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Warsaw - Poland's capital - has shrugged off its dour Eastern Bloc image, and is finally showing its true colours. It has the big city character you'd expect of a capital, and a skyline to prove it - one that's dominated by modern skyscrapers and the Gotham City-like Palace of Culture. The vibrant heart of the largest country in "New Europe", Warsaw is now poised to make is presence felt as a business and cultural hub. Not your tip-of-the-tongue tourist destination, the city is all the better for it, with its uncontrived but cosmopolitan choice of places to drink, eat, sleep, and enjoy yourself while soaking up some culture. Warsaw Life brings you a general guide section of information to get you off on the right foot. We try to keep it light-hearted but accurate, with our first-hand, no-nonsense descriptions of what to expect of all the places mentioned in our guide.

Whether you're just booked your travel or are already in this great city, we're sure we can help you make the very best of your stay. We look forward to passing on all the best information and advice about this wonderful city so that you'll be able to enjoy it here as much as we do!

If you make your way to the beautiful Lazienki Park, you'll doubtlessly notice the grand statue at the entrance to Poland's most famous pianist: Frederick Chopin. But what if you'd like to see another, stranger part of him? Chopin always intended to return to his mother country, even if it wouldn't be until after his death. Such was the case, and since he died in Paris, his remains were buried there; however, his heart was removed and taken back to Warsaw, in accordance with his wishes. Stop by the Church of the Holy Cross on Ulica Krakowskie Przedmiescie to pay your respects to a heart that beat to a million tunes. And while you're at it, be sure to catch a live concert of Chopin's music - many will be performed during the summer in Warsaw's many cathedrals and parks.