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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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Śródmieście Południowe: Warsaw`s Trendiest Neighborhood

The southern side of Warsaw’s Downtown is full of contrasts. It contains numerous houses that luckily survived WWII as well …

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Stary Żoliborz: Visit Warsaw`s Undiscovered Neihborhood

Stary Żoliborz is a neighborhood of Żoliborz incorporated to Warsaw in 1916. It`s one of several Warsaw districts developed during …

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Powiśle: Enjoy One of the Coolest Neighborhoods in Europe

Over the last few years this neighborhood has become the new Warsaw must see. What makes it special is its …

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Saska Kępa: Discover Warsaw`s Architectural Gem

A very charming villa district built in the nineteen-twenties and thirties. Saska Kępa historically has been very popular among artists, writers …

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Stary Mokotów: Warsaw`s Neighborhood That Tourists Often Miss

Stary Mokotów is one of the most desirable places to live. It’s near the city center, it’s extremely green and …

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Muranów: Explore a Neighborhood Built on the Ruins of the Ghetto

Muranów is a special area in Warsaw`s history located adjacent the Wola and Śródmieście districts. Most of it was incorporated …

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Stara Ochota and Filtry: Roam Around One of Warsaw’s Locals-Only Neighborhoods

These two residential neighborhoods belong to the Ochota district. They contain several interesting housing estates developed in the interwar years. …

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Stara Praga: Go Off the Beaten Path and Experience Authentic Warsaw

Stara Praga is the original and authentic neighborhood of the Praga Północ district,and fortunate to have escaped major hostile devistation …

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  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

  We have been going for the guided walks with Łukasz for over a year now and still want more! He knows every corner of the city and you feel like... read more and tourst even liveng in Warsaw.

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katarzynaj500
6/18/2020

  Lukasz led a friend and I on a custom tour of Warsaw, with a focus on the Praga District. To start, he asked us about what we were interested to... read more see that day, and worked the day around that. We covered lots of ground! Highlights included seeing some sites where “The Pianist” was filmed, walking around and lunch in the Praga district, and storied details around Lazienki park. We also stopped for yummy local snacks and beverages, and we ended back at our city apartment. It was a full, fascinating, and beautiful day with Lukasz.

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carlostandfound
7/24/2020

  Łukasz is an excellent guide! He is easygoing, flexible and above all: he knows his stuff. Łukasz points out different objects, he tells short stories rather than summarising dull... read more facts and he shows hidden gems that you would otherwise pass by. Also, Praga is a district worth visiting, very nice vibe. Definitely recommend!

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estherfromholland
7/18/2020

  I took this with Lukas. He is very knowledgeable and has a good way to explain an not easy topic. Thank You Lukas

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franks8519
7/13/2020

  Can’t say enough about our guide Lukasz. He was punctual, personable, open minded, humorous and loaded with information. We gained immense insight into the history of Warsaw particularly... read more the destruction World War II brought (in both human and material terms) and the rebuilding that followed. It was also great to experience the beauty of the city with our walk through the King’s Gardens. We were 4 adult siblings traveling together and came home with a greater appreciation for the country of our ancestors. Thank you Lukasz.

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boncough
11/17/2019

  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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pawe_dawids
7/27/2020

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A few days after snow . . . . . #warsaw #dolnymoko A few days after snow
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Charming but no elevators :) . . . . . #warsaw #ni Charming but no elevators :)
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A couple of weeks ago I had a chance to visit an a A couple of weeks ago I had a chance to visit an apartment house designed by one of my favourite architects - Bohdan Pniewski. Some of his projects are considered modernist classics in Poland. This building was built between 1937-1938, and contained high-end apartments. This is why the Germans took it over during WWII, and why they didn't destroy it. This whole area was their residential and police institutions district. After the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 the scale of the destruction wasn’t as big as in the other parts of the city's downtown. 
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If you see long lines of people in front of sweet If you see long lines of people in front of sweet shops in February in Poland, it must be Fat Thursday, a movable feast when Poles eat more doughnuts (pączki) than during the whole year (around 100 million). It's known since Pagan times when people celebrated the end of winter and the beginning of spring. They drank wine, ate fat meals including doughnuts, but they were stuffed with bacon and lard. They became sweet in the 16th century.

This Pagan tradition was appropriated by Christians that added a religious meaning to it. It's always celebrated 52 days before Easter, and on the first day of the last week before Lent.
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Warsaw Old Town in the snow❄❄❄ . . . . . #wa Warsaw Old Town in the snow❄❄❄
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The Royal Castle has reopened in accordance with s The Royal Castle has reopened in accordance with strict sanitary regulations to ensure the safety of both the visitors and the staff: the limit of 100 people per hour and a maximum of 10 visitors in groups.

The Royal Castle is one of the top attractions in Warsaw, but visiting this sprawling landmark on your own can be overwhelming. Let me show you the wonders of this fascinating place, its outstanding architecture, and some of my favourite artworks from the museum's rich collection. Get the most out of your visit and have a real experience.
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The Markiewicza Viaduct is an extension of Karowa The Markiewicza Viaduct is an extension of Karowa Street built in the early 1900s. It's a real treasure that you can see by going off the most touristy Krakowskie Przedmieście Street. The designer Stefan Szyller was an extraordinary Warsaw-based architect who also designed the Zachęta Gallery and Warsaw University of Technology (Politechnika Warszawska).

The viaduct is decorated with sculptures by Jan Woydyga: the Warsaw Mermaid and a larger group of statues (pic 3): the woman on the right represents Warsaw. She wears a crown in the shape of the city walls. The man on the left facing the opposite direction symbolizes work, and the man in the middle with the long beard - the Vistula River.
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The Krasiński Palace was definitely the greatest The Krasiński Palace was definitely the greatest palace of its time in Warsaw, and its designer Tylman von Gameren was the greatest architect. The palace was built in 1668-1700 for the Voivode of Płock and Referendary of the Crown, Jan Dobrogost Krasiński. Visitors coming to Warsaw down Długa Street probably saw this palace before seeing the Royal Castle. The statue of Marcus Valerius, a Roman general on the tympanum was supposed to make people believe that he was Krasiński's ancestor. Modesty at its best😉
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I love old cemeteries, mostly for their amazing at I love old cemeteries, mostly for their amazing atmosphere, but they also reflect local history and architecture trends of different times. Here is one of the most unique graves in Warsaw - the Braeunig Family mausoleum at the Evangelical-Augsburg Cemetery. It was built in 1821 in Neo-Gothic style, and this year it turns 200! It's probably the first cast iron monument in Warsaw. The first pic shows the entrance to the underground crypt. On the top there is an iron lacework chapel which you can actually enter. Next time I must visit it after dark. I wish the crypt was open too☠🕷️⚰
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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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  • The Braeunig Family Mausoleum

  • Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw

  • Treblinka extermination camp tour

  • Modernist Architecture of Saska Kępa Walking Tour

  • Evening Old Town & Royal Route Walking Tour

  • The Braeunig Family Mausoleum

  • Wiadukt Markiewicza, a Hidden Pearl of Neo-Renaissance Architecture

  • Pierogi & More Cooking Class

  • The Wawelberg Colony: the Oldest Workers Settlement in Warsaw

  • The Lachert House: Machine for Living

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