City Break in Warsaw

Warsaw is an extraordinary, lively center of the arts, with numerous theatres, cinemas, museums and galleries. Lovers of culture and art as well as those who are looking for entertainment will find much to enjoy in Warsaw

Weekend in Warsaw - 3 days and 2 nights 

Prices include:
- transfer Okęcie airport – hotel – Okęcie airport,
- two overnight stay in hotel*** or ****,
- two breakfasts in hotel restaurant,
- 3 hour tour with English, speaking guide by luxury coach,
- full information about events in Warsaw for selected period.

Additional information:
- additional services of foreign language speaking guide - 15 Euro / hour,
- price for two or more persons based on double room occupancy,
- prices for children on demand.

Prices

For flights coming to Warsaw visit: www.lotnisko-chopina.pl/?lang=en 

Program for groups - 4 days and 3 nights

Day 1
Arrival in Warsaw, an evening stroll through the Old Town. Welcome dinner in a regional restaurant, overnight stay at a hotel.

Day 2
Breakfast, guided tour of Warsaw: the Royal Castle, The Royal Route, the Old Market Square, the Barbican, Krakowskie Przedmieście, Łazienki with its splendid gardens and the Palace on the Water. Dinner and overnight stay at a hotel.

Day 3
Breakfast, transfer to Wilanow - the Versaille of Central Europe, the historic royal residence of king John III Sobieski, a stroll through the park and palace complex, considered a pearl of Polish Baroque architecture. Dinner in a restaurant, overnight stay at a hotel.

Day 4
Breakfast, transfer to Zelazowa Wola – the internationally famous village which was Chopin’s birthplace. The manor houses Chopin’s biographic museum with the composer’s and family portraits, a beautiful park with about 500 different species of trees and shrubs. Lunch in a local restaurant, return to Warsaw, departure.

The final price for group depends on standard of accommodation, number of visiting persons and date of your visit.
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The majority of historical buildings and sights are located on or near the Royal Way that begins in the Old Town. It leads past the Royal Castle and follows Krakowskie Przedmieście, Nowy Świat and Aleje Ujazdowskie to reach Łazienki Palace, the royal summer residence, and the Belvedere Palace.

Old Town
The eastern side of the Castle Square, which is the main gateway to the Old Town, is occupied by the Royal Castle. In the centre of the square stands the 22-metre-high Column of Sigismund III Vasa, the king who moved the capital from Cracow to Warsaw (late 16th c.). Only a short walk separates us from the Old Town Square in the middle of which stands the Mermaid, a symbol of Warsaw, cast in 1855. Numerous galleries, restaurants and open-air cafés attract crowds of tourists. There are also stalls selling paintings and drawings, and dorożki, the traditional horse-drawn carts that clatter tourists round the Old Town for a sizeable fee.

Krakowskie Przedmieście
Along this street and in the Old Town area the majority of old churches are found. The street is lined with many former magnate palaces which now contain public institutions. There is also Warsaw University, which occupies a whole complex of buildings, and the headquarters of the Polish Academy of Sciences with the Monument to Nicolaus Copernicus in front of it.

Nowy Świat
It’s one of the busiest commercial streets of the city, with countless shops, galleries, bookshops and cafés. While Krakowskie Przedmieście is lined with the 18th century huge aristocratic residences, this street is dominated by the 19th century neo-classical houses and palaces. The southern part of the Royal Way, behind Aleje Jerozolimskie, dates back to the 20th century. A little further east towards the Vistula you will see the imposing building of the National Museum; the highlight of its collection are the impressive frescoes from an early Christian cathedral in Pharos, Sudan, discovered by a Polish archaeological team. Next door in the same building is the Polish Army Museum.

Aleje Ujazdowskie
The most charming street of the city, Aleje Ujazdowskie is a pleasant avenue mostly bordered with parks. In between you will find a number of little palaces occupied by foreign diplomatic missions and a dozen or so huge governmental buildings. There are also the Botanical Gardens and the beautiful Royal Łazienki park-and-palace complex.

Łazienki
Despite various ups and downs this most beautiful of Warsaw’s park and palace complexes has retained its original shape and architecture.

Warsaw
A city resounding with life, young in heart, a mix of old and new, where historic huses face modern buildings and commercial centers. This verdant city, with abundant greenery of parks and gardens, was rebuilt after WWII. An important university center. The Old Town (historic center of the city) has been inscribed on the UNESCO’s list of world heritage. Mermaid – the emblem of Warsaw, featured on the city’s coat-ofarms Old Town Square, ul. Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie.

Royal Castle
Old residence of the dukes of Mazovia and Polish kings, totally destroyed during WWII and meticulously rebuilt.

Sigismundus Column
A meeting point of young people and emblem of Warsaw.

Castle Square Old Town Square
surrounded with tenement houses from the 15th to 18th century, rebuilt after destructions of WWII.

