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Warsaw is the capital of Poland and is located on the Vistula River, in the east of the country. It’s the largest city in Poland and serves as the country’s financial and cultural centre. It became the country’s capital once the country declared its independence in 1918 and was host to the Battle of Warsaw in the Polish-Bolshevik War of 1920, during which the capital was successfully defended and the Red Army defeated.
During World War II it was occupied by the Nazis and was razed to the ground in 1944, leaving most of Warsaw in ruins once the war had ended. In the decades afterwards work began on restoring the city to its former glories and in 1980 the historic Old Town of Warsaw was put onto UNESCO’s World Heritage list. Due to the city’s troubled past the architecture on show is a mixture of restored pre-war buildings and more basic design, typical of Eastern bloc countries under communist rule under the Iron Curtain.
Aside from the Old Town there are lots of other attractions that should be seen when visiting Warsaw. One of these is the Royal Route in the south of the city, which features a number of classicist palaces, including the Presidential Palace and the Warsaw University campus. As well as these you will find Nowy Swiat Street, one of the busiest streets for business in the city and Wilanow Palance, which is notable for it’s baroque architecture and beautiful parks.
Warsaw’s biggest public park is the Royal Baths Park. It was established in the 17th century and occupies 76 hectares of land in the city centre. It’s home to the famous Palace on the Water, Lazienki Palace, which stands on an artificial island in Lazienki Lake, and is connected to the rest of the park by two bridges.
If you are considering visiting Warsaw then you may want to travel via car, with the city‘s airport being located a few miles from the city centre. Car hire in Warsaw is very good with a number of rental companies to choose from, such as Europcar, Avis, Hertz and Thrifty. By using anycarhire.com you will be able to compare all of the car hire companies available in Warsaw to find the cheapest deal, with this done by us in a matter of seconds.
