Exploration tour through the district of Praga - authentic and legendary

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Stop At: Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Florian the Martyr, Floriańska 3, 03-707 Warszawa, Poland

Located on the right bank of the Vistula and just a few minutes from the old town, Praga differs significantly from Warsaw west of the Vistula. This district, marked by trade and industry, was once a melting pot of cultures, where Christians, Jews and Orthodox lived peacefully together.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Pomnik Praskiej Kapeli Podworkowej, Florianska 5, Warsaw 00-001 Poland

You will learn about business people and benefactors for whom the right bank has become an Eldorado. You'll also hear about the imaginative residents of Praga and backyard chapels that shaped the image of Praga.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Jagiellońska, Warszawa, Poland

You will also get to know Jewish Warsaw, which was largely spared from the war on the right bank. Here you can discover the original Jewish houses and shops, the former Jewish student residence and a mikvah.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Józefa Sierakowskiego, Warszawa, Poland

You will learn what connects Praga to the Czech capital and how three quarters of the houses here could hardly survive the Second World War. But also why in communism the old houses did not fit the idea of the new man and how Praga became the symbol of free trade.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Miejski Ogrod Zoologiczny w Warszawie, ul. Ratuszowa 1/3, Warsaw 03-461 Poland

You will hear an authentic story that took place in the zoo director's villa and on which the plot of Niki Caro's film "The Zoo Director's Wife" is based.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Bazar Rozyckiego, ul. Targowa 54, Warsaw 03-733 Poland

You will learn about business people and benefactors for whom the right bank has become an Eldorado. You will learn what connects Praga to the Czech capital and how three quarters of the houses here could hardly survive the Second World War. But also why in communism the old houses did not fit the idea of the new man and how Praga became the symbol of free trade.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Polish Vodka Museum, Plac Konesera 1 Centrum Praskie Koneser, Warsaw 03-736 Poland

You will see religious buildings, shrines, apartment buildings and brick factories that are currently being converted into cultural centers. You will learn more about Poland's national drink vodka and its history.

Duration: 15 minutes