Palace on the Island
Palace on the Island
4.5
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Built by King Stanislaw August Poniatowski during the second half of the 18th century, this neoclassical palace once served as a royal residence that is surrounded with ponds, canals and magnificent park-like grounds.
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  • Traveler O
    Washington DC, District of Columbia887 contributions
    Garden Palace
    Great place and area to visit with family, friends, and kids. Located inside the botanical gardens area just outside the city center, it's an oasis away from traffic and people. Really enjoyed walking through the surrounding park. The building wasn't open when we were there, but was still picture worthy with plenty of good vantage points for good photos. Highly recommend going with a guide so as to ensure you get a full download on the area's history.
    Visited July 2019
    Written February 26, 2020
  • Roberts69
    Northampton, United Kingdom18,167 contributions
    This is such a beautiful place and a must visit if in Warsaw.
    The first time I visited Warsaw I did not get chance to visit the 'Palace on the Isle' in the Lazienki Park so on this last trip I made sure I did and I am so glad as it is a very tranquil and beautiful place. It was October and so Autumn and the colours and the leaves made it even more special. There are Red Squirrels in the park which were very nice to see and there are boats you can take a 10 minute ride in on the Lake for 15 Zloty (per adult)... All very pleasant indeed. As well as walking in the lovely park and taking the boat ride we went inside the Palace and the Royal Apartments and Bathhouse were beautiful. Admission for the Palace Museum is 40 Zloty (about GB£7.50) for an adult ticket. In summary this is a very tranquil, calming and romantic place to visit and my wife and I both really enjoyed it and as such highly recommend it.
    Visited October 2022
    Written November 3, 2022
  • John B
    Toronto, Canada2,977 contributions
    A must see when in Warsaw - do the audio tour!
    A stroll through beautiful Lazienki Park is an absolute must do when in Warsaw (lots of paths, ponds and serenity) and while there do take a tour of the palace. Tickets are just 25 PLN and include an excellent audio guide. The palace (also know as the Palace on the Isle) is really a museum with a great selection of old paintings (most from the collection of King Stanislaw August), sculptures and furniture. Remarkably, the palace survived WWII though there was extensive damage to the structure. Allow about an hour for your visit.
    Visited February 2020
    Written March 22, 2020
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Disc0vering
Amsterdam, The Netherlands190 contributions
Mar 2020
On Thursday afternoon of the first week of March we were trying to enter the Palace but unfortunately it was closed. We had a long walk from the city center that afternoon to visit this Palace.. having no clue for what reason was for closing the Palace, so we decided to stroll around the park at the surrounding area of the Lazienki Palace.
The area of this Palace is truly amazing widely, it took almost one hour to make a tour around the Palace. It’s better to use a bicycle if you are able to rent one or better to rent a Lime step ;-)
The park offer some diversity of different kinds of birds and beautiful fettered ducks in one of the ponds. There are also a lot of squirrel running around the grass field searching for food affer by peoples. They were really cute and not afraid at all for us.
Also there is a Chinese pagoda in the park for some kind of Festival purposes.
If you have a roller skates it would be so nice to ride around the park with it. No cars or moped allowed to enter those parks.
The only thing is that it was too bad that we’re not able to enter the Palace that afternoon.
Written April 12, 2020
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Amit Chandra
Wroclaw, Poland319 contributions
Apr 2022 • Couples
Totally worth your time! Palace on the isle is all about charm and bliss on a beautiful day. Some epic work of art and nature's heavenly quietude surrounds the place. Exquisite birds and squirrels can be easily spotted nearby. Go for it! 😁
Written April 21, 2022
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Julia
Trencin, Slovakia67 contributions
Jul 2022
Nice small palace with bad organization. There was some school trip in queue before us. They let pupils in in groups of few people. Nobody cares that there are other tourists and we all had to wait to dozens of pupils get inside. The palace would close before we reached the door. Big thanks to very kind female tourist (or some private guide maybe) who negotiated that we can skip the line.
Written July 23, 2022
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Jim C
Sydney, Australia299 contributions
Jul 2022
Lovely place to visit on a warm day. The surrounding parkland is peaceful and cooling - particularly if it is hot. You could spend a few hours wondering around here. So relaxing and not far by bus (180, 116) from the town centre. The palace setting is wonderful to see. It was not open on the day we visited but it didn't matter
Written July 11, 2022
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Nitin J
Gurugram (Gurgaon), India200 contributions
Feb 2020
Should visit. Though makes more sense if it is a part of your overall city tour. Hence make sure that any of your private tour in Warsaw has this inclusion. I went in Feb end when it was cold but still enjoyed the place. Lot of local stories / folklore attached which makes it interesting.
Written March 12, 2020
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HappyCalWanderer
Santa Barbara, CA169 contributions
Jul 2019
The influence of France on the Poles is clearly visible here. If there is a piano recital, be sure to buy tickets. It’s a wonderful opportunity to enjoy some Chopin and step back in time
Written December 16, 2019
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Phill147
Sydney, Australia879 contributions
Jul 2018 • Couples
Whilst this has been rebuilt form ground up it is still a lovely place to visit. Take your time and have a good look at the grounds and the palace you will not be disappointed.
Written August 4, 2018
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Gargio76
Brussels, Belgium3,981 contributions
Sep 2016 • Couples
Small amazing extraordinarily beautiful pearl set in a beautiful park.

Personally I found this small palace the most beautiful palace museum in the entire city!

Richly decorated is reflected in a beautiful body of water from which it seems to rise like magic!

In a succession of rooms a sumptuously decorated the previous! you can not visit it! Just wonderful.

The need for internal tour of at least 60/90 minutes @gargio76
Written September 26, 2016
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TravelbugVietnam
Vietnam1,667 contributions
May 2014 • Solo
The palaces in Lazienki Park need someone in charge who has some management skills. As I entered the park I saw several small buildings that had signs outside saying "get tickets in the western pavilion of the palace." Which palace were they talking about? There are no signs inside the park and it is huge with many different paths. Finally with continual asking of local people I found where the ticket office was. The women behind the desk suggested I buy a ticket for 20 zloty which would give me entrance to all the museums. What they didn't tell me was that some of the museums were closed and others only put some lights on when I entered. I was often the only person inside. They also never mentioned that part of the Lazienki palace was closed due to renovation. Each of the museums have different opening times, but the women in the ticket office couldn't tell me what they were. Enjoy the park, but give the palaces and museums a miss. Terrible organization.
Written June 21, 2014
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Stacey F
London, UK17 contributions
May 2014 • Couples
We visited on a Sunday so we admission to the Palace was free. Sadly, about half of the Palace was closed for restoration works so we missed out on seeing some of the nicer rooms. I would have been unhappy to only have seen half of it had we had to pay for entry. It was quite busy as well, although that is to be expected on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

The Palace is located in a beautiful park and I enjoyed exploring the grounds more than the inside of the Palace itself. Worth going inside though if you can get free entry, or go when the restoration is complete.
Written May 8, 2014
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