Warsaw is the capital of Poland. Situated at one of the most important crossroads in Northern Europe, between Berlin and Moscow, it is located in the center of Poland. It has a population of 1.70 million inhabitants and about 2.37 million in its metropolitan area.
Warsaw is well prepared to welcome visitors . On more or less 100 floors tourists are waiting for 20 thousand places to stay overnight, but both standard and forms of accommodation are suitable for different needs and individual financial possibilities of the guests. For visitors Warsaw offers hotels of different standards, youth hostels, campsites. Since the mid-eighties the possibilities of investing in Warsaw have interested large hotel companies. Until today, hotels of such multinationals have been built as: Le Royal Meridien, Holiday Inn, Intercontinental, Marriott, Mercure, Sheraton or Ibis.
Buildings of the big city coexist with open spaces of squares, parks and gardens . The pulsing capital of life without difficulties is part of Europe. It leaves unforgettable impressions for its visitors and offers possibilities to those who decide to stay here longer.
Impressive palaces and museums
Warsaw has beautiful palaces, among which are the Lazienki , the former summer residence of Stanislaus Augustus , built by Domenico Merlini (1775-1975), who also built the Myslewicki palace, currently reserved for the guests of the Polish government, and the Staszic Palace, neoclassical building by Antonio Corazzi (1820), headquarters of the Academy of Sciences.
On the southern outskirts of the city is the former residence of King John III Sobieski, one of the best examples of Baroque architecture in Poland, now a department of the national museum.
The Warsaw Historical Museum occupies a series of buildings on the market square. The old arsenal houses the archaeological museum . The main Polish museum is the national museum , housed in a building constructed between the two wars: ancient art (Coptic frescoes); medieval art (sculptures and altarpieces); European painting gallery; 16th century Polish art and decorative arts.
More places not to miss
It is definitely worth visiting the oldest and largest Powązki necropolis and the Jewish Cemetery , as well as the Nożyk Synagogue , a place where you can see memories and vestiges of the cultural heritage of the Jews who inhabited this part of Warsaw before the Second War. World.
Other sites of interest are Umschlagplatz , which commemorates the old ghetto, the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes, and the ruins of the ghetto walls (at 55 Sienna Street).
Like any other European capital, Warsaw has many public transports that make it easier to get to know and it is worth taking advantage of especially in summer.
Tourist tram line:
In summer (June-September), on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, an old tram runs along a fixed route (Narutowicza Square – Zoological Park). Trams run every 50 minutes between 11:00 and 18:00. You can buy the driver’s tickets for a price of 2.00 zł. Telephone information: 843 14 51, 94 84
Tourist bus lines:
We have inaugurated two new tourist lines – they are buses "100" and "180", which take tourists to the most important monuments, churches and gardens of the capital. Bus line 180 runs every day on the Wilanów – Cmentarz Wojskowy road in Powązki, while the bus line 100 runs only on weekends, every hour from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the beginning and end of the road. in the Plaza del Castillo. On these bus lines, normal single, daily and monthly tickets are valid.
Little street train in the old town:
The little street train starts and ends in the Plaza del Castillo (Plac Zamkowy). It circulates throughout the year between 11:00 in the morning and 17:00 in the afternoon. During the thirty-minute journey through the streets of the Old and New Cities a guide recounts the history of the most interesting buildings and monuments in this part of Warsaw. You can hire the services of tourist guides who speak foreign languages. Information and reservations: 0 501 131 245 (mobile)
Other information about Warsaw 
Area: 512 sq km
Inhabitants: 1.70 million
Inhabitants with suburb: 2.4 million
Population density: 3,300 residents per sq km
Median monthly salary (2001): 3,190 PLN
GNP per capita: PLN 52,630
Number of registered companies: 254,362
Structure of inhabitants: 19% of inhabitants are under 17 years of age
Public colleges: 13 (150,000 students)
Private colleges: 55 (200,000 students)
Currency: Zloty (PLN) / 1 euro equals 3.8212 PLN / 1 dollar equals 3.0129 PLN
Telephone code: +48
