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Presentation of Sample Project Warsaw, 24 March 2010

2010 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON COMPARATIVE EU STATISTICS ON INCOME
AND LIVING CONDITIONS

Organised by Eurostat and the Network
for the analysis of EU-SILC (Net-SILC)
Hosted by the Central Statistical Office of Poland
In the framework of the 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion

Warsaw, Hotel Gromada, 25 – 26 March 2010

Useful information


TOURIST INFORMATION ON WARSAW

Official Warsaw Web Portal - http://www.warsawtour.pl/en


Warsaw Tourist Card







TRANSPORT

Warsaw’s municipal transport consists of trams, city buses, suburban buses and the underground (metro).
http://www.ztm.waw.pl/index.php?c=126&l=2
 

From the Airport to the hotels
- Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport is about 10-15 km from the city centre. The best transport to the recommended hotels is taxi (cost - approx. €12).
- You can reach the city centre by buses 175 and 188. To Gromada hotel you can take a direct bus 175 – Ordynacka stop. Ticket 2,80 PLN. For further details please visit:
http://www.warsawtour.pl/index.php?id=32&olang=5
 

In Warsaw
- Taxis. Taxis in Warsaw can be reserved by telephone or hailed on the street.
For further details please visit:
http://www.warsawtour.pl/index.php?id=32&pid=69103902&olang=5



OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION

  • Local time: GMT + 1h

  • Currency: PLN (Polish Zloty). Exchange rate 1,00 € = 4,2 PLN (November 2009)

  • Average temperature in March: 5oC; possible showers and even snow. Please visit: http://www.weathercity.com/pl/warsaw/#

  • Electricity: 230 volts

  • The majority of credit cards are accepted

  • Passport/visa: Poland is within the Schengen area. For countries outside Schengen please visit the website http://www.staypoland.com/poland-visa.htm

  •  Useful telephone numbers:
    - Police 997, 022 826 24 24, 022 669 99 97, from a mobile phone: 112
    - Ambulance 999, 022 525 12 99
    - Fire Brigade 998, 022 844 00 71
    - City Guard 986, 022 598 68 00