Dangerous places in old Warsaw included some backstreets of the Old and New Towns and Mariensztat, where bandits lurked. At the beginning of the 20th century, gentlemen would go out in the evenings with knotted sticks, obviously for their own safety.
We meet on Saturday, 5 April 2025 at 7 p.m. at 38 Senatorska St. The walk is scheduled to last approximately 1.5h.
During the walk we will find out, among other things;
- Can the president be robbed?
- How were pre-war dealers defined?
- Where could you buy cocaine before the war?
- Where was the school where thievery was taught?
- Where was the prison where the parties lasted until dawn?
- Which woman killed her lover because he did not live up to her expectations in bed?
- Who set up the first commission of inquiry?
- Who were the valley men, the lipkers and the arachnids?
- Where was the last King of Poland kidnapped?
- Who was the king of Warsaw's thieves?
- Who collected women's heads?
- Who shot a police officer after ransacking a flat?
- Who sold the Sigismund column and for how much?
- Where were the rubies and diamonds hidden?
- To whom did the criminal world arrange a lavish funeral?
And many more...
There is no charge for taking part in the walk, however, if you feel that the guide deserves a tip (...)
The walk will be led by a Warsaw Notebook city guide.