Warsaw


are practically traffic free and lined with low- rise wooden homes in fenced-off yards. Some of the houses look a little shabby, but most are in great condition, with dark wood walls and sloping roofs. Tey’re known as the Finnish houses, I


learn. “Tey were brought here in 1945 for workers rebuilding the city,” Iza tells me. Tey were imported from Finland as part of that country’s war reparations to the Soviet Union, and while there were originally 90 on this site, just 27 remain standing, after many were cleared to make way for the construction of embassies and thoroughfares in this upscale part of town. In recent years this whole neighborhood


was under threat from development but, this past May, Jazdow gained protected status, so the future of what were intended as temporary homes seems a little more certain. Warsaw’s fascinating history will live on.


From top: View over the lake of Royal Palace; peacock outside the Palace


Selling tips


Jewish history: Poland was once home to one of Europe’s biggest Jewish communities, and visitors wanting to reconnect with their heritage have plenty to discover in the capital. Many city guides, including Iza Danil, offer specialist tours, which cover locations, including the Monument to the Heroes of the Ghetto and the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, which opened in 2013 where part of the Warsaw Ghetto once stood. warsawguide.info


Twin-center trip: Warsaw makes the perfect pairing with Krakow, Poland’s second city. It’s a three-and-a-half- hour train ride away and clients will be able to explore a city that escaped the Second World War relatively unscathed. It’s fascinating to compare Warsaw’s carefully reconstructed Old Town with Krakow’s original medieval streets, square and castle.


Beer tours: Poland is currently going through something of a beer renaissance, and in Warsaw you can find a growing number of high-quality craft breweries and brew pubs. Among the best are Cuda Na Kiju, a bar in the old communist party headquarters which serves up dozens of varieties, and Brower Artezan, which produces its own ale. Eat Polska, meanwhile, offers beer-tasting tours. eatpolska.com/beertour


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