Wilanów Palace

Frommer's Review

Poles are rightfully proud of this baroque-era palace built to honor King Jan Sobieski. If you've seen Versailles near Paris or Schoenbruenn in Vienna, you'll get the idea immediately: Size matters. This enormous building has no less than 60 rooms, most stuffed with royal memorabilia and portraits of Polish monarchs and heavyweights -- though some rooms, like the Etruscan Room, display oddities such as vases dating from the 4th century B.C. The garden surrounding the palace is a delight and well worth a walk around. The palace can be seen only with a guided tour. Take the hourly Polish tour if you're not particularly interested in all the details of all of the portraits; otherwise try to book an English tour in advance by calling, or once there try to latch onto any English-speaking group you happen to see. To get there, take bus no. 116 from ul. Ujazdowskie. A taxi will cost about 40zl ($17/£11).

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