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St John’s Archcathedral
Organ festival in summer
Warsaw’s cathedral in the Old Town, home of the International Organ Festival from July to September.
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Image courtesy of © Hayden Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Old Town
- Organ festival
- Address
- Świętojańska 8, Warsaw
Old Town, Warsaw - Nearest metro
- Stare Miasto 02
250 m · 3 min walk
More distances
About St John’s Archcathedral
St John’s Archcathedral is at Świętojańska 8, between Castle Square and the Old Town Market Place. From July to September it hosts the International Organ Festival (Warsaw Tourism Office). Dress modestly, and visit outside the times of services.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with St John’s Archcathedral before you go.
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to St John’s Archcathedral, as the crow flies.
- Hotel Verte, Autograph Collection200 m3 min walk
- Mamaison Hotel Le Regina650 m8 min walk
- PURO Warsaw Stare Miasto750 m9 min walk
- Hotel Bristol, Warsaw750 m9 min walk
- Raffles Europejski Warsaw750 m10 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from St John’s Archcathedral are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro and tram stops
- Stare Miasto 02Tram250 m3 min walk
- Stare Miasto 01Tram250 m3 min walk
- Metro Ratusz-Arsenał 10Tram900 m11 min walk
Key sights
- Old Town Market Place150 mWalk 2 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Royal Castle150 mWalk 2 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 5 min
- POLIN1.4 kmWalk 17 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Palace of Culture2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Royal Łazienki4.1 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Warsaw Chopin Airport10 kmCycle 43 minCar or taxi 32 min
- Wilanów Palace11 kmCar or taxi 34 min
Main railway stations
- Warszawa Centralna2.3 kmWalk 29 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Warszawa Wschodnia2.7 kmWalk 33 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 12 min
Location
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