Below is some information you may need before coming to Warsaw or during your stay.

The basics

CITY GUIDE
www.citydoping.com

THE MAP OF WARSAW:
www.warszawa.planmiasta.info

ELECTRIC CURRENT
220 VOLTS, ac 50 Hz, European plugs

CREDIT CARDS / CASH DISPENSERS
Most major credit cards are accepted at hotels, shops, restaurants, cafés, etc. There are cash dispensers (in Polish BANKOMAT) on every prominent street in the centre.

AIRPORTS, RAILWAY STATIONS

WARSZAWA OKECIE AIRPORT, ul. Zwirki i Wigury 1
Named after Frederic Chopin (1910-1849, composer and virtuoso pianist), Okecie [o-KEHN-tche] is the main and only international airport of Warsaw. All terminals (1, 2, Etiuda, Domestic) are within the walking distance from one another.

WARSZAWA CENTRALNA RAILWAY STATION, Aleje Jerozolimskie /ul. Emilii Plater
Online timetable: www.polrail.com/sections/travel/timetable.html
Rail Map of Poland: www.pkp.pl/cop/mapa
Arriving at Warszawa Centralna you are in the heart of the city.

MONEY EXCHANGE

You can exchange your currency into Polish zlotys - code: PLN at places named KANTOR (exchange desk). For the current exchange rates please consult the National Bank of Poland Website: www.nbp.pl/Kursy/RatesA.html

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

The Warsaw public transport system is reliable. The tickets can be bought at most news-stands. If you buy a ticket on a tram (or bus) from the driver, a surcharge is added to the price. The same tickets are valid for the metro, trams and buses. On entering the car validate the ticket, inserting it (magnetic stripe down) into the validating machine.
The map of public transport in Warsaw: www.ztm.waw.pl/mapa.php

Metro
There is just one metro line in Warsaw, but it's very conveniently located - all festival venues are very close to the metro stations.

Trams
Recommended to use during rush hours and in the centre at all times.

Taxis
It's usually cheaper to order taxi by phone than to stop one in the street.
IMPORTANT: Hotel taxis usually charge double (for return trip)!

EATING (OUT)

There are hundreds of restaurants, bars, and cafes in Warsaw - for every taste and every pocket. Ask locals nad/or check the Web and I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for.

SHOPPING

ARKADIA, Rondo Babka (north-west of the Centre)
GALERIA CENTRUM, ul. Marszalkowska 104/122
GALERIA MOKOTOW, ul. Wołoska 12 (south-west of the Centre)
ZLOTE TARASY, ul. Zlota 59
CITY CENTRE - you will find numerous shops of all kinds in the area of Nowy Swiat, Chmielna and Marszalkowska streets.

LOCAL FLAVOUR

CEPELIA is an organisation which runs several shops selling Polish handicraft: ul. Marszalkowska 99/101, Plac Konstytucji 5, ul. Krucza 23, ul. Chmielna 8
KOLO, between ul. Obozowa and ul. Newelska, Wola district
Open air antique market, open Sat & Sun only early morning till early afternoon

CD / DVD / VHS / BOOKS / INTERNATIONAL PRESS

EMPIK - a network of "cultural supermarkets", has several locations in Warsaw, three of which are very central: ul. Marszalkowska 116/122 ( In Galeria Centrum), ul. Nowy Swiat 15/17, ul. Zlota 59 (in the Zlote Tarasy shopping mall)
TRAFFIC CLUB, ul. Bracka 25 (near the corner of ul. Chmielna)

MUSIC CLUBS

TYGMONT - jazz music every night at 8 pm in Tygmont Club, ul. Mazowiecka 6/8.

THEATRES / CONCERT HALLS

OPERA NARODOWA /THE NATIONAL OPERA, Plac Teatralny 1

TEATR DRAMATYCZNY, The Palace of Culture, Plac Defilad 1;www.teatrdramatyczny.pl
THE NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC, ul. Jasna 5; www.filharmonia.pl
TEATR POLONIA, ul. Marszalkowska 56; www.teatrpolonia.pl
ROMA - MUSICAL THEATRE, ul. Nowogrodzka 49; www.teatr-roma.art.pl
TEATR ROZMAITOSCI, ul. Marszałkowska 8; www.rozmaitosci.pl
TEATR STUDIO, The Palace of Culture, Plac Defilad 1;www.centrumsztukistudio.pl

ART GALLERIES / MUSEUMS / PLACES OF INTEREST

BUW /Students' Library of Warsaw, ul. Dobra 56/66
CENTRUM SZTUKI WSPOLCZESNEJ ZAMEK UJAZDOWSKI (CSW) /The Ujazdowski Castle Centre of Modern Art, Aleje Ujazdowskie 6
CMENTARZ POWAZKOWSKI /The Powazki Cemetery, ul. Powazkowska
The historical cemetery of Warsaw, where many famous Poles rest in peace.
MUZEUM FRYDERYKA CHOPINA /The Frederic Chopin Museum, ul. Okolnik 1; www.chopin.pl/tifc/muzeum.html
MUZEUM HISTORYCZNE M.ST. WARSZAWY /Historical Museum of of Warsaw, Rynek Starego Miasta 28/42; www.mhw.pl
MUZEUM LAZIENKI KROLEWSKIE /The Royal Baths Museum and Park, ul. Agrykola 1
MUZEM NARODOWE /The National Museum, Aleje Jerozolimskie 3;www.ddg.art.pl/nm/
MUZEUM PALAC W WILANOWIE /The Wilanow Museum, ul. Kostki-Potockiego 10/16
MUZEUM POWSTANIA WARSZAWSKIEGO /Warsaw Uprising Museum, ul. Przyokopowa 28
PALAC KULTURY I NAUKI /The Palace of Culture and Science, Plac Defilad 1;www.pkin.pl
GALERIA PLAKATU /Polish Posters Gallery (and shop), Rynek Starego Miasta 23,  www.poster.com.pl
UMSCHLAGPLATZ, ul. Stawki A monument to commemorate the place in the Warsaw Ghetto where Jews were assembled for  deportation during the 2nd World War.
ZACHETA, Plac Malachowskiego 3; www.ddg.art.pl/zacheta/
ZAMEK KROLEWSKI /The Royal Castle, Plac Zamkowy 4; www.zamek-krolewski.art.pl/


The Websites below will provide you with information about our town and possibilities of accomodation:

The City of Warsaw - official Website
www.e-warsaw.pl/index.php

WarsawTour - the official web portal of the City of Warsaw
www.warsawtour.pl/index.php?lang=5&id=61&olang=4

Accomodation in Warsaw
http://www.nocowanie.eu/