Old Town

The Royal Route began as a communication route that led from the Royal Castle and Castle Square to King Jan III Sobieski’s personal residence, known as Wilanów. The route runs through Old Town Warsaw, connecting many notable points and containing many monuments and sights, and it’s named as an official historical monument in Poland.

In the very center of Old Town Warsaw, you’ll find the Old Town Market Place. Since the city was founded in the 13th century, merchants would meet here to sell their goods. The square has been the center of Warsaw life since with everything from festivals to executions occurring here. The townhouses built around the Old Town Market Place were Gothic until a fire destroyed them in 1607, and Renaissance-style buildings replaced them that you see today.