The Polish capital, Warsaw, has beaten big hitters New York and London in a survey by the Post Office to find the best value cultural destination.
The Guardian reports that Warsaw was judged cheapest out of a list of 10 world cities for a three-day trip visiting museums, galleries and heritage sites.
A three-day cultural visit to Warsaw costs around £75. By contrast, cultural visit to London, the most expensive city according to the survey, would cost around £308.
Warsaw's cultural highlights include the Warsaw Uprising Exhibition, the Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Wilanow Palace and the Old Town Square.
The survey results at a glance:
- Warsaw £75.28
- Prague £103.52
- Lisbon £108.15
- Amsterdam £165.53
- Rome £208.80
- Berlin £210.86
- Paris £246.22
- Barcelona £259.31
- New York £260.64
- London £308.30
As a cultural visit to Warsaw is so light on the wallet we recommend splashing out on one of these top notch hotels:
Le Meridien Bristol, Warsaw: A "beautifully restored Art Nouveau landmark with a remarkable pedigree, near the Old Town"
The Westin Warsaw: A "rocket launch-pad of a hotel in the centre of Warsaw"
20050611 28 Warszawa by Logofag via Flickr (Creative Commons)
If you're in Hong Kong between the 14th and 18th May, make sure you check out the inaugural ART HK 08, the first international art fair to be held in the city for over a decade.
ART HK 08 will showcase works from many of the world's leading galleries. Household names from the West will sit alongside the stars of the Chinese art scene and other emerging artists from around the world.
Among the most renowned galleries showing at the fair are Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong; ShanghART, Shanghai/Beijing; Max Lang, New York; Albion, London and Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo.
To make the fair accessible to art lovers across the spectrum, pieces for sale will range from limited edition prints and cutting-edge installations to important paintings by world famous artists such as Picasso.
Visitors to ART HK 08 can also enjoy 'Mirage', an exhibition of Hong Kong’s most exciting artists, as well as art talks and art walks. For more information on these events, click here.
The fair is taking place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wanchai.
Tickets for Vernissage, the invitation-only preview and opening night reception, are HK$500 and must be pre-booked. For the remaining four days, ART HK 08 is open to the public from 11am. Tickets cost from HK$120 if booked before May 7 (HK$150 thereafter) and are available to purchase through HK Ticketing.
