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The Old Town (Stare Miasto) and New Town (Nowe Miasto) are the two oldest parts of Warsaw. Administratively, they are neighbourhoods in the district of Śródmieście. The Old Town is comparatively small to the old towns of many other European cities, as during the time of its development Warsaw was a small town of mostly local importance and not yet the capital of Poland. The New Town is called so because it was the first part of Warsaw to be built outside of the original city wall ring, but it is indeed not much newer than the old town and much older than most of other neighbourhoods of Warsaw.
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Zamek Królewski
Gnojna Góra
Pomnik Polaków Pomordowanych na Wschodzie
"East" means "in the Soviet Union".
Raczyńskich Palace
Radziwiłł Palace
Palace under the Four Winds
Branickich Palace
Pac Palace
Borchów Palace
Krasińskich Palace
Katedra św. Jana
The Warsaw's cathedral was an opulent neo-Gothic church before World War II, but following its destruction it was rebuilt in a sombre, Masovian Gothic style resembling what is presumed to be its original form.
Kościół Jezuitów
From the outside it seems like a large church, but step over the threshold and you'll see a rather modest and relatively small worship hall.
Transfiguration of Jesus Capuchins Church
Virgin Mary Garrison Church
St John of God Hospitallers Church
Basilians Church
Muzeum Historyczne Warszawy
Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku
Muzeum Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
Partly Italian.
Podwale
Located on the border between the Old and New Town, this pub serves king-size portions of traditional Polish fare. Meals are accompanied by a free dish of pickled cucumbers and sauerkraut, while the bill comes with a shot of Polish cherry liquor. Beer is more average and solely pilsner, but it is drinkable and quite cheap. Free Wi-Fi connection. A bit noisy, but this is how a good pub should be.
Polish mead.
Very comfortable hotel, that wants to go out of its way to make its guests comfortable. The hotel is located in the Old Town, but can be a little confusing to find, so be sure to take a cab or have the front desk to arrange for you to be picked up.
By bus
Several buses stop at Plac Zamkowy, which is right in front of the eponymous Castle Square.
By tram
The tram and bus stop right under the Plac Zamkowy (Castle Square) is called Stare Miasto. Trams serving this stop as 4, 13, 20, 23 and 26.
By bike
It is quite impractical to try to ride a bike to the Old Town due to the uneven road surfaces on the way, sketchy bike path network and the fact that it is forbidden to ride a bike in the Old and New…
On foot
Walking from either Ratusz/Arsenał or Świętokrzyska Metro stations is also possible and the routes can be interesting and picturesque.
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