Warsaw
Ask many Varsovians to name their favourite pastry shop and invariably Lukullus will be the answer. Specialising in cakes, tarts, pies, pastries and cookies, the sweet treats both look and taste divine and can be enjoyed on-site in sophisticated contemporary surroundings with a good coffee.
Apart from this branch there are six other branches scattered across the city.
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Warsaw’s top palace, 10km south of the city centre, was commissioned by King Jan III Sobieski in 1677. It has changed hands several times over the…
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For over 60 years this socialist realist palace has dominated central Warsaw. A ‘gift of friendship’ from the Soviet Union, it was completed in 1955 and…
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This remarkable copy of the original castle blown up by the Germans in WWII is filled with authentic period furniture and original works of art…
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This exceptional museum, housed in a former tram power station and its surrounding grounds, traces the history of the city's heroic but doomed uprising…
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
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Housed in one of Warsaw's best examples of contemporary architecture, this award-winning museum documents 1000 years of Jewish history in Poland. The…
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The fully interactive, push-the-buttons-and-see-what-happens Copernicus Science Centre pulls off that tricky feat of being both hugely fun and educational…
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Pronounced wah-zhen-kee, this beautiful park includes manicured gardens, an ornamental lake, wooded glades and strutting peacocks. Once a hunting ground,…
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This multimedia museum within the baroque Ostrogski Palace showcases the work of Poland’s most famous composer. You’re encouraged to take your time…
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This charming residential neighbourhood, one of the few to largely survive the ravages of the 20th century, is studded with gems of modernist architecture…
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This wooden home seems like it has been parachuted into the city from the countryside. It was originally built in the 1880s and sits at an odd angle to…
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Warsaw-born Agnieszka Osiecka (1936–97) is famous for her poetry, journalism and song writing (she penned over 2000 songs). She lived in Saska Kępa most…
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Bohdan Lachert and Józef Szanajca designed this 1928 modernist villa to incorporate Le Corbusier’s five points of modern architecture: the free design of…
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Created in 1905, this leafy and prettily landscaped 58-hectare park contains interlinked ponds and a lake, several cafes and monuments to, among others,…
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This prominent landmark on the east bank of the Vistula was constructed for the Euro 2012 football championships on the site of a communist-era stadium…
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One of the most pleasant of Warsaw's natural urban beaches along the east bank of the Vistula. From the jetty here you can catch the seaonal, free ferry…
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A selfie with the city's mermaid symbol is a must. This version of the fishy-tailed, battle-ready girl, designed by Ludwika Nitschowa in 1939 and a…