2 in 1 Warsaw tour Royal Route & Communist Area
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.
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2 in 1 Warsaw tour Royal Route & Communist Area
What's included in 2 in 1 Warsaw tour Royal Route & Communist Area
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
King 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.
The Royal Castle in Warsaw
The residence of Polish Kings in the 17th and in the 18th century seen from outside. The main landmark in the Warsaw Old Town.
Presidential Palace
Inclusions
- city map
- guide service
- tip for the guide :)
- 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.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- 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.
End Points
- The tour ends close to the Palace of Culture and Science (Soviet Tower) in modern city centre.
