Name: The Royal Łazienki Museum and Park in Warsaw
Item: The Royal Łazienki Museum and Park in Warsaw
Author: Magda Piasecka

About The Royal Łazienki Museum and Park in Warsaw

The vast park surrounding the summer residence of the last Polish king. A must-see on your Warsaw bucket list! It can be crowded during weekends but it’s also big enough to have a quiet walk in less popular parts of the garden. Amazing during each season – kids can collect chestnuts and colorful leaves during fall, build a snowman and ride a sled during wintertime, observe squirrels in spring, and lie on the grass in summer. Animals that you can observe in the Łazienki Park include peacocks, squirrels, pigeons, ducks. And if it starts raining you can hide in one of the galleries and museums in Łazienki, eg. the Palace on the Isle.

A playground in the Łazienki Park

A new playground has just been opened in the heart of Warsaw – in the historic Park Łazienki Królewskie. The playground is divided into educational and playing zones, dedicated to different age groups. One part of the playground is the water area where children can conduct simple scientific experiments independently.

Location: Łazienki Park (Łazienki Królewskie), the southern part of the Park, next to Parkowa Street. Access by car from Gagarina Street.
Opening hours are the same as for the Park: 6 am – 10 pm, free entrance.

Photo source: Łazienki Królewskie, Paweł Czarnecki

Winter illuminations in Łazienki Royal Garden

Winter illuminations in Łazienki Królewskie are located in the part of the park called Aleja Chińska/Chinese Avenue (from the gate at Agrykola Street to the gate at Gagarina Street).
The illumination includes several meters high, luminous figures in period costumes, located along the Aleja Chińska. Colorful lights also illuminate the gates at Agrykola Street and Gagarina Street.
The festive lights in Łazienki Park are on every day from dusk until 8 pm (the gates at Agrykola Street and Gagarina Street close at 8.15 pm).
The winter illuminations in Łazienki are on until February 29, 2024.

Our tips for visiting the park in winter:

In the center of Łazienki Park (next to the main building ‘Palace on the Isle’), there is a small café offering coffee and different kinds of gofry/waffles (location on Google map).
Łazienki Park is poorly lit after dark, so it is worth helping yourself with a phone or other flashlight.
When you are in Łazienki Park after dark, take a close look at the trees around the pond – you will notice black silhouettes of peacocks sitting on the trees!
Click here to read more about other light displays and winter illuminations in Warsaw.

Source: www.lazienki-krolewskie.pl

The queen of Warsaw parks – the Łazienki Garden – does not disappoint in autumn:

How to get to Łazienki?

By car: with a car the best option is to use the Myśliwiecka Street entrance (you can park on Myśliwiecka Street or Szwoleżerów Street), if you fail to find a free spot, you can turn to 29 Listopada Street to look for a free spot, there is another entrance to the Garden. The other option is to use the Podchorążych Street entrance, there are also some parking spots available.
By bus, entrance from Aleje Ujazdowskie, Łazienki Królewskie stop: 116, 166, 180.

The Łazienki museums and galleries

Free entrance on Fridays (you will need to get a free pass at the ticket office).
Info about opening hours.
Info about tickets.
Free entrance for children up to 7.
Audio guides are available in Polish, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian.

Where to have lunch or coffee?

During spring and summertime, there are some places (usually crowded during weekends) where you can have ice cream, waffles, light lunch. Another option is a restaurant Belvedere located in the Garden in the New Orangery building. During weekends it’s recommended to book a table in advance.

Other information

The garden is open from the morning until the evening (summer 6 am – 9.30 pm, winter until 8 pm, Gagarina entrance and Agrykola entrance open until 9.15 pm – winter illuminations).
Free entrance to the park.
The famous free summer concerts near the Monument to Chopin take place on each Sunday, 12 pm and 4 pm (May – September)
Starting in December you can admire (from dusk until 9 pm) winter illuminations in the garden (Chinese Avenue)
In the Łazienki Garden, there is a separate institution: the Museum of Hunting and Horsemanship

Famous Chopin music outdoor piano recitals in the Łazienki Royal Park

The outdoor concerts of Chopin’s music take place from mid-May until the end of September.
Next to the monument to Fryderyk Chopin, in the park, there is a piano on which Chopin’s music is played by award-winning pianists from Poland and abroad.
The 2025 season starts on May 11, and the last concerts are on September 7.
Every Sunday.
2 concerts: 12 pm and 4 pm.
Free entrance.
Location: Royal Łazienki Garden, the area next to the Chopin Monument, closer entrance – from Aleje Ujazdowskie Street. The exact location of recitals on Google Maps.
The concerts are very popular, so it is worth coming early to take your seat if you want a place close to the piano.
During concerts, it is allowed to sit on the lawns, spread a blanket, and some even bring deckchairs.

Photo source: Łazienki Królewskie

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