7-Hour Nieborów Palace and Arkadia Romantic Park Guided Tour from Warsaw
Highlights
Warsaw
historical, sightseeing, walking
Private Tour
7 Hours
Easy
English
Description
Palace Nieborów was founded in the 17th century, and the composition of the Palace was designed by Tylman van Gameren. The Palace has had many owners, the most famous of whom is the Radziwiłł Royal Family, which owned it until the period of World War II. The Palace was then furnished with high-quality furniture, sculptures, and artworks. Since 1881, it has housed the historic buildings of the pottery factory. After the end of World War II, Palace Nieborów fell to the Polish State.
Palace Nieborów is a historic Baroque building located about 10 kilometers from the city of Łowicz. The Palace is surrounded by a beautiful French garden with a linden alley. The garden is filled with sarcophagi, statues, monuments, and many other stone fragments. Nearby is also the famous Arkadia Park.
During this six-hour tour, you may see ancient Roman sculptures, an impressive library, ceramic stoves, and many other historical artifacts. The interior of the Palace remains in nearly its original form and serves to convey a historical impression. The top floor of the building is accessed by a special stairway, which is decorated with tiles from the 18th century.
Arkadia Park is an example of a romantic English landscape garden in Poland. The park was established after 1778 by Helena Radziwiłł, who was nicknamed the “Mamezina Princess.” Having become a freemason and ‘enlightened,’ she turned against the Baroque style of garden design. The park was adorned with small buildings, known as fabriques, intended to evoke the arcadian landscape of antiquity. The themes of the garden, as described by Princess Helena in a guidebook, were Love, Beauty, Happiness, and Death. Arkadia suffered from neglect during the communist era and is currently being restored. It features a serpentine lake, an amphitheater, a Gothic house, an Island of Feelings, an Island of Poplars, a Roman aqueduct, and a Temple of Diana.
Itinerary
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7-Hour Nieborów Palace and Arkadia Romantic Park Itinerary
- Meet at an agreed location in Warsaw and begin the transfer to Nieborów Palace and Arkadia Romantic Park with an approximately one-hour drive.
Arrive at Nieborów and explore the Palace as an example of a magnate residence founded in the seventeenth century and designed by Tylman van Gameren.
Walk through the residence, preserving nearly original palace interiors and historical layout.
Learn about Helena and Michał Radziwiłł, who were responsible for the appearance of the palace interiors.
Discover palace collections including ancient Roman sculptures, an impressive library, ceramic stoves, furniture, sculptures, and artworks.
Explore the special stairway leading to the top floor, decorated with eighteenth-century tiles.
Walk through the French garden surrounding Nieborów Palace, featuring a Linden alley, sarcophagi, statues, monuments, and stone architectural fragments.
Continue to nearby Arkadia Park, established after 1778 by Helena Radziwiłł as a romantic English landscape garden.
Walk through Arkadia Park and see the serpentine lake, Amphitheater, Gothic House, Island of Feelings, Island of Poplars, Roman Aqueduct, and Temple of Diana.
Learn about the symbolic themes of the garden representing Love, Beauty, Happiness, and Death.
Begin return transfer to Warsaw following completion of sightseeing.
Conclude the tour upon arrival in Warsaw.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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