"WARSAW - Fascinating, beautiful, delicious!" Warsaw by Pawtuxet

Warsaw Travel Guide: 2,957 reviews and 7,158 photos

Old Town...a work of art

There is no other city in the world that compares to Old Town Warsaw and all that it represents. To know its history and enjoy its beauty is a very moving experience. Warsaw has progressed through various stages of grandeur, devastation, rebuilding, and struggling with its come back. I've included photos of my visit behind the Iron Curtain in the 70's as well as my 3 subsequent trips. Each time I go there I am taken by the amazing fact that this Old Town has been rebuilt from ashes....and is so magnificent as it is today. And that is the Polish spirit and character. They simply don't give up.

There are many other sights around Warsaw which I got to explore on my latest visit (2006). Check out my new Tips for:
WILANOW PALACE
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ROYAL PALACE
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August 1 ~ Warsaw Uprising Museum

Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill

A "must see" ... very POWERFUL museum , created with modern technology and interactive design.
Uprising Museum Travelogue
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Cobblestone streets

Our street...

There are a number of charming little cobblestone streets radiating out from the square. It is a combination of shops, markets, churches and apartments along the way.
On our 2nd trip we stayed in the Old Town Apartments advertised on this site... and walked to shops and restaurants. It was like coming back home when we returned from the south of Poland after a week of travelling.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Great architecture, food, shopping, & warm hosts
Cons:never enough time to absorb it all!
In a nutshell:Love it!

Last visit to Warsaw: Jul 2006
Intro Updated Apr 30, 2013
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Odiseya Sep 11, 2012 at 12:19 PM

Thank you for nice comment on my Warsaw page! Yes, I like the City very much!
You have very interesting reviews and good photos about places in the City that I cannot find at the time of my visit. I will use it to planning new trip. Thank you for sharing your travel experience with us!
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Raimix Mar 9, 2011 at 11:18 PM

Great page, with a lot of semtiments :) Will be visiting Warsaw next week :) Thanks for nice information you shared :)
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omidamini May 21, 2010 at 9:58 PM

Warsaw is a nice city, thanks for your information.
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balhannah Jan 4, 2010 at 8:57 PM

Excellent page! You saw so many interesting places, and I love your Polish dolls!
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ranger49 Nov 27, 2009 at 9:32 AM

A very interesting page & tour. Great idea to show some older pics.We hope to get there next year.Did you ever see the brilliant Polish (1958) film Ashes & Diamonds?Hope yesterday was a good Thanksgiving Day.
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Mikebb Sep 6, 2009 at 7:19 AM

Excellent page. We are so lucky the Europeans decided to rebuild the old historic buildings to exact detail after the war. Looks a nice city to visit.
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icunme Aug 25, 2009 at 7:19 AM

Another grand tour - Mme Curie detail an eye-opener - I read ovier a few times your impressions having been there during Soviet domination and after and chills ran through me. VT does not get better than this!
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uglyscot Aug 15, 2009 at 5:59 AM

Beautiful page blending old ad new. Wonder if I'll ever make it to this beautiful city? I did in 2008, but Wilanow gardens were being dug for archaeological reasons.
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jumpingnorman Aug 6, 2009 at 8:41 AM

LOL, Janet! is that really your husband on the chopping board???? Hehehe...Would love to go to warsaw and walk at the Royal Gardens of Wilanow - you have a good picture there I can use in my Jumping gallery!
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Pinat Jul 21, 2009 at 9:09 AM

It's a bit difficult for me to check pages on my dream countries as I get too impatient to leave soon. I hope to be in Poland next May for the EuroMeet and all! I'm planning to spend a week to see Krakow, Warsaw and Wroclaw:)