- Marconi has two dining rooms and patio - Polish-influenced cuisine and buffets.
- - the Column Bar is with cocktails and
- - the Belle Epoque Champagne Bar overlooks the Royal Route on rooftop sunset has candlelit dinners and cocktails.
It
has free Internet access with Wi-Fi in the lobby area, restaurants and
bars, all rooms and suites. The electrical volts are standard European
220 - 230 Volt. American electrical devices need a converter and an
adapter; both are available at the hotel.
Although more than 85% of Warsaw was
destroyed or damaged in World War II, the city has been rebuilt into
one of Europe’s most vibrant capitals, using pre-war paintings and
sketches to painstakingly reconstruct many historic buildings, restoring
them to their former glory.
The
Nazis weren’t happy and they wanted revenge. To punish the Poles, they
decided to destroy Warsaw. In a deliberate and coordinated operation,
they went through the Old Town, stealing anything of value, burning
buildings with flamethrowers, exploding monuments.
The
city was incredibly and gradually rebuilt almost identically to how it
had been previously. It took about five years to do the first stage.
They used old photos and paintings, historical records, people’s
memories. The aim was not just to put buildings back in the right place,
but to also give them the same artistic designs and colors. Below is a
detailed video of this Old Town
Tourist Video of City of Warsaw
Sep 24 (before the Tauck tour group)
On Sep 25, Tauck has a bus tours around Warsaw and Old Town. Our plan is to do a tour in and around elsewhere near the hotel and not duplicate Tauck.
Map of Warsaw Points of Interest Near Bristol Hotel
Breakfast (assume around 8 AM and hearty to skip lunch)
The Bristol Hotel, a major tourist attraction,on the site of the Tarnowski Palace, it
has served as a city landmark and major destination since 1901. A
captivating union of history and modernity. A competition was held for
the design of the building. It won with their Art Nouveau design. However, the builders decided to change the style to a Neo-Renaissance design, and brought in architect Władysław Marconi to design the final hotel. Some of its interiors were designed by the noted Viennese architect Otto Wagner Jr.
- Stroll on Saxon Garden to National Theater, Opera House, etc.
Nowy Swiat is
one of the most historic streets in Warsaw. It runs north from Three
Crosses Square to the Royal Castle, taking in part of the Royal Route on
its journey.
In
the 16th century, it was the primary road to the various castles,
palaces and rural villages. By the 20th century, it was one of Warsaw’s
primary commercial streets, lined with neoclassical buildings It was
almost completely destroyed during World War II’s Warsaw Uprising. It
was restored as a cobblestone street following the walk
The Lazienki Park covers the area of almost 80 hectares with many historical buildings, some of them erected in the 18th c. Among
many fascinating monuments are the Palace on the Isle, the
Amphitheatre, the New Orangery, the Chopin Monument and the Myśliwiecki
Palace.
See parts of Warsaw you would never find otherwise.
Investigate recent historical events as well as the most important ones from the past
Be introduced to Warsaw by our well educated and friendly guide
Join other travelers and make new friends on board of a Zuk retro minibus
On traditional former replica ships see: Copernicus
Science Center, Warsaw Mermaid, panorama of the Old and New Town,
National Stadium, parks and green areas on the right bank of the Vistula
and many others, a modern center, beaches and a descent to a sandy
island in the middle agglomeration. Ships provide comfort in the sun
and rain.
It
was destroyed but restored. Before the Second World War. the Old Town
was a marvelous collection of buildings that told the story of the
city’s history. There were the intricately decorated facades of the
Guild Hall and the Town Hall; the colossal Castle Square; and the
splashes of Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque architecture spread out
between them. The Old Town was badly damaged early on, with
bombing during the German invasion of Poland in 1939. In August of 1944,
the Polish resistance took up the fight against the Nazi occupiers in
what became known as the Warsaw Uprising. The resistance inflicted
serious damage on the Germans and killed thousands of them.
We visit the Jewish Ghetto Memorial honoring the victims of the Warsaw Ghetto and the heroes of the 1943 uprising.
Stroll Royal Route from Presidential Palace. The one-mile long street, one of Warsaw’s oldest, links the Old Town and the Royal Castle.
Considered one of Warsaw’s most elegant streets, it dates back to the
15th century when it was a trade route. Lookout 17th century statue of a
Madonna and child that commemorates a Polish victory over Turkish
forces in Vienna.
The Royal Castle in Warsaw,
being a symbol of the sovereignty of the Polish State, became a target
for German military attacks as early as in the first days of the World
War II. Polish museum workers and conservators salvage the most precious
art collections, as well as decorative elements from the Castle rooms.
For many years after the war the Castle’s reconstruction was advocated
by a group of people close to
Professor Stanisław Lorentz.
Must select: - The Royal Route: The
Great Apartment, The Royal Apartment, The Four Seasons' Gallery, The
New Deputies' Chamber, The Wettin Gallery, The Presidential Rooms, The
Senator's Chamber, Jan Matejko's Paintings, The Princes' Gallery, The
Antechamber (1st floor) - The Masterpieces Gallery (groundfloor) - The Tin-Roofed Palace
Evening - Dinner at a local restaurant with Typical Polish cuisine and authentic local entertainment.
- A private concert
The palace as the first place where Fryderyk Chopin
gave his first piano concert at a fairly young age of only eight years,
on February 24, 1818. The concert was organized at the initiative of
Countess Zofia Zamoyski, from the part of the Charity Society of Warsaw.
To celebrate this event, in 2010, with the celebration of 192 years
since the first concert of Chopin, a commemorative plaque was unveiled
to the public.
