The Top Things To See And Do In Praga Warsaw

The Praga quarter of Warsaw, Poland’s capital, is located on the right bank of the Vistula River and used to be a separate town up until the 19th century. It is home to the National Stadium, the biggest market in the city, the artistic Soho Factory, and some of the best clubs of Warsaw. For a comprehensive list of great things to do and see in Warsaw’s Praga, read our guide to this unique quarter.

Visit The Soho Factory

The Soho Factory aspires to create in Warsaw a space for the artistic evolution of an industrial area, outside of the artificial context of a museum, modeled after New York City’s Soho. This three year project initiated by the Artanimacje association aims to revitalize and aesthetically transform Warsaw’s Praga quarter by introducing different projects such as the Soho Factory. The place hosts educational workshops, performance art exhibitions, music concerts, and other vibrant cultural events. Inside the Soho Factory | © Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland/Flickr

Shop at Bazar Różyckiego

Market, Market, Shop

Bazar Różyckiego is the oldest existing market in the city, established in the 19th century. This market played a big social role during World War II and its aftermath, providing people with ammunition and medical equipment. Nowadays, around 300 sellers run their businesses at the market, offering various products such as clothes, food, and accessories. In 2008 the market ceased to be publicly owned and was returned to its original owners, the Różycki family. Bazar Różyckiego | © Mahleriana/Flickr

Visit Kino Praha

Cinema, Park

This cinema often organizes unusual events or film cycles. During the summer, the Praski Park hosts a free outdoors film series organised by Kino Praha (every Sunday evening). Another summer initiative of theirs is offering discounted film tickets to those customers that came by bike (‘Rowerowe Love’). The cinema also hosts various thematic festivals: of children’s films or documentaries, organised together with another unique cinema in Warsaw, Iluzjon.

Relax At The Skaryszewski Park

Forest, Park, School

This park, located in the south part of Warsaw’s Praga, dates back to 1905 and is currently one of the biggest green areas in the whole city. It encompasses many different attractions for all age groups, such as a lake with canoes, a playground, horse riding opportunities, and an old forest stand. The local amphitheater hosts various events whenever the weather permits, while the central monument commemorates a famous Polish classical composer and political activist, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, after whom the whole park has been named. The Skaryszewski Park | © Piotr0437/Flickr

Experience Real Adrenaline Rush At Hangar 646

Park

The trampoline park in the city is located in the former hangar of one of the city’s airports and spreads out to almost 3,000 square meters. Whether you are professional sportsman or just a fan of trampolines, acrobatic paths, sponge pools, or skateboarders, you will enjoy spending time at Hangar 646.

Check Out The Backyard And Clubs At 11 Listopada Street

The backyard at 11 Listopada Street is a graffiti-colored, hippy area, where three of the best clubs in the city are located. Skład Butelek, Chmuryand Hydrozagadka offer great drinks, atmosphere and music concerts. The varied graffiti street art includes the famous ‘Mr. Spray’ design by artist Michal Škapa. This backyard and its clubs and pubs often host folk music and contemporary music festivals, featuring some of the best musicians from Poland.

Try Something Made By The Warsaw Vodka Factory ‘Koneser’

This factory, around since 1897, is made from red brick in a neo-Gothic style. The products as well as their recipes date back to the 1920s, and involve some of the best Polish vodkas: ‘Wyborowa’ and ‘Żubrówka’. Other famous alcoholic products you should try are the lemon and grapefruit flavored vodkas (‘Cytrynowka’ and ‘Grejpfrutowka’) as well as the ‘Klubowy’ brandy.

Visit Muzeum Warszawskiej Pragi

The Museum of Warsaw’s Praga is a part of the Historical Museum of Warsaw and displays anything related to Warsaw’s right bank of the Vistula river, and indeed is located by the river. It aims to promote the local history and identity of the area. Some of the past exhibitions were about the way of spending free time before World War I, introduced some of the villages near Warsaw through photographs, or depicted the evolution of a socialist-realist neighborhood located in Warsaw’s Praga. The National Stadium and the Poniatowski Bridge in Warsaw’s Praga | © michal cybulski/Flickr

About the author

Olga Lenczewska

Olga Lenczewska is from Szczecin, Poland. She currently lives in the UK, where she is studying philosophy and Italian at Oxford. She spent the last year in Italy as a researcher. Aside from academia, Olga is interested in publishing, journalism, anthropology, and global development. During her free time she also dances salsa and writes – she wrote a travel novel last year. She is the co-founder of a socio-political platform on Eastern European studies, ‘New East Platform’. She wants to pursue a career as a researcher in philosophy (especially epistemology, aesthetics, and Immanuel Kant) or as a literary editor.