Warsaw Tourism Office has just published a summary of the data for the previous year. In 2019, over 10 million tourists visited Warsaw. Their opinions about the assets of the city are very positive.
The alarm sirens were activated on Saturday, 1st of August, and the whole city stopped for a minute to commemorate the Warsaw Insurgents. The representatives of authorities and uprising organizations commemorated the memory of the heroes at Gloria Victis Memorial in Powązki Military Cemetery.
Warsaw prepared itself to this year’s commemoration in a different way as usual. Many events were not held in traditional form due to the pandemics. There is more space for personal reveries and individual celebrations.
The Mayor of Warsaw, accompanied by representatives of the insurgents and authorities, unveiled the monument to Captain Stanisław “Agaton” Jankowski. This is a part of the 76th anniversary of the outburst of the Warsaw Uprising.
The memorial tree was solemnly planted in Warsaw Insurgents Park. The foundation act of the Memorial Chamber was dug in its roots. This is a part of the 76th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising.
By 21 April the City of Warsaw disinfected almost 400 square metres of its area – around 1200 km of streets and 1108 bus shelters. The cost of the city's ozonation since the beginning of April has reached nearly PLN 280,000. We are disinfecting places with heavy pedestrian traffic.
"Warsaw, it's going to be fine" and "It's going to be beautiful again!" – these uplifting slogans bringing hope for a better future have been written on the walls next to the Centrum underground station. This is one of the four murals prepared as part of a non-profit initiative to lift the spirits of Warsaw's residence during the epidemic.
22 April is the date of celebrating the World Earth Day. During this year's celebrations Warsaw is running the #DajZiemiOddech initiative, showing its residents how they can help our planet on a daily basis.
The Mayor of Warsaw is appealing to the Government to waive the ban on using city bike rental systems. Unlike other European countries, Poland introduced restrictions in the use of public bicycles.
The Municipal Transport Authority has begun placing stickers with QR codes on public transport stops. When put near the code, the smartphone displays the website with timetables for all types of transportation available at the given stop.
The Warsaw Public Transport is functioning normally. Over 1400 buses, 400 trams, Metro and Fast City Rail vehicles reach the streets of Warsaw each day. Our vehicles arrive on time. We also care about cleanliness, as they are regularly cleaned and disinfected.
Warsaw’s road construction workers from the Municipal Roads Authority have just reproduced Warsaw’s and Berlin’s coats of arms painted on a bike path at the junction of Niepodległości Avenue and Batorego Street. This is a piece of the capital city’s history and a testament to cooperation between the two partner cities.
The City of Warsaw regularly informs foreigners of all recommendations and changes related to the epidemic state in Poland. Residents and tourists can follow messages in English, Russian, Ukrainian and other languages.
With regard to confirmation of subsequent cases of coronavirus infection in Poland, we wish to remind you that government administration is responsible for issues related to the epidemiological safety.
The Mayor of Warsaw has made a decision to allow motorcycles to move along the City’s bus lanes. Appropriate changes to road signs will be introduced for all permanent bus lanes across the City.
Warsaw is a city full of astonishing contrasts and it never ceases to amaze with its magnitude of dimensions and themes, which are there to be discovered, absorbed and understood by the inquisitive.