Warsaw is a city rather inexpensive for tourists, but if desired, you can save additionally. In the Polish capital, most museums have days with free visits, and several companies conduct free excursions. We tell you where to go in Warsaw, without spending anything.
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Excursions
Acquaintance with the city should start with a tour – you can choose one of several free ones. For example, Orange Umbrella offers to see Warsaw’s main attractions, take a walk around the old city or visit the excursions “Jewish Warsaw” and “Warsaw of the Second World War”. All tours are in English.
Another company, Free Walking Tour, also conducts free thematic tours-for example, in alternative and communist Warsaw, as well as for Warsaw Street Art. Excursions take place in English, German and Spanish. You do not need to register in advance.
All excursions are free, but you can thank the guide with tips.
Interesting excursions from local residents in Warsaw
Concerts and festivals
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Every Sunday from May 15 to September 25 in the Royal Park of Lazenka at the monument to Frederik Chopin, you can listen to the most famous works of the composer – they are performed by outstanding young pianists from different countries. Concerts are held twice a day – at 12.00 and at 16.00.
In July and August, the annual Jazz Jazz Na Starówce jazz festival is held in the Old City. Concerts take place every Saturday in the open air. About four thousand people visit them, so it is better to come early to sit next to the stage.
If you are interested in Jewish culture, you can visit the Warszawa Singera festival, which takes place every year in late August – early September. The event includes concerts, films, theatrical performances, exhibitions, workshops and much more.
Museums
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Most museums in Warsaw have days with a free visit. For example, on Monday you can go to the poster museum or new railway museum, and on Tuesday to visit the caricature museum or the National Museum – the largest art museum of the city. On Saturday, free entrance to the Museum of the Polish Army and the Museum of Sports and Tourism, and on Sunday – in the Royal Castle and the Museum of the Warsaw Uprising.
But the best choice on Thursday – on this day you can get to a dozen museums for free. The most popular of them are the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, the Ethnographic Museum and the Palace in Vilyanov. Also on this day, the Independence Museum, the Faramestica Museum, the Zacent Museum, Warsaw photoplasticon, the Warsaw Prague Museum and others work for free.
In addition, on any day you can visit for free, for example, in the Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Maria Sklodovskaya-Kuri, as well as in many galleries.
Attractions
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As in most European capitals, in Warsaw it is worth visiting the old city. Here you can walk along the narrow streets and look at the old palaces, castles, churches and statues. By the way, in the summer the areas of the old city turn into space for festivals and galleries in the open air.
In Warsaw there is one of the largest and most beautiful in Europe in the roof gardens. It is located in the library of the University of Warsaw and divided into two sections: the upper and lower, which are interconnected by a water cascade. In the lower garden there is a pond with fish, and in the upper many colors of various species, ordered in shades, grows. And from the roof, a view of the old city and the River Vistula opened. You can get here on any day from 9.00 to 20.00 from April to October.
You can see the panorama of the city with another review site, which is located on a purulent mountain. The hill got its name in the Middle Ages due to the fact that it was a landfill. In the 19th century, the place was cleaned of garbage, and now there is an observation deck with which you can admire the view of the old city and the right bank of Warsaw.
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To relax from the hustle and bustle, you can go to Lazenka Park – it is easy to forget here that you are in one of the largest European cities. The area of the park is approximately equal to the area of 120 football fields – this is the largest park in the city. Here you can look at the palaces and greenhouses of the 18th century, see deer and protein or just walk along the alleys.
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The author of the text: Yana Kasatkina
