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About City
WARSAW - OLD TOWN
PAST - PRESENT - BEAUTY - RESURRECTION
On the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1980
Warsaw has a reputation for being 85 % destroyed in the WW II. Visiting the city is an experience, and not only because it is ,in principle, less than 60 years old . The City of Warsaw is the modern business, cultural and entertainment centre of Poland, with 1.7 Mln. inhabitants.
Many skyscrapers appeared after 1990 in the new city centre. It is interesting that the Warsaw skyline now ranks 7th in Europe leaving Milan, Berlin, Manchester or Barcelona in its wake. The city is a tension of opposing histories, with both communist legacies and monuments to the free-market present. Warsaw is, however, a surprisingly safe city with a busy, traffic-ridden downtown. Old Town Apartments invite you into the most charming areas of the Polish capital, a haven in the city centre.
Warsaw's Old Town is a painstakingly brick-by-brick recreation of a Medieval City riddled with charming small lanes, stately homes, vibrant squares, quiet courtyards with apple trees, and several churches with spires rising to the sky.
Strolling around the redbrick fortifications you quickly assess the town's moderate, but navigable size. The historic areas, however, surpassed the stern boundaries of the 16th century old town. The old centre is divided into four parts.
1. Old Town proper - the oldest historical core of Warsaw: sumptuous Old Market Square, the Cathedral, Royal Castle, the Barbakan wall. (stay in the old town)
2. New Town (16th century) - relatively Bohemian area with the nicest cafes and deft food in the restaurants to go to. (stay in the new town)
3. Mariensztat - light and atmospheric, located close to the river. Mariensztat is simple and pleasant. Where time passes by slowly. (stay in Mariensztat)
4. The Royal Route area - Krakowskie Przedmiescie, Nowy Swiat and Plac Trzech Krzyzy - the most beautiful Warsaw boulevard split into several sections. An old link between the Royal Castle Square (in the Old Town) and the king's summer residences in the south of the city (Lazienki and Wilanow).
Money: The cheapest way to change money is to take it out of an ATM, but make sure you bring a second source of money in case your credit card does not work in Poland.
The Airport Kiosk: Whilst you have the opportunity at the airport you may want to buy the following things (see why below): Phone card, tram/bus/metro tickets, "Warsaw In Your Pocket".
Phone cards: Phone cards are available at news kiosks called "Ruch" in denominations of 25 or 50 units. Once you have bought your card you need to activate it by snapping off the perforated corner. Phoning is much cheaper in Poland by fixed phone than by mobile.
Taxis: As in all of Eastern Europe, taxi drivers are a mixed bag. After coming through customs, you may well be offered a taxi by men waiting amongst the crowd. Never accept this offer.
Either:
Buy a telephone card at the newspaper kiosk and telephone 9644 (Wawa taxi - the cheapest in town). There should be an English speaker to help you. Ask for the taxi to come to Odloty (departures) upstairs. The taxi normally comes in 10 minutes and you will have to give your name to the driver to confirm he was ordered for you.
Or
If the kiosks are closed, go upstairs to departures and try to get a taxi there. Never take a taxi not displaying a business name AND a phone number. A ride into town will cost between 20 and 35 zloty depending on the tariff (50% extra evenings and public holidays). You MUST have Polish currency to pay them. Taxis don´t carry much change so try to have 50 zloty note to hand. Never let a taxi driver drive you un-metered.
Bus/Tram/Metro tickets: Whilst we don´t recommend using public transport for the airport connection, it is certainly worth buying a ticket for every day you will be in town. Tickets are valid on all forms of public transport. Like phone cards these can be bought at the "Ruch" kiosks (there is one at the airport). There are plenty of ticket types:
1 day ticket (24h) ("bilet dzienny"). Just stamp it once in the machines on the bus or tram and it´s valid all day. Cost: 7,20pln.
1 single-journey ticket ("bilet normalny"). This is valid for the vehicle on which you travel. If you change vehicles, you need to use another ticket. Don´t forget to punch the ticket or a Neanderthal ticket inspector will get you for sure. Cost: 2.40 Zloty.
3 day ticket: cost 12pln
7 day ticket: cost 24pln
"Warsaw In Your Pocket": This little magazine is packed with useful information about what to do in Warsaw. If you can´t get a copy at the airport, you can always try the newstands inside the bigger hotels.