St. John’s Cathedral
the crypts with tombs and sarcophagae of prominent Poles are open to visitors.

Barbican
this imposing structure from the 16th century and the partly preserved ramparts marked the boundary of New and Old Town. Today it is hosting a summer gallery of paintings and performances by street musicians.

New Town Square
A charming asymmetric square of varying level, with St. Casimir’s Church belonging to the convent of Holy Sacrament Sisters.

St. Anne’s Church
A view tower and student ministry center.

Krakowskie Przedmieście
The opening street of so-called Royal Route. Two renowned Polish higher schools: Warsaw University and Academy of Fine I have moved the capital from Cracow to Warsaw and now in remembrance I have to stand on this column Sigismundus Column Since 14th I have defended the residents of Warsaw in appreciation of their hospitality. Arts are located at Krakowskie Przedmieście.

Holy Cross Church
The hearts of Chopin and Władysław Reymont, laureate of Nobel Prize in Literature, are entombed in the pillars of the left nave ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 3.

Piłsudskiego Square
The venue of national celebrations, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from 1925, where urns with soil from the battlefields of Polish soldiers during WWII are entombed. Polish soldiers guard the tomb, located near the Saxon Garden from the 18th century and a new Metropolitan office building designed by Sir Norman Foster.

Royal Baths (Łazienki)
A park of 76 hectares located in the center of the city, summer residence of the last king of Poland, is one of the most beautiful garden complexes in Europe.

Łazienki – Chopin’s Monument
set in the rose garden, at a pond; throughout the summer Chopin piano recitals are performed at the foot of this famous Polish monument. Wilanów The gateway to Royal Route, is located 6 km apart from the center of the city. Sightseeing: the Palace – summer residence of King Jan III Sobieski, the defeaterof Turks near Vienna, and a vast park. Poster Museum in Wilanów with a collection of Polish posters since 1892.

National Museum
with a gallery of ancient (frescos from Farras)and medieval art, Polish and European painting, Polish art of the 20th century and European decorative art.

Palace of Science and Culture
the most controversial building in Warsaw, erected in the 1950’ as a gift by the Soviet Union. Hosts several research and commercial establishments, museums, theatres and cinemas. A viewing platform on the 30th floor offers an expansive view over Warsaw and its surroundings.

Warsaw Worth Visiting Kordegarda
The Gallery of Art was founded in 1956. It is one of the finest collections in the world illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture and decorative arts.

Gallery Zachęta
Zachęta National Gallery of Art is the oldest exhibition site in Warsaw, with a tradition stretching back to the mid 19th Century. It is located in the heart of Warsaw, next to the Saski Park, and in the immediate vicinity of the University of Warsaw and the Academy of the Fine Arts.

Galery Koło Market
A flea market. Old furniture, paintings and icons, china and other gadgets are offered.

BUW
New building of Warsaw University Library, with rooftop gardens and a splendid view over Vistula River.

Located 6 km south of Łazienki, on the city limits, is Baroque gem Wilanów – the summer residence of King Jan III Sobieski built in the mid-17th century. Often called the Little Versailles, it was supposed to remind his beloved wife of her home country – France. Visitors can admire interiors lavishly furnished with period furniture, portraits, sculptures and suits of armor. Open daily except Tuesdays. Inaugurated in 1968 and housed by the former royal coach-house, the Poster Museum, south of the main gateway, was the first institution of its kind in the world.

A tiny village 53 km west of Warsaw, near the Kampinos National Park is a place of birth to Frederick Chopin (1810). In his birthplace, surrounded by a large park, a museum has been arranged. Chopin music concerts are held on Sundays in the summer time, often performed by the top-rank virtuosi.

1. The Old Town included on the UNESCO World Heritage Site List.
2. The Royal Castle with its Square, residence of monarchs from 196 to 1795, as well as the residence of the Polish President in 1918. There is also a chance to see King Sigismund’s III Column – the first secular monument in Poland.
3. St. John’s Cathedral, a Gothic church and witness to some of the most important events in the history of Poland with sarcophagi containing the remains of eminent Poles.
4. The Old Town Market Square and Barbican.
5. The former Jewish Ghetto, The Memorial to the Heroes of The Ghetto, Umschlag Platz and Mila Street, site of the bunker where Mordehai Anielewicz, the leader of the Ghetto Uprising, committed suicide.
6. The Royal Route, with superb aristocratic residences and famous monuments, including the Holy Cross Church with its urns containing the hearts of both Fryderyk Chopin (1810-49) and Wladyslaw Reymont (1868-1925), the first Polish winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
7. The Royal Park, a walk in the most beautiful park in Warsaw commonly known as Lazienki or “The Baths” and a visit to the interiors of the so-called “Palace on the Water”, the lavish summer residence of the last King of Poland, Stanislaw August Poniatowski (1764-95)
8. Other important places of interest: the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Monument to the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 and the Monument to the Victims of resettlement operations and Soviet occupation.