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Airport  
Okecie International Airport is about 10 km south of the city. It is one of the most modern airports in Europe, with a comprehensive range of facilities at its two terminals – one domestic, one international. Currency exchange is available 24 hrs a day in the international terminal. 
Airport to City Centre
There is a taxi rank just outside Arrivals with taxis almost always ready and waiting. However, do be sure to go to the rank as cowboy taxi drivers always hover in Arrivals: these are the rip-off merchants. Taking a 919 taxi (the number is clearly displayed) is the safe bet. This is a national taxi company; they have good rates and accept all major credit cards as well as Maestro debit cards. Even with traffic a taxi to the centre should cost no more than Zl25. Journey time is around 20-30 mins 
Orientation
Warsaw is both the capital and the largest city in Poland, with a population of 1,675,000. The city spans both banks of the River Vistula, covering an area of 470 sq km and 7 administrative districts: the City Centre, Mokotów, Ochota, Wola, Zoliborz, Praga Pólnoc and Praga Poludnie. Warsaw’s historic districts and modern centre are on the left (west) bank. This area is neatly bisected by the major thoroughfare of Aleje Jerozolimskie, running from east to west. The north of the city contains the Old Town (Stare Miasto), with its Market Square (Rynek Starego Miasta), Royal Castle (Zamek Krolewski), and numerous restaurants, cafés, boutiques, art galleries and tourist information centre. 
To the south of the city is Lazienki Park, home to several palaces, while Al Ujazdowskie features various embassies and government headquarters. An industrial/business belt is located in the southern suburbs en route to the airport. 
Getting Around
Taxis are the best option for getting to business meetings and can be picked up at ranks throughout the city, in the street and in front of hotels, or booked by phone. Between 2200 and 0600 taxi fares are usually 50% higher. The largest and most reliable taxi firm is 919. It has its own taxi ranks at the airport, most railway stations and at key spots throughout the city; they also accept most major credit cards and debit cards and, if ordered by phone, you rarely have to wait more than 5 mins. 
What to see
Zamek Krolewski: The Royal Castle, seat of Polish kings from the 17c, was totally destroyed during WWII, but rebuilt to its original splendour in the 70s, thanks to donations from ex-pat Poles around the world. Now a museum, its chambers, court rooms and Senatorial Hall feature Baroque, Gothic and Rococo elements, and also serve as a concert and exhibition venue. 
Lazienki Park: Enchanting, English-style park containing a number of neo-classical buildings, among them the highly romantic Palace on the Isle, pavilions, an orangery and Egyptian temple. In summer, theatrical performances are staged in the park’s amphitheatre, with Sunday concerts at the foot of the monument to Frederic Chopin. 
Wilanow Palace: Set in splendid grounds, with a classical Italianate park, the Baroque Wilanow Palace is on the southern edge of the city. Now a museum, there is also an orangery and poster museum. 
Zelazowa Wola: Under an hour’s drive from the city, this 18c manor house was the birthplace of Frederic Chopin. Concerts are given on Sundays during the season and the house is a museum containing memorabilia of Warsaw’s most renowned composer. 
Warsaw Historical Museum, Old Town Square: This remarkable museum traces the entire history of the city, and it shows a black and white film shot by the Nazis showing their systematic destruction of Warsaw. By the end of WWII, Varsovians were faced with rebuilding a city that had been reduced to 20 million cubic metres of rubble. Much of the city was rebuilt within a decade. 
National Museum: 3 Jerozolimskie Ave. Comprising three art galleries each covering a different period and genre. The collection of Polish paintings is one of the best in the country, while the Gallery of Ancient Art includes Coptic/Byzantine frescoes from Faras.
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In the last two or three years, shopping in Warsaw has been revolutionised with the arrival of a number of French hypermarkets. Situated on the outskirts of the city, stores like Auchan, Géant, Le Clerc and most recently Carrefour offer a huge range of goods at competitive prices with everything from electrical items and sports equipment to food on sale. While many of the international brands are stocked elsewhere, they are a good place to find quality French cheeses and wines. Although the stores look much like hypermarkets anywhere, you know you are in Poland when you visit the fish counter at Auchan. Here it’s possible to select a live fish from the tank, and watch it be knocked over the head in front of you. In the week before Christmas, fish stalls spring up all over the city selling carp, which is traditionally eaten on Christmas Eve. Visit a Polish home at this time of year, and except to see the festive fish in the bathtub, where it is kept until the 
seasonal feast.
Where to walk
More than 90% of Warsaw was destroyed as Hitler’s revenge for the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, while 800,000 Poles and Jews died during the war. There are poignant memorials to the dead throughout the city. Historic districts and buildings were authentically reconstructed using original plans. To appreciate the scale of the task, wander through the cobbled streets of the Old Town, taking in the Royal Castle, 
Cathedral of St John, Old Town Market Square, the Barbican, Marie Curie Museum, and the New Town Market Square, with numerous  galleries, cafés and restaurants along the way. Then take the Royal Route, passing elegant palaces, burghers’ houses, Warsaw University, embassies, and Neo-Classical buildings housing shops and boutiques. It begins in Castle Square and continues along Krakowskie Przedmiescie, Nowy Swiat, Plac Trzech Krzyzy and Aleje Ujazdowskie to Lazienki Park and Wilanow Palace, with notable sights including the monument to Adam Mickiewicz (Poland’s premier poet), and the Church of the Holy Cross. 
Local Issues
First-time visitors to Warsaw can’t help but notice the rather scruffy nature of the city, the haphazard layout and the lack of a cohesive, planned city centre. In the district encircling the Marriott and Holiday Inn, close to the Palace of Culture and Science is an area of waste ground housing a ramshackle cluster of market stalls and shacks. This is a graphic illustration of one of Warsaw's most pressing problems – the fact that vast tracts of prime land remain derelict and undeveloped as a direct result of unresolved disputes over land ownership. Following the near total devastation of Warsaw in WW II, the map of the city changed completely. With the original landowners either dead or seeking refuge abroad the Communist government nationalised private property, public buildings were built over old streets and new streets created. Since 1989, however, many of the original owners or their descendants have resorted to the courts to reclaim their land. 
Successive governments have failed to address the moral dilemma of whether or how to compensate these people, and the law remains unclear. The result is that property developers are wary of investing in city-centre sites and most development to date has taken place in the suburbs.
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