Wilanów

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  • Address
    6km S of Łazienki, Ul Wiertnicza 1, Mokotów
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  • Phone
    022 842 07 95
  • Transport
    bus: 116,180

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Warsaw's crowning glory in the park-palace arena is Wilanów (pronounced vee- lah -noof), some 6km south of Łazienki. Its origins date back to 1677, when king Jan III Sobieski bought the land and set about turning the existing manor house into an Italian Baroque villa (calling it in Italian 'villa nuova' from which the Polish name is derived) fit for a royal summer residence.

Wilanów changed hands several times over the ensuing centuries, and with every new owner it acquired a bit of Baroque here and a touch of neoclassical there. Miraculously it survived WWII almost unscathed and most of its furnishings and art were retrieved after the war.

Get to Wilanów on bus 116 or 180 from any stop on ul Krakowskie Przedmieście, ul Nowy Świat or Al Ujazdowskie.