Highlights of Warsaw: Praga Walking Tour

The right bank of the Vistula river was for a long time a murky, rundown no-go zone, but for a couple of years now it has been enjoying its revival, attracting young people, artists and film-makers alike. And for a reason, this is considered to be an "exotic" Warsaw, with several pearls from its multicultural past unavailable anywhere else, as well as a very specific ambience, if not even local folklore. Besides its own slang, Praga even has its proper culinary culture you will be able to taste. For decades, it has been a crossover of Polish, Jewish, Russian and other cultures, which have all left their marks - often surprisingly and requiring some effort to be discovered. Therefore, doing a guided tour with a born and raised local like myself would be well worth it. I'll take you to discover some great pieces of street art including splendid murals! Some time ago already, I personally fell under the charm of this place and keep discovering new gems all the time. So get ready to cross the river with me!

1) We will start our tour at St. Florian Cathedral and see the triangle of temples of 3 religions that for long dominated this part of Warsaw: catholic church, orthodox church and the place where once the Round Synagugue stood and where old mykva still exists. 2) We'll then take a walk through the streets, admiring old beautiful tenant houses, sometimes having a peek inside a gate or two. 3) We'll be able to pass through Praga Museum too, hiding one of the most surprising sites: old Jewish prayer houses which during communist times were turned into car and tailor workshops and only recently re-discovered by coincidence (!) 4) By this time of the tour, since we'd probably get hungry, you could take the chance to find out what "pyzy" & "flaki' are and how they taste! This itinerary can be customised, and I can perform the tour in English, German, French, Russian, Spanish and Polish.