site of the old road that led from the Three Crosses Square to the wooden church in Ujazdov.
Next to the alleys is Ujazdowski Park (9), small, but designed with great taste. Military parades, folk festivals, and exhibitions have long been held in its place. One of the notable park sculptures is the monument to the outstanding musician, composer and statesman Ignacy Paderewski, erected in 1939.
The palaces of the Ujazdowski alleys end at Na Rozdrožu Square (At the Crossroads) (10). Four streets meet here. On one of them - Shukha Alley - stands a monumental building in the Art Nouveau style. Now in this house No. 25 (11) the Ministry of Public Education is located, and during the years of occupation the Gestapo was located. Thousands of Poles were martyred there, and the Museum of Struggle and Martyrdom, housed in former prison cells, tells the story.
(B) Belvedere Palace is a Baroque palace located on a hill overlooking an artificial lake, on the western edge of the Lazienki Royal Park.

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