Nieborów

Your guide will pick you up from your hotel and take you to Łowicz region (about 1 hour from Warsaw). Visit the ethnographic park with its wooden, colorful houses which housed Polish peasants in the 18th and 19th century, and a reconstruction of a typical Polish village. After this hands-on experience, enjoy a traditional Polish lunch in a classic local restaurant. Then, walk along the alleys of a large 18th-century garden with picturesque ruins and small buildings. The garden is called Arkadia and was created for Helena Radziwiłł, who you will hear more about on your next stop: the palace of Nieborów.  See works of art, beautiful furniture and portraits of Polish kings and aristocrats. Learn all about the 17th-century palace from your guide and why the former owners left the palace in 1945.

Take a day to explore Mazovia province on the outskirts of Warsaw. Get to know all the highlights of this region at a glance: the birthplace of Frédéric Chopin and his world-famous piano music, noble residences of the Polish aristocracy, and the colorful folklore of the Mazovia region. Follow in the footsteps of Frédéric Chopin in Żelazowa Wola, and visit the place of his birth. Enjoy the wonderful nature and lovely piano music in the surrounding park. Find out what Chopin had in his ears when he saw the Mazovian landscape and what music was close to his soul. Visit the magnificent baroque residence of the Radziwiłł family in Nieborów, and learn about the turbulent fate of these world citizens, who were not only related to the Kennedy family but also had a network of contacts with the kings and emperors and their residences in France, Italy, Germany, and Russia. Learn how one of the most powerful families within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth once lived here and how they financed their lives. Marvel at valuable art collections, extensive collections of books, English and Meissen porcelain, and ceramics from the local majolica factory in the splendidly furnished castle rooms. Discover why the great and famous have frequently visited Nieborów, including Alexander von Humboldt, Prussian kind Friedrich II, Russian emperor Alexander I. Visit a regional restaurant where you can try out the specialties of Mazovian cuisine and admire the colorful folklore of this region. In the late afternoon return to Warsaw full of impressions. Discover Mazovia with an English-speaking expert by coming along on this tour.

Discover some of the most interesting places around Warsaw on this private tour. After getting picked up from your hotel in the morning, head to the village of Zelazowa Wola, located near Warsaw, where world-famous composer Frederic Chopin was born. Visit Chopin's birthplace, an old manor, which now houses a museum with a beautiful garden dedicated to the composer. Next, head to the traditional village of Maurzyce and pay a visit to the town's heritage park to learn more about Polish daily life. On the way back to Warsaw, stop in Nieborow Palace. Admire the baroque architecture of the palace and its surrounding park which was designed in the traditional French style. Nearby, visit a traditional English-style garden in the village of Arkadia before getting dropped off back at your hotel.