Area guide
Wilanów: the back story
The palace of King Jan III Sobieski, its gardens, and the Poster Museum, at the southern end of the Royal Route.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Marcin Białek · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsWilanów, at the southern end of the Royal Route, is the palace of King Jan III Sobieski and its gardens beside a lake, and the Poster Museum, reopened with a new permanent exhibition.
Sights
The Museum of King Jan III’s Palace at Wilanów, the park and the Poster Museum.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Kgbo · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsCombine the palace with a walk through the park to Mount Bacchus.
Our advice: come in the morning and stay for lunch in the village.
Why it's on our list
- Sights
What’s nearby
Distances from Wilanów: the back story 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.
Key sights
- Wilanów Palace1.9 kmWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Royal Łazienki8.6 kmCycle 37 minCar or taxi 28 min
- Warsaw Chopin Airport9.6 kmCycle 41 minCar or taxi 31 min
- Palace of Culture11 kmCar or taxi 36 min
- Royal Castle12 kmCar or taxi 39 min
- Old Town Market Place13 kmCar or taxi 40 min
- POLIN13 kmCar or taxi 41 min
Main railway stations
- Warszawa Centralna11 kmCar or taxi 35 min
- Warszawa Wschodnia12 kmCar or taxi 37 min
Location
The map comes from Google Maps, which sets its own cookies once it loads.
More in depth
The back storyEating in Warsaw: the back storyHere is how Warsaw eats: four MICHELIN stars, ten Bib Gourmands from Praga to Wola, the old Polish dining rooms, the historic cafés and the vodka bars.
The back storyWarsaw CuisineŻurek in a bread bowl, pierogi, herring with a shot of vodka, flaki, pork knuckle in jelly, the wuzetka and the zygmuntówka, Wedel’s hot chocolate and the Wigilia table: the dishes of Warsaw, and where to taste them.
The back storyThe grand hotels of Warsaw: the back storyRaffles Europejski and the Hotel Bristol face each other on the Royal Route, the Sofitel Victoria looks over Piłsudski Square, and Nobu, the InterContinental and the Hotel Warszawa rise in the centre. Here is where to stay in Warsaw, district by district.