Things to do and upcoming events in Warsaw this Autumn 2017 Autumn in Warsaw brings an explosion of wonderful colors. But that’s not all! Autumn will also bring a handful of unmissable weekend events and things to do in Warsaw. So take out your calendar and prepare yourself to take some notes (or you can just …
Invisible Exhibition in Warsaw – the best “off the tourist path” experience? As every bit of light disappears, you’ll find yourself looking into the void, your eyes struggling in a hopeless fight against a total, thick, inevitable darkness. You’ll take small frightened steps towards the unknown, your hands grasping the air in front of you. …
WARSAW CITY TOURS Discover Warsaw’s secrets on a communist fire bus Have you ever visited a friend in a foreign city? If you have, then you know that you experienced the city in a much more “authentic” way, compared to the average tourist. Your friend kept you away from tourist traps and showed you his …
Where is the lost street art gallery of Forty Bema? I am at the Fort Bema bunkers for a reason. I want to find the mysterious works of art I discovered online and bring it back to life with my own pictures. The problem is, however, that nobody – not even the group of twenty-something barbecuing …
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30 Fun Things To Do In Warsaw in Spring and Summer 2018 (most are FREE!) Ah, sweet spring, you’ve arrived! Warsaw gains so much energy when the warmer months arrive. There are endless things to do in Warsaw in spring (and summer). Everybody wants to be a Varsovian in Spring. From April to August we …
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Room Escape Warsaw – Where logic meets adrenaline My hands are shaking and my heart is racing. There is just one puzzle left to solve, my teammates and I are all around it, racking our brain in search of a solution. As I’m there struggling, I can’t help but think that it can’t be that …
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Warsaw Museums for free. Free Entrance in almost all Museums Please note that although museums are free on these days, they can also be VERY BUSY. If you care about seeing a lot of museums while at the same time you want to skip the lines and enter for free, you should consider the Warsaw …
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The Warsaw Uprising Museum The Warsaw uprising museum – first opened in 2004 to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising – recreates the atmosphere, history and struggles that Varsovians went through in the attempt to liberate their city from Nazi oppressors. The Warsaw Uprising Museum The Warsaw Uprising is one of the darkest …
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Warsaw Fotoplastikon The Fotoplastikon is a stereoscopic machine. The first commercial stereoscopic machines were the “August Fuhrmann’s Kaiser-Panoramas”, which appeared in Berlin, in 1883. Contrary to most of Fuhrmann’s machines, which disappeared with the advent of cinema, the Warsaw Fotoplastikon has been clanking in the same place until today, making it the oldest operating stereoscopic …
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The royal Castle in Warsaw First built in the 14th century, the castle went through some dreadful times. As you may already know, the Royal Castle – and the entire old town in Warsaw – was completely destroyed by Nazi Germany during WWII and rebuilt later on. To be honest, I was a bit put …
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Łazienki Park in Warsaw – a special gem in Warsaw’s center The Łazienki Park in Warsaw was originally designed as a bath park in the 17th century and then converted into a royal summer residence by King Stanisław August. Today, it is the largest public park in Warsaw, an important venue for music and culture …
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Warsaw Jewish cemetery in Okopowa The Warsaw Jewish cemetery in Okopowa Street is one of the largest in the world, covering over 30 hectares and counting more than 200,000 graves. It’s one of the last Jewish cemeteries in Poland still in use today and, since 1973, it is also recognized as a historical monument. For …
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