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Cold War & Spy Secrets: Hidden Warsaw Free Tour
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Duration
1h 45min
Meeting point
Hotel MDM, Constitution Square, Warsaw, Poland
Languages
English, Spanish
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Overview
Start at Hotel MDM and Plac Konstytucji, where Operation Cezary lured Western spies into a fake underground. Nearby, Sobieskiego 100—nicknamed “Spyville”—allegedly housed Soviet agents and surveillance infrastructure behind socialist façades. At Plac Zbawiciela, learn how the regime infiltrated seminaries and used priests as informants through Department IV of the Interior Ministry. Café Niespodzianka served as Solidarity’s 1989 HQ, where bulletins and rallies helped win Poland’s first semi-free elections. At the Writers’ House, Zbigniew Herbert smuggled banned texts and held secret readings. The Free Speech Memorial honors underground publishers and journalists who defied censorship and state propaganda. At the Ministry of Agriculture, explore forced collectivisation and the quiet resistance of village priests who protected rural communities. Beneath the Palace of Culture, discuss Radio Free Europe’s broadcasts and the defection of Józef Światło, whose revelations exposed the brutality of the secret police. End at the old party HQ, where martial law was declared in 1981 and Kukliński’s CIA leaks revealed Warsaw Pact secrets.
Tour Conditions
Accessibility
Suitable for people with reduced mobility
Minimum Attendees
No minimum attendees
Children
Suitable for families with children
Extra Fees
No additional cost
Pets
Pet-friendly
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This activity includes:
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
- Hotel MDM
- Warsaw Uprising Monument
- Palace of Culture and Science
On arrival
The guide will be waiting by Green Cafe Nero next to Hotel MDM at Plac Konstytucji
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