The Old Town Market Place at dusk, its painted townhouses lit and café tables set out on the cobbles

Itinerary · Warsaw, Poland

Three days in Warsaw

The classic first visit: the Old Town and the Royal Route, POLIN and the memorials, and Łazienki, Wilanów and a night at the opera.

Three days

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  1. Day 1, 9:00

    1Royal Castle in Warsaw

    Old Town·Castle and museum

    The castle on Castle Square.

  2. Day 1, 12:00

    2Old Town Market Place

    Old Town·Square

    The Market Place and the Mermaid.

  3. Day 1, 14:00

    3The Royal Route

    Royal Route·Walk

    South along Krakowskie Przedmieście and Nowy Świat.

  4. Day 1, 16:00

    4Blikle

    Royal Route·Pastry shop

    A pączek on Nowy Świat.

  5. Day 1, 20:00

    5NUTA

    Śródmieście·Restaurant

    One MICHELIN Star (2026).

  6. Day 2, 10:00

    6POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

    Muranów·Museum

    A thousand years of Polish Jewish history.

  7. Day 2, 14:30

    7Umschlagplatz

    Muranów·Memorial

    A walk of remembrance.

  8. Day 2, 16:00

    8Warsaw Rising Museum

    Wola·Museum

    The 1944 Rising.

  9. Day 2, 19:00

    9Grand Theatre – Polish National Opera

    Śródmieście·Opera house

    Opera or ballet.

  10. Day 3, 10:00

    10Royal Łazienki

    Łazienki·Palace and park

    The Palace on the Isle and the peacocks.

  11. Day 3, 14:00

    11Wilanów Palace

    Wilanów·Palace and garden

    King Jan III’s palace and gardens.

  12. Day 3, 19:00

    12Stary Dom

    Mokotów·Restaurant

    Traditional Polish cooking (MICHELIN Guide 2026).

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