Travel Monday – Warsaw
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We’re heading east this week for a Travel Monday featuring Warsaw, Poland. The largest city in the country and capital of Poland, Warsaw is definitely a city in transition that has changed drastically in recent history. Here’s a look of some of my recommended things to see and do in the city.
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Though the city was more or less levelled in World War II, Warsaw’s residents were determined to rebuild and emerge phoenix-like from the ashes so the city today is now an interesting mix of the old and the new, with plenty of modern buildings dotted around town.
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The Old Town (Stare Miasto) was rebuilt to mirror its appearance before the war. The town square is beautiful and a great place for people-watching and photographs. One of Warsaw’s most prominent tourist attractions, you will also surprisingly find some pretty delicious restaurants and snacks in this area. The restoration is amazing and you will definitely feel as though you’ve gone back in time before any scars to this area were caused by war and invasion.
The Royal Walk and Castle Square are adjacent to the Old Town area and also worth a visit. Posh boutiques and recognisable shops line the Royal Walk and beautiful views from one end of the road to the other make a walk in this area a definite must-do on your next visit.
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Of course no post about Poland would be complete without mention of the delicious cuisine. I tucked into many different varieties of pierogi (dumplings) whilst visiting. My favourite place for pierogis was the restaurant Zapiecek that was located just off the main square in the Old Town. With different varieties of pierogi from savoury to sweet, the food was quite reasonably priced and the best pierogi that I’ve ever tasted! For the drinkers amongst us, Warsaw is a wonderful city for vodka tasting, with seemingly hundreds of different varieties all over town. The Iguana Lounge was my stop one evening for a vodka tasting and I wasn’t disappointed with the friendly service or all the different vodkas I tried!
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If the weather is nice, enjoy one of Warsaw’s many parks and open space – over 25% of the city is parkland. The Saxon Garden is the oldest park in Warsaw and was my favourite on my visit.
Inspired to visit Warsaw? It’s easy. With direct flights daily from all London area airports, in less than three hours you’ll be transported to another world and enjoy all that Warsaw has to offer. Take a long weekend in mid August and fly from London to Warsaw from only £107 return. Flights from Manchester to Warsaw start at £157 return and from Dublin to Warsaw from £181 return for the same August weekend.
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