Warsaw - an undiscovered winter destination
Warsaw – the undiscovered winter destination If your image of Poland is of a post-communist country struggling to find its place in a modern Europe then you would probably not have considered it as a winter destination. Perhaps now is the ideal time to reconsider as Poland reinvents herself. Naturally the winters can be stark with temperatures dropping to minus fifteen celcius , so it’s essential to be well prepared. Generally speaking though if you visit in November or March you’ll have the best of winter without the freezing cold and often with bright sunny days. Warsaw is perfect for a long weekend and to get your bearings, look for the Palace of Culture and Science (PKIn)– you can’t miss it as it dominates the landscape from wherever you are in the city. It was given to the Polish people as a gift by the Russians and there is the old joke that the best place to see Warsaw is from the top of the building – the only place where you can’t actually see the ‘monstrosity’ itself