PricewaterhouseCoopers 2008 Central and Eastern Europe
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Welcome to Warsaw

We have included below some information about Warsaw for your convenience.

Poland in brief

  • Capital Warsaw
  • Language Polish
  • Population 38 million
  • Currency 1 EUR- 4 PLN
  • Area 312,685 km2
  • Political system Parliamentary democracy

Warsaw - the capital city of Poland - a city worth seeing with the unforgettable atmosphere of this place.

One of Warsaw characteristic and interesting features is an abundance of contrasts. The reason for this phenomenon results from the fact that antique palaces, churches, buildings and architectonic complexes, monuments in Warsaw, which had suffered a heavy war damage, were meticulously reconstructed and today stand in the vicinity of edifices inspired by modern architecture. Monuments in Warsaw were highly valued by UNESCO. As a consequence, the Old Town of Warsaw was honoured with an entry in the list of the World Cultural Heritage.

The city’s architecture harmonizes with spacious squares, parks and gardens, monuments. Warsaw, as a metropolis pulsing with life, rivals other European cities. Those fortunate who have visited it, will take home unforgettable impressions.

As interesting examples of expositions we can enumerate places like: the only Museum of Posters in the world, Museum of Hunting and Riding and the Railway Museum. From among Warsaw’s 30 museums, the most prestigious ones are National Museum with a wide collection of works whose origin ranges in time from antiquity till the present epoch; the Museum of the Polish Army whose set portrays the history of arms. All of them are renowned and frequently visited by tourists.

The places really worth seeing are:

Royal Route – the most representative thoroughfare in the city, linking the Royal Castle with palaces in Łazienki and Wilanów the next step should be the Old Town.

Belveder Palace- Belvedere- name from It. "beautiful view", erected first half 18th c. in Baroque style. Owned by King Stanislaw August - who started faience works in north outbuilding, then Prince Josef Poniatowski. Remodelled in Neo-Classical style.

Nowy Świat Street and one of fashionable cafés at the Three Crosses Square (Plac Trzech Krzyży).

If you are interested in more information please take a look at the Warsaw website: http://www.warsawtour.pl/ or http://www.e-warsaw.pl/index.php

Public Transport
Public transport infrastructure consists of an integrated transport system of one metro line, trams and buses.
Warsaw's subway has one line, which joins the city centre (Pl. Wilsona) with its southern part: Ursynów (Kabaty). The subway operates between 5 a.m. and 0.41 a.m., and the trains run every 3-4 minutes during peak hours, and every 4-6 minutes outside peak hours.

Taxis
If you require taxi services we recommend to always call a taxi and not get into a taxi on the streets. Amongst others, the company listed below speak English and will safely take you to your destination. If you would like to pay in Euro, please inform the company when you order the taxi.
MPT Radio Taxi  - tel. +48 (22) 9191

Time
The local time in Warsaw (CET) is one hour ahead of GMT and six hours ahead of US Eastern Standard Time.

Currency
The currency of Poland is zloty (PLN). The exchange rate is 1 EUR = 3,83 PLN / 1 PLN = 0.261 EUR as of 20 April 2007.

Useful links
For further information on Warsaw, please visit the following links:

Official website: http://www.e-warsaw.pl/index.php

Official tourism website: http://www.polandtour.org/  

Public Transport: http://www.e-warsaw.pl/miasto/transport.htm

Map of Warsaw: http://www.warsaw-life.com/map/map.php