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Warsaw
Capital and largest city of Poland

Warsaw

Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and most populous city of Poland.

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The metropolis stands on the river Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.87 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of around 3.5 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most populous city in the European Union. The city area measures 517 square kilometres and comprises 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers 6,100 square kilometres. Warsaw is classified as an alpha global city, a major political, economic and cultural hub, and the country's seat of government. It is also the capital of the Masovian Voivodeship.

Get in

Getting to Warsaw

Warsaw has two airports: Chopin (WAW IATA) is the main one 8 km south, while Modlin (WMI IATA) 40 km north is only used by low-cost carriers. = =

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    Chopin Airport
  2. 02
    Modlin Airport

    In Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, 40 km north of Warsaw, the airport fields flights from low-cost carriers like Ryanair, Wizz Air and Air Arabia.

See

Worth seeing

This is the city of Frederic Chopin, Maria Skłodowska-Curie, Władysław Szpilman and Pola Negri. Warsaw Old Town is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Take a walk and explore the streets and squares which have been painstakingly rebuilt after the last war. Check out the tumultuous history of the metropolis on both sides of the Vistula river.

Do

Things to do

Go on a tour of Warsaw – the Old Town and surrounding districts are sufficiently compact to allow a number of excellent walking tours through its history-filled streets. You'll see amazing things you would otherwise miss. Details are usually available from the reception desks of hostels and hotels. Warsaw is home to several professional musical and play companies.

Eat

Where to eat

Warsaw is not globally renowned for its culinary scene, but it lacks nothing compared to other European capitals with regard to it. There is a wide choice of eateries from the most basic and cheapest to very sophisticated, and many different types of food are available throughout the city. Finding a unique dining experience is feasible daily.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.