Royal Castle Tour

 The original residence of Polish kings and later the seat of the Polish parliament, the 17th-century castle was completely destroyed by Germans in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 and its aftermath. What you explore today is reconstitution, taking place from 1971 to 1984 thanks to the efforts of the whole Polish society. Much of the furniture was donated by now deceased commie buddies such as the German Democratic Republic and USSR, and much of the money for the rebuilding came from generous donations from Polish People in exile. Dating back to the 14th century, the castle has been the residence of Polish kings, then the seat of the Polish Parliament that was the place where formally the 3rd May Constitution was held in 1791, first in Europe and second in the world then after regaining independence after World War I Royal Castle was official seat the president of Poland from 1926 until outbreak World War II in September 1939. The decision to build the Royal Castle was made when Zygmunt III Vasa moved the Royal seat from Krakow to Warsaw in 1596.

Royal Castle Tour takes you through the regal apartments of Poland’s last monarch, King Stanislaw August Poniatowski. You will explore The Council Chamber, The Great Assembly Hall, The Marble Room, The Knights’ Hall & Canaletto Room, where the famed cityscapes of Warsaw by the Italian painter Bernardo Bellotto called Canaletto to hang. These paintings, and others not on display, were of extreme value in rebuilding Warsaw’s Old Town from scratch after World War II.

On the ground floor, there is a Lanckoronski Gallery, where You will admire two original paintings of Rembrandt.

WHAT`S INCLUDED:

• Guiding service
• transport by car
• water for my Guests in the car
  parking fees

• lunch
•  entrance fees to the Royal Castle below 

ROYAL CASTLE TOUR– FEES PER PERSON FROM JANUARY 2025

The Great and The King’s Apartment Route

regular rate per person	60,00 PLN
reduced rate per person	45,00 PLN
group (per person) regular /reduced	55,00 /45,00 PLN

 

PRICES PER TOUR :

1-7 PAX	450 PLN	equivalent in any convenient   currency
8-19 PAX	please ask for the price	–
19-30 PAX	please ask for the price	–

OPENING HOURS :

The Royal Route, the Lanckoroński Gallery, the Kubicki Arcades: 

Tuesday-Sunday: 10 AM–5 PM (last entry at 4 PM)
Monday – closed

The Tin-Roofed Palace (exhibition unavailable until further notice) 

The Royal Gardens:

The Upper Garden: 10 AM–6 PM 
The Lower Garden: 10 AM–6 PM

On Wednesdays:

• free admission to permanent exhibitions: the Great Apartment, the Royal Apartment, Jan Matejko’s Paintings, the Senators’ Chamber (insight from the outside) and the Lanckoroński Gallery – as part of one sightseeing route.
• free tickets need to be collected at the Ticket Office
• guided tours and reservations not available 
• the Presidential Rooms, the Wettins’ Gallery – not available) 

Children up to 7 years of age – free admission