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Warsaw City Tours by Łukasz

Blog about history, culture and local life of Warsaw. Join my daily walking and bike tours

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The Wawelberg Colony: the Oldest Workers Settlement in Warsaw

The Kolonia Wawelberga was funded by the Hipolit and Ludwika Society for Affordable Apartments and completed in 1898. Hipolit Wawelberg …

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Modernist Masterpiece That Inspired Pablo Picasso

WSM Koło II is a housing estate built in the late 1940s in the Wola District. It`s considered an outstanding …

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Warsaw Spire – a Skyscraper with Hyperboloid Glass Façade

Wola is a modern looking district of Warsaw, but actually it’s hundreds of years old. Almost completely destroyed during WWII …

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The antiques Flea Market on Koło (Bazar na Kole)

If you like traditional flea markets with antiques and other cool stuff you should visit Kolo in the Wola district. …

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  I got a private tour due to the fact that Warsaw isn't this popular with tourists this time of the year. Lukasz is a very engaging and knowledgable tour guide... read more and it was nice to learn more about Warsaw and Poland from him. Can definitely recommend this tour.

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SaffaSolotraveler
12/24/2019

  Fantastic trip around the royal castle and the old town. Lukasz is very knowledgeable and fun. We had a great afternoon. Highly recommendable.

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svanur2018
2/17/2020

  This trip has really put some highlight on Warsaw into my memories...
Great guide that has given us great experience!

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HERR_DAVIS
12/29/2020

  Nice tour that brings you to places that you would not find yourself. Lukasz knows a lot about the city and history and he also is very interested in his... read more guests, eg where they are from etc. I would definitely recommend a tour with him. Next time I want to do the Jewish tour.

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Liesje76
8/09/2020

  Lukasz is a very knowlegable guide truly interested in Warsaw's history. He not only showed and explained to us the stories behind main highlights of the Old Town and Royal... read more Route but also took us to some hidden places we would not be able to discover on our own. He speaks fluent English. We very much enjoyed the tour and can highly recommend him.

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sylvel1980
12/29/2019

  This focused on modernism, but included exemplary buildings from other eras too. Lukasz was great at bringing out what made these buildings special, but also about Polish history and contemporary... read more politics and culture. Great to talk with and ask questions that got very interesting answers. Highly recommended.

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Kris S
11/12/2019

  Lukas is a great person - a diamond among Warsaw guides. We expected a lot while arranging the warsaw praga tour and looking at the reviews. But what Łukasz showed... read more us exceeded our wildest expectations. He showed us Praga as few have seen, like we steped back in time. Hiddenn places, local backyards - all this we would have missed if we were on our own. He is an expert in his profession. Unforgettable warsaw tour with private guide. We highly recommend Lukas!
Paweł and Natalia

