Welcome aboard a traditional wooden galar-type vessel. It is a replica of old vessels sailing on the Vistula River...
One of Warsaw's most beautiful bridges, the Świętokrzyski Bridge, often referred to by Warsaw citizens as "our little San Francisco."
The mermaid in the form of a beautiful woman (at least from the waist up) and a fish is only 400 years old. The predecessor of today's monument was a creature you could scare children with - a cross between a bird, a lizard, a lion and a piece of human shape.
In front of us there is the oldest bridge on the Vistula in Warsaw, once called the bridge of Tsar Nicholas, built with great reverence. This bridge, after the restoration of independence, and I would like to remind you this happened more than a century ago, is called the Prince Joseph Poniatowski Bridge, or "Poniatowski" for short.
Poniatówka beach - a meeting place for young people, who play here until late at night, burning bonfires, making barbecues, etc. Before the war, the Jewish club Makabi had its playing fields and marina in this area
This part of the city was an entirely separate organism several centuries ago. The name derives from the salt warehouses on the banks of the Vistula River.
Let's look at the right bank of the Vistula River. It's a district called Saska Kępa. The history of the name dates back to the reign of the Wettin dynasty of Dresden in Poland, so it is almost three hundred years old.
We are now cruising towards the right bank of the Vistula River. The entire visible right bank is an area given over to nature, one will only find bike paths, children's playgrounds, a beach, fitness and barbecue areas here.
The National Stadium was built for Euro 2012, jointly organized by Ukraine and Poland.
The Copernicus Science Centre is a place of interest on the left bank of the Vistula River, especially for knowledge seekers fascinated by the world of science and technology.
The green beautiful building of the University Library is one of Warsaw's prettier and more architecturally interesting structures with a beautiful roof garden.
This is a new investment by the President of Warsaw. It is intended to serve as a connection of both river banks for pedestrians and cyclists.
On the right there is the only private lock in Poland, defending access to the Port of Prague.
We sail under the Śląsko-Dąbrowski bridge. This is an interesting bridge, because it is built on the site of Warsaw's oldest bridge crossing.
The Old Town is an area of planned and completed reconstruction after catastrophic destruction during World War II, amounting to about 90%. The reconstruction project was developed by a team of architects with the cooperation of historians and art historians, based on preserved images of Warsaw, including Canaletto's vedute. Preserved fragments of facades, elements of interior design, etc. were also used, while the layout of the interiors was mostly altered and adapted to new functions.
Expanded in the 16th and 17th centuries under Sigismund III Vasa, it acquired the shape of a closed pentagon. It was a royal residence, a place of parliamentary sessions, and the administrative and cultural centre of the country.
“Rusałka” beach, Prague Cathedral in the distance and in the bushes: a seasonal "all-inclusive"