What is worth seeing in Warszawa?

The most interesting sights are: The Royal Castle and the old town, Łazienki Park, The Palace of Culture and Science, Wilanów Palace, The Warsaw Rising Museum, The POLIN Museum, Krakowskie Przedmieście, The Copernicus Science Centre. Each one has its own detailed guide on Udany-Urlop.pl — with directions, the best time of year and a map.

Where can you find a place to stay in Warszawa?

In the guide to the Warszawa region we have gathered 358 verified properties — hotels, guesthouses, holiday resorts, cottages and apartments. You contact each of them directly, with no middlemen.

How much does a place to stay in Warszawa cost?

Prices in Warszawa depend on the standard of the property and the season — highest in the peak of summer, lowest off season. On Udany-Urlop.pl you compare properties and contact them directly, with no hidden fees.

Warszawa: places to stay, sights and travel guide

Warszawa — The rebuilt capital on the Vistula.

The capital of Poland for more than four centuries and the country's largest city — destroyed in the Second World War and rebuilt from the rubble. The reconstructed old town is on the UNESCO list, and beside it stand the royal Łazienki park, Baroque Wilanów and the socialist-realist Palace of Culture with its viewing terrace over the whole city.

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Warsaw has been the capital of Poland since 1596, when King Sigismund III Vasa moved the court here from Kraków. Today it is the largest city in the country — more than 1.8 million people — and its political, business and transport centre, spread along both banks of the Vistula: the historic centre on the left bank, the once working-class Praga district on the right.

The city has a dramatic 20th-century history. After the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 the Germans systematically demolished the left-bank city — the losses reached some 85% of its buildings. After the war the old town was rebuilt from the rubble, largely from the vedute of Canaletto. That unprecedented reconstruction is why the old town was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1980 — as a model of how a destroyed historic ensemble can be restored.

The emblem of Warsaw is the Mermaid — the armed woman-fish of the city's coat of arms, whose statues stand on the old town market square and by the Vistula. Fryderyk Chopin is inseparably bound up with the city too: he grew up in Warsaw, and free piano concerts are held by his monument in the royal Łazienki park on summer Sundays.

The main sights are spread out but well connected. The Royal Castle and the old town lie at the start of the Royal Route — the ceremonial axis running through Krakowskie Przedmieście and Nowy Świat to Łazienki and on to Wilanów. Two metro lines, trams and buses serve the city.

Getting here is easy from anywhere in Poland: Warsaw is a hub of the intercity rail network (about 2.5–3 hours from Kraków, Gdańsk or Wrocław). Chopin Airport lies about 10 km from the centre (the suburban train reaches Warszawa Centralna in about 20 minutes), and cheaper Modlin about 40 km to the north.

Warszawa — The rebuilt capital on the Vistula.

What to know before you go

Places you should not miss

The Royal Castle and the old town

Łazienki Park

The Palace of Culture and Science

Wilanów Palace

The Warsaw Rising Museum

The POLIN Museum

Krakowskie Przedmieście

The Copernicus Science Centre

Where to stay in Warszawa — 358 properties