What to see in Warsaw

Warsaw highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

1. Old town

   Rebuilt stone by stone after the Second World War; a World Heritage Site.

2. Łazienki

   A park with a palace on the water; on summer Sundays there are free Chopin concerts.

3. Warsaw Rising Museum

   A museum of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, superbly told.

4. Palace of Culture

   A Soviet-era skyscraper with a viewing terrace on the 30th floor.

Day trips from Warsaw

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

• Warsaw ★ 4.9 (606 reviews)

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Typical food of Warsaw

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to Warsaw from your kitchen).

Żurek

Sour soup made with fermented rye flour, with white sausage and hard-boiled egg. In Warsaw and all over Poland it’s the Easter soup, sometimes served inside a round loaf.

• Serves 4
• 1 h

Ingredients

• 500 ml zakwas (fermented rye) or 4 tablespoons of rye flour fermented in water for a few days
• 1 litre of stock
• 300 g white sausage (biała kiełbasa) or pork sausage
• 100 g smoked bacon
• 2 potatoes
• 2 garlic cloves
• Marjoram, bay leaf and pepper
• 2 hard-boiled eggs
• 2 tablespoons of soured cream and horseradish (optional)

How to make it at home

1. Cook the sausage and bacon in the stock with the bay leaf for 20 minutes. Take out the sausage and slice it.
2. Add the diced potatoes and cook for 15 minutes.
3. Stir in the zakwas and let it boil for a few minutes.
4. Add the crushed garlic, marjoram and cream; taste and adjust the salt and sourness.
5. Serve with the sausage and half a hard-boiled egg in each bowl.

The trick: Zakwas is sold bottled in Polish shops; you can also make it at home with rye flour, water and bread.

Frequently asked questions about Warsaw