Duration: 4 Hours

On this tour, you will discover 800 years of history in just 4 hours. The sights you will visit are:

Palace of Culture and Science - called "nightmare of mad confectioner"  - "an Uncle Joe's gift" or "statue of dependence". "Given" by Stalin in the 1950's it is still the highest building in Warsaw. However the Queen of Nederland called it: "Small but stylish".

All Saints Church – was the biggest church in Warsaw in the middle of the twentieth century.

The monument of John Paul II stands in the front of the church.

Synagogue – Before the war there were hundreds of Jewish prayer houses. This one, built in 1902 by the Nożyk family is the only one which has survived until today and is still in use.

Saxon Garden - that's all which remains of the Saxon residence, in the complex was a  Palace & Gardens which you can visit today. The palace was destroyed during the war. Fryderyk Chopin played in this park as a child (his family lived in the palace nearby).

Pilsudski Square – a place of national celebrations. In 1979 about 500 000 people attended here the mass celebrated by John Paul II. This started a foundation of  "Solidarity" movement in 1980 and the collapse of communism in Poland. (A stone cross commemorates this event.)

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier – built in 1925 to honour soldiers who fought & died  for Polish independence. Every Sunday at 12:00 you can see the ceremonial change of the guard.

The Great Theatre –  Opera house & National Theatre. The Famous La Scala  looks like a kiosk in comparison with the size of this building . Built in 1833 by Antonio Corazzi, destroyed during the war and was rebuilt in the 60's. The stage is the size of half a football field (50 metres deep) The audience holds about 2000 spectators .

WARSAW OLD TOWN:

Castle square and Column of Zygmunt III Waza first civil monument in Warsaw.

The Royal Castle – from the end of XVI century residence of the King and  First Republic parliament, where the first European constitution was signed.

Cathedral church ( Is the oldest Varsovian church -  in the beginning it was castle chapel) built in gothic style in XIV century. Destroyed by Germans during WW II, and was rebuilt in the 50's.

Market place – centre of every medieval city surrounded with decorated houses.  The Varsovian Town Hall stood here until 1818, now we will find here a statue of the famous Varsovian mermaid.

The Barbican – work of Venetian architect  built in XVI c. reconstructed after the war.

WARSAW NEW TOWN:

Whilst in the New Town, this tour concentrates on the following attractions:

Dominican church.

Our Lady church.

St. Kasimir Church (masterpiece of Tylman van Gameren).

Maria Curie - Skłodowska House (birth place of this famous Polish scientist).

Prices:

Special Individual Tour (1 Person) = 250 PLN or 62 Euros

Small Groups (2 People) = 125 PLN or 31 Euros per person

Small Groups (3 People) = 100 PLN or 25 Euros per person

Small Groups (4 to 6 People) = 75 PLN or 18 Euros per person

Large Groups (7 to 13 People) = 50 PLN or 12 Euros per person

Large Groups (14+ People) = 28 PLN or 7 Euros per person.

To book or enquire further about this tour, please visit our Warsaw Tours Contact Page.