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Powiśle, its parks and palaces
Self-guided
Down the escarpment from the Royal Route to the river: the University Library garden, Elektrownia Powiśle and the boulevards.
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Our take
- Two to three hours
- River at the end
- Address
- Powiśle, Warsaw
- Nearest metro
- Centrum Nauki Kopernik
250 m · 3 min walk
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About Powiśle, its parks and palaces
From the Royal Route, drop down the escarpment to Powiśle, the riverside district: the University Library roof garden, the former power station of Elektrownia Powiśle and the Vistula boulevards (Warsaw Tourism Office, “Powiśle parks and palaces”).
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What’s nearby
Distances from Powiśle, its parks and palaces 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
- Centrum Nauki KopernikM2250 m3 min walk
- Most Poniatowskiego 04Tram850 m10 min walk
- Nowy Świat-UniwersytetM2850 m11 min walk
Key sights
- Royal Castle1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Old Town Market Place1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Palace of Culture1.8 kmWalk 22 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 10 min
- POLIN2.6 kmWalk 32 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Royal Łazienki2.9 kmWalk 36 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Wilanów Palace9.4 kmCycle 40 minCar or taxi 31 min
- Warsaw Chopin Airport9.4 kmCycle 40 minCar or taxi 31 min
Main railway stations
- Warszawa Wschodnia2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Warszawa Centralna2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 11 min
Location
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