We took a private tour of Warsaw's Jewish Heritage by Retro Fiat on June 23, 2019. Our tour guide, Marcin, ("Martin") arrived on time in his yellow vintage Fiat. While there were just a few places we had wanted to go in Warsaw on the tour, Martin gave us so much more than we expected. He gave us his full tour that included “secret places” that we had not known previously. For example, he took us through some residential courtyards to show us a portion of the remaining wall of the Warsaw Ghetto. He had amazing photographs of the Warsaw Ghetto and what it looked like after the war. He was able to compare an extant portion of the Ghetto wall to one of his photographs so as to show us where a gate to the Ghetto once stood. One of the places we wanted to visit was the Okopowa Cemetery, which we had seen on a previous visit to Warsaw. The tour of the Cemetery that Martin provided was incredible. Not only did he have a thorough knowledge of the cemetery itself and the people buried there, but he also had a broad knowledge of Jewish cemetery practices and burial customs. We also wanted to see the Nozyk Synagogue. After seeing the Temple, we returned to the Fiat only to realize about ten minutes later, well on our way to the Cemetery, that we had left our camera at the Temple. Without hesitation, Martin immediately returned us to the Synagogue to look for the camera--in the meantime, he thoroughly inspected the Fiat to make sure it wasn't there. We spent about 20 minutes in the Synagogue, looking for the camera and speaking with various security officers, but could not locate the camera (it was returned to us later that evening from the Synagogue). This made our tour run late, but Martin did not seem to mind. He picked up from where we had left off and, once again, headed for the Cemetery. Martin has what seems to be an encyclopedia of knowledge about Jewish Warsaw, the Warsaw Ghetto, the Ghetto Uprising, the subsequent Warsaw Uprising, Warsaw under the Communists (Martin shared his personal experiences having lived part of his life under Communist rule), current Polish politics and general knowledge of Jewish customs and ceremonies. When Martin and his Fiat returned us to our hotel, we knew that we had had an unparalleled tour of Jewish Warsaw. Martin's tour exceeded our expectations and we enthusiastically recommend Warsaw's Jewish Heritage by Retro Fiat without any reservations. In addition, we highly recommend Martin as a knowledgeable, personable, and exceptional Warsaw tour guide!

Friends arranged this tour for the four of us during our visit. Simon was energetic, engaging and funny. Very knowledgeable about the history of the city and made our tour interesting and fun. We were able to engage him and hear more stories over coffee and lunch before he dropped us off at the Uprising Museum to end our day on our own. Excellent wait to get an overview of Warsaw to start our visit. I highly recommend it for anyone looking to be shown around Warsaw.

I wasn’t sure what to expect and I had a blast. The guide makes you feel comfortable from the start and is very friendly. It’s easier than you think to drive the car even though it has its historical challenges :-)
I learnt a lot about communism in Poland and left with wonderful memories.