Warsaw History Tour: From Medieval to Modern

Explore Warsaw’s Old Town with expert local guides. Uncover its medieval roots, wartime resilience, and stunning post-war revival. Book your tour now.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • King Sigismund’s Column (Kolumna Zygmunta) - This is Warsaw’s oldest, tallest, and most renowned monument: a 20-meter-high granite column, 400 years old, honoring one of Poland’s most influential kings, Sigismund Vasa.
  • The Royal Castle in Warsaw - The 17th and 18th-century residence of Polish kings, viewed from the outside. It is the main…
What's Included
  • City map
  • Guide service
What's Not Included
  • tip for the guide :)
Additional Information

Explore the captivating history of medieval Warsaw with our expert English-speaking guides, all of whom are Warsaw locals with years of guiding experience. Learn about the city’s evolution into a royal residential area and the capital of Poland, the devastation during World War II, and the remarkable post-war rebuilding that has earned it the…

Location
Sigismund's Column
plac Zamkowy
By the Sigismund's Column in the Castle Square (20-meter high stone column with a bronze statue on top), look for a guide holding an ORANGE UMBRELLA with a British flag on top. In case of parade/protest/concert, we will be starting from the red-brick defensive wall situated 100 m. further north.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Emmymck
Sep 9, 2025
Great way to see the old town! - Magda was a fantastic tour guide and storyteller! Very informative and educational, hit all the highlights of the old town and some of the new town as well
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19maryellenn
Sep 9, 2025
A wonderful introduction to Warsaw! - A wonderful introduction to the area. Goska was very sweet and answered all our questions. A rainy Sunday morning, she took care to keep us under cover when possible. We were convinced to take an afternoon tour with her!
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Ceciliabin
Sep 6, 2025
A special tour in Warsaw - I made the 2 hours tour with my 10yo kid and we really appreciated it! Our guide, Goșka, is amazing! She explained us lots of things regarding the city of Warsaw and its history. I really recommend this Orangeumbrella group, it really worth it!!!
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Cl_udiaraquelb
Sep 2, 2025
G. TOP - Our guide G. was great. Always available and friendly, very professional. He explained everything very well, always with humor. The visit was so good that we made another in the afternoon to the Jewish Quarter.
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Curiosity44189842935
Aug 30, 2025
Excellent Tour! - This tour was very informative. Gawel was a terrific guide—so knowledgeable and fun and easy to understand. I also took his Jewish Quarter/Ghetto tour this afternoon and I highly recommend both!
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K3145tlpilaro
Aug 18, 2025
Free Spanish tour with Iga - We have learned about the city of Warsaw in terms of history, religion, culture, music, science and typical food and food. Highly recommended and very grateful for the good treatment received. Our IGA guide is native Polish and speaks perfect Spanish. Congratulations.
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Hanna
Aug 14, 2025
Great experience! - We had a great experience with Arek! It was very interesting to hear about the stories of perseverance of the polish people and the history of Warsaw. Arek was an excellent guide and added humor to all his stories. Would recommend this tour to anyone!
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Bruce180852
Aug 26, 2025
Excellent tour, learnt so much. - We always use free walking tours in any city we visit, Warsaw was no exception, and we chose Orange umbrella. We met our guide Magda in the Royal Square, and did the old town guide with her, she is brilliant, very passionate about her city and full of facts. This tour is 2.5 hours, which flew by and the 3 miles we walked, we learnt so much from Magda, that we did another tour with her a couple of days later, this one was Warsaw during the Second World War, again excellent. Thank you Magda, perhaps see you again one day.
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881mjosem
Aug 19, 2025
Nobody showed up. - Unpresentable, no one came, and if we had the confirmation of the reservation x mail. We have located them x phone and have given us the explanation that it had been a mix-up of them dog the normal thing is that we would have been warned x mail. I don't recommend anything. To me, an embarrassment.
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Maryrec0
Aug 19, 2025
PLANTON - We had booked a freetour and the guide did not appear. They didn't send us any messages and when we called they told us it was a mistake. We do not think we can act like this, but they should have warned us.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).