Wilanów Palace, exploring Poland's fabulous history
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Have you ever heard of Wilanow, Wilanow Palace?
Last year we had the opportunity to explore some beautiful places in Poland including the Wilanow Palace in Warsaw.
I did some more research on the internet to find out more about the palace, as you probably already know I am fascinated by such places and I am like a child eager to step through the history of the place.
The palace is about 10km from the city center and we came here by car, I must admit that we had a bit of trouble with parking but in the end we found parking quite close, a pay parking, don't worry if you don't have PLN, the local currency (zloty) cash you can pay the parking by card.
Car parked, parking paid for, let the exploring begin.
Wilanow Palace was built around 1670 in honour of the then Polish King Jan Sobieski and has an estate of about 45 hectares, which houses both the palace and its imposing gardens (we visited the palace in early December and the gardens did not have the charm they have in spring or summer, as they are in a frost protection).
Arriving at the ticket office we found out that here you can visit the palace as well as the palace gardens.
We were very curious to see what the gardens looked like in winter (on the internet we found details that aroused our curiosity).
The price of a ticket for both the palace and the park cost 35PLN(zlotys)/adult person, the timetable being between 10-4 (the timetable differs depending on the season).
Before scanning the tickets we found out that there is a mausoleum in the courtyard of the palace, it clearly piqued our curiosity and we went to see what it was all about, and yes, here is the mausoleum of the former owners, it is called the Potocki Mausoleum.
The mausoleum is an amazing one, if we pay attention to the carved details and the fact that it is guarded by four lions standing at its outer corners, we will realize that it is a true work of art.
Two steps away from the mausoleum is the church of Saint Anne, but unfortunately we didn't manage to visit it (I leave you only a few pictures).
We are on the main sidewalk heading towards the entrance, here on the left side we pass by a huge iron gate, it seems that this is the way out of the palace and the main entrance is a little ahead.
At the entrance we had to scan our tickets, not to forget to tell you that there was a very polite employee here who gave us a lot of valuable information and was patient enough to answer all our questions (he told us that a few years ago he also visited Romania).
More information about this fantastic palace can be found here.
Let's discover every room, every corner of this palace, since the first steps we were surprised by its beauty.
Let's take a walk through the palace gardens and see what they look like in winter.
Dear friends, our tour today at the Wilanow Palace in Warsaw is over.
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P.S. The attached pictures you have just seen are taken by me with my mobile phone, and the text is also designed by me.
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