Varso Tower – The Tallest Skyscraper in the European Union (Right Under Your Nose)

An Accidental Discovery

I was in Warsaw yesterday and had an hour and a half of free time. I didn’t know what to do with myself, so I decided to take a short walk near the station and see what tourist attractions there were.

And I discovered something I wasn’t expecting at all.

The Tunnel and the Tower

From Warsaw Central Station there’s an underground tunnel. On one side it leads to Złote Tarasy, and on the other to Varso Tower — a skyscraper you can ride all the way to the top.

It turns out that Varso Tower is the tallest skyscraper in the European Union. It stands 310 metres tall. Seriously. In Poland. In Warsaw. And I had no idea.

What’s Inside

The tower has several floors to visit.

The first is around 190 metres (about the 49th floor), where there’s a room full of mirrors. The view of Warsaw is one thing, but when there are mirrors everywhere, all those views are reflected. It creates an incredible effect — Warsaw multiplied, reproducing itself in the mirrors. It genuinely looks amazing.

And then you can go up to the very top — an open-air terrace with 360-degree views of all of Warsaw. The whole way around it’s just glass, so nothing blocks the view. You can see all the Warsaw skyscrapers, which from this height look like toys. The Palace of Culture? Tiny.

The tower also has a café with a view and another terrace on the other side — also glazed, also open-air.

The History of Warsaw

In the mirror room there are also installations — scale models and films about the history of Warsaw, from some historical year up to the present. It’s a nice addition, because you can see how the city changed and developed.

Practicalities

And here’s the best part.

A ticket to the top costs 45 złotych. And the whole attraction is 5–10 minutes’ walk from the central station.

This means you can:

1. Fly into Warsaw
2. Get on the SKM (fast city rail)
3. Travel to the central station
4. Walk out of the station and be at the tallest skyscraper in the European Union in 10 minutes

And if Varso Tower doesn’t interest you, from the central station you have access to everything else:

• Złote Tarasy — right next door
• Palace of Culture — around the corner
• Copernicus Science Centre — 15 minutes on foot
• Old Town — also close by

Warsaw as a Starting Point

And if you don’t want to stay in Warsaw, you can get on a train at the central station and be in Gdańsk, on the sea, in just under two and a half hours.

This is the place. Infrastructure that lets you see many things without having to plan complex routes or spend hours on transport.

Varso Tower — an incredible view, a ticket price that’s laughably good for an attraction of this level, and accessibility so convenient that you can fit it in between other things, almost accidentally.

One more thing: I have no idea why we don’t promote this more. This is a genuinely impressive architectural and tourist achievement. And yet it sits quietly in the shadows, waiting for someone to discover it.