Paris of the North
Rugby Tours To Warsaw
Rugby Tours to Warsaw is the capital city in Poland. Another new adventure being added to Irish Rugby Tours tour list of destinations to visit.
The metropolis stands on the Vistula River in east-central Poland. Its population estimated at 1.780 million residents which makes Warsaw the 8th most-populous capital city in the European Union.
Warsaw is an alpha global city, a major international tourist destination, significant cultural, political and economic hub.
UNESCO made the Old Town a World Heritage Site.
Once described as the “Paris of the North”, Warsaw was believed to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world until World War II.
Bombed at the start of the German invasion in 1939, the city withstood a siege. It was later awarded Poland’s highest military decoration for heroism.
Deportations of the Jewish population to concentration camps led to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943.
A general Warsaw Uprising between August and October 1944 led to even greater devastation.
Phoenix City was given to Warsaw as a tag because of its extensive history and complete reconstruction after World War II.
As it happens Warsaw is one of Europe’s most dynamic metropolitan cities.
Ranked as one of the most liveable cities in Central and Eastern Europe.
2012 the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Warsaw as the 32nd most liveable city in the world.
In 2017 the city came 4th in the “Business-friendly” category and 8th in “Human capital and life style”.