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7/27/2020

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This narrow staircase was dedicated to servants wo This narrow staircase was dedicated to servants working and living in different apartments of that building. The main staircase for the owners is spacious and elegant, this one is simple, claustrophobic and quite steep. When I reached the top floor I was breathless...In the past it was very common to built so-called "servant quarters" in wealthier neighborhoods. This infrastructure contained a servant staircase, entrance and sleeping area. In family houses and bigger residences it could be a separate wing. In apartment houses like this, it was located in the back of a kitchen. It made servants "invisible". It was a common habit from the late 17th century until the early 20th century, and it's an important part of social history. . . . . . #warsaw #warszawa #citycenter #socialhistory #cityexplore #oldbuildings #interiordesign #igerswarsaw #instawarszawa #warszawa_miasto #warszawa_love #worldneedsmorespiralstaircases #architecturephotography #architecturelovers #houses_phototrip
This amazing green area held two royal "free elect This amazing green area held two royal "free elections" (1573 & 1733), when kings of Poland were elected by nobels. These were elections of individual kings, rather than dynasties. This system was created after the fall of Poland's Jagiellonian dynasty, king Sigismund II Augustus was probably infertile, and died with no a successor. Approximately 50 thousand noblemen from all over the country came here to join the first free election in 1573. Nowadays this area is considered a historical monument. In the 1970s a complex of housing blocks was built on the edge of this park. Usually communist-era buildings are not really valued, mostly for their poor quality. But here they are well preserved, and located just 15 minutes from the city center. The residents have space, greenery, water canals, benches, playing fields, and no fences. Unlike in most contemporary condos, advertised as "luxurious". And the touch of history: the last image shows Jan Matejko's painting presenting the royal election of 1573. . . . . . #warsawcity #kamionek #grochów #pragapoludnie #blockofflats #kamionkowskiebłoniaelekcyjne #citypark #greenary #naturelovers #urbanplanning #architecture_view #socialistmodernism #architektura #igerswarsaw
Morysin is a nature reserve located in Wilanów, t Morysin is a nature reserve located in Wilanów, the city's suburbs. It's the former romantic park created by Potocki family, the owners of Wilanów in the 19th century. The reserve contains ruins of buildings influenced by medieval architecture, designed by prominent Polish architects. The first building is a wooden forester's lodge, and it's over 150 years old. The whole area is protected as a historical monument. . . . . . #warsawcity #naturereserve #historicarchitecture #igerswarsaw #igerspoland #instawarszawa #insta_warsaw #polandgrams #polandphotos #architecture #forestphotography #ruins #urbexworld #natureinthecity #travelgram #instatravelling
Yesterday I sneaked into the former building of As Yesterday I sneaked into the former building of Assicurazioni Generali Trieste, an Italian insurance company. It's an apartment house with a movie theater built in the 1930s. It's one of the few buildings in the area that wasn't bombed or burnt during WWII. It probably wasn't a coincidence, the Germans wouldn't have destroyed a property of their allies. Inside you can see original elements of the design of Edward Eber, the architect of the building. Eber designed many high-end apartment houses, cinemas and night clubs in Warsaw. Even though he was Jewish, he managed to survive the Second World War, but most of his work was destroyed. . . . . . #warsawcity #architecturetour #architects #modernismo #modernistarchitecture #modernism #warszawskimodernizm #instawarszawa #igerswarsaw #instawarsaw #interiordesign #localhistory #traveldeeper #travelworld_addiction
Amphitheater on the Water is located in Łazienki Amphitheater on the Water is located in Łazienki Park, the former summer royal residence. It reflects the popular trend of using motifs of ancient ruins in European architecture. There is no other 18th century theatre of this kind in Europe: the scene is located on an island and it's connected with the auditorium through a water channel. It was designed by royal architect Johann Chrystian Kammsetzer from Dresden. There is no bad time to visit this park, it's stunning even on a cloudy, rainy day😍 . . . . . #warsawcity #łazienkikrólewskie #lazienkikrolewskie #neoclassical #artofinstagram #sculptureart #sombrescapes #royalparks #architecture #historicalbuilding #archi_ologie #architecture_best #touristattraction #historicsite #walkingtour #igerspoland #instawarsaw
This should be the beginning of my bike tour seaso This should be the beginning of my bike tour season, when I cooperate with @wygodnyrower bike service, shop and rental🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️.Their bikes are always well maintained and work perfect👍I hope this pandemic will be over or at least under control soon #ᴠᴀᴄᴄɪɴᴇssᴀᴠᴇʟɪᴠᴇs 💪🩹☀️ . . . . . #warsawpoland #biketour #citytour #privatetour #cityguide #instawarszawa #instawarsaw #igerswarsaw #warszawanonstop #warszawamojemiasto #zwiedzanie #citysightseeing #architecturelovers #city_explore
Inside the Wedel's House from the 1930s, designed Inside the Wedel's House from the 1930s, designed by Juliusz Żórawski. The hallway is decorated with a wall painting by Zofia Stryjeńska. She was an Art Deco painter, and one of the most outstanding Polish artists of the 20th century. She painted scenes inspired by Polish folklore. These days it's protected with glass so it's difficult to take a picture without reflections. . . . . . #mokotow #domwedla #hiddengem #stryjeńska #żórawski #warszawskimodernizm #painting #artwork #modernism #architecture #artdeco #igerswarsaw #igerspoland #polandphotos
A tram cemetery in someone's backyard . . . . . #v A tram cemetery in someone's backyard . . . . . #vehiclegraveyard #junkyard #warszawa #offthebeatenpath #insta_warsaw #polandgrams #tvnwarszawa #igerswarsaw #urbanexploration #urbanexplorers #urbandecay #streets_of_our_world #ig_discoveries #cityexplore
Warsaw often surprises visitors with numerous pre- Warsaw often surprises visitors with numerous pre-war buildings, even though the city was heavily destroyed during WWII. The Polish capital is seen as a completely new and uninteresting according to its history, but my guests quickly realize that it's actually a fascinating city full of contrasts. Turning from some wide communist-era artery, suddenly you step back in time to see a place like this. It's the Frenkental House from Nowogrodzka Street, an example of a very well preserved apartment building from the early 1900s. Between 1942-1945 it was occupied by the Germans as it was conveniently located across the street from the former state telegraph building. Its basements were secretly connected with the city's underground tunnel system, which was used by the Polish Underground during WWII. . . . . . #warsawcity #downtown #walkingtour #citytour #privatetour #localguides #sightseeing #instatravel #instatraveller #travelworld_addiction #traveldeeper #travelcommunity #ricksteveseurope #travellerlife #architecture #architecturegram #bestcitybreaks #europetravel #europe_pics #deserve2preserve #archi_ologie #houses_phototrip #igerswarsaw #instawarszawa #instawarszawa #discoverwarsaw #go2warsaw #warszawanonstop

A Local’s Guide to the Best Polish Restaurants in Warsaw

Many of my my guests ask me where they can eat the best dumplings (pierogies) or other traditional Polish meals. …

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