Duration: 4 Hours

For visitors from Britain or States (or even young Poles born after 1989) stories about communism sound like gloomy and non-sensical fairytales. If you want to see remains of the Communist system: which for over 45 years changed the life of locals into a black comedy or sometimes horror show, come with us for this unique & unusual 4 hour tour.

Palace of Culture & Science - classical example of social realism, was designed by the Soviet architect Lev Rudniev. The Palace had to play (in a strong Catholic Poland ) a roll "of the secular temple" by promoting the communist outlook on life. The congress-hall served as the place of congresses of the Communist party. It unexpectedly became a venue of The Rolling Stones concert and a constant scene for the Jazz Jamboree. Presently this social realist building is home to many institutions - theatres, museums, offices of Varsovian communalists, the faculty of mathematics of the Varsovian university and many more...

Parade Square - the location for all 1st May parades (Communist holiday). The participation in these manifestations was obligatory (party-activists assembled workers from their own institution and checked the attendens list). Under the tribune for party bosses was a kind of VIP room and from the tribune to the Palace of the Culture was a secret underground passage way.

Constitution Square (in the MDM district built in 'social realist' style) - was planned as the place of meetings and celebrations. We can see here (by monumental buildings) three massive candelabrums. and reliefs representative of labor heroes.

Milk bar - only a few of them resisted the falling of Communism. There were hundreds of them before in Communist Poland and they played a roll of a Communist McDonnalds (but for sure, there was no fast food on offer!). Milk bars were famous for cheap food, big crowds and arrogant staff. You should wait in a long que to get your "leniwe" or "pomidorowa" so it was rather "SLOW FOOD" than a fast food. ( you should try the ''leniwe'').

Ministry of Agriculture - you can see the highest colonnade in Warsaw.

Former seat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party - Have you ever been in the headquarters of the communist party? Well now you have the opportunity to drink a shot of vodka in the same canteen as where the First Secretaries of the communist party drank. This place was fully stocked at the time when shops for "ordinary citizens" were empty - this made Varsovians furious with envy. (Drink traditional vodka with herring in former communist canteen - and feel like a first secretary) [dinner in milk bar - optional].

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.