Known locally as ‘Śródmieście,’ Warsaw’s 'City Centre' isn’t exactly a district (it comprises several, actually), but more of a catch-all term for the downtown area. Definitions vary, but generally, you know it when you’re in it - wide streets, huge monumental buildings and skyscrapers, construction sites, billboards, busy crosswalks and little to stand in the way of progress. It’s the modern, fast-paced, forward-looking part of the city radiating out from the Palace of Culture & Science, and it’s here that you’ll find the majority of the city’s hotels, restaurants and bars, but also government buildings, skyscrapers and places of commerce - the dynamic heart of the contemporary capital.
Since your accommodation is likely in the City Centre somewhere, let’s get familiar with what’s around before running off to the Old Town, shall we? Despite not being particularly cosy or nostalgic, there are still many points of interest and nowhere conveys the modern character of the Polish capital more than the City Centre. Below we've focused more on specific areas, squares, historical buildings, urban centres, parks and places of interest, rather than the museums, bars, restaurants and shops that we cover extensively elsewhere. In that way, just like the term 'City Centre' itself, this feature is a bit of a catch-all for worthwhile sites in the centre of Warsaw that don't get their due elsewhere. We encourage you to go out and explore the bustling business centre of Poland.
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