VISAS, PASSPORTS & ID CARDS A valid passport is necessary at all times. Visas are required for South Africans and Israelis, upon entrance visitors are aloud to stay up to 90 days. International Student Identity Cards (ISIC) and Euro 26 cards help with discounts all over Poland, including restaurants, museums and movie theaters.
TIPPING It's up to you if you want to tip since there are no strict rules on it. If you like the service then tip 10%, but normally the service is included in the price so you just pay what's on the bill.
TOURIST INFORMATION Warszawskie Centrum Informacji Turystycznej (Warsaw Tourism Information Centre) 89 Krakowskie Przedmiescie Tel: (022) 9431. Fax: (022) 629 0750. E-mail: info@warsawtour.pl Website:www.warsawtour.bptnet.pl Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0800-2000, Sat 0900-1700 and Sun 0900-1500 (May-Sep), Mon-Fri 0800-1800, Sat-Sun 0900-1500 (Oct-Apr).
BARGANING This is not common, though it is possible at some flea markets and street vendors.
CULTURAL EVENTS
Topienie Marzanny (Drowning the witch Marzanna) - 21 March
Midsummer's Eve - 23 June
Chopin's Concerts in Łazienki - Warsaw - June to October
Chopin Music Concerts in Żelazowa Wola - summer
Warsaw Summer Jazz Days - June
Mozart Music Concerts - Warsaw - mid June to end of July
Royal Concerts in Wilanów - Warsaw - summer
Autumn - Warsaw - third and fouth week of September
Warsaw Film Festival - Warsaw - October
International Jazz Music Festival - Jazz Jamboree Warsaw - October
January 1 - New Year April 21 - Easter Monday May 1 - Labour Day May 3 -Constitution Day May 29 - Corpus Christi August 15 - Assumption November 1 - All Saint's Day November 11 - Independence Day Dec. 25-26 - Christmas
Main Post Office
Swietokrzyska St. 31/33
Postal Rates:
Poland1.00 pln Europe1.90pln USA, CAN.2.30pln Australia3.10pln (postcards and letters)
