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Wilanów - favourite residential area in Warsaw

Located in the southern district of Warsaw, Wilanów has everything you need to live: from the huge Miasteczko Wilanów, through numerous single-family houses to attractive green areas.

Wilanów
Based in Warsaw, Poland
Wilanów
Based in Warsaw, Poland

General Info

Located in the deep south and tucked just inside the city’s very border, Wilanów has traditionally enjoyed a reputation as an affluent, crime-free district with an international population. In modern times, this has sprung from the rapid development of upmarket family-friendly residential projects, but in truth Wilanów has always been something special. Known as ‘the Polish Versailles’, it was to Wilanów Palace that King Jan III Sobieski would retreat for his summer holidays back in the 17th century. Never subsequently losing its reputation as place of calm prosperity, contemporary Wilanów feels utterly alien to the rest of Warsaw; on spotless streets find baby buggies and cyclists making their way to organic cafes and family-run delicatessens. Occasionally derided and envied by outsiders, the community spirit here is unique with residents noted for their European outlook, political engagement and social awareness. Attracting many young professional families, it is a district to savour and treasure.



Architecture & Property

The baroque Wilanów Palace is, to many, the spiritual heart of the area, and it is here one feels the full might of Poland’s monarchical past. This is not the only iconic landmark in the area, though, and equally extravagant is Wilanów’s Temple of Divine Providence, a giant place of worship whose contemporary design has often been unfavourably compared to an outsized lemon squeezer. If for nothing else, it works as a handy point of reference when walking the area’s housing estates, the most celebrated of which is mere steps away: known as Miasteczko Wilanów, it represents what is arguably the country’s most famous gated community. Varied in their visual style and defined by their liveable nature, apartments have found great favour with not just Poland’s emerging upper-middle class but expats as well. Luxurious detached villas feature greatly in Wilanów’s offer, but so too do modern, well-planned detached and semi-detached estates in sub-areas such as Zawady.

Architecture & Property

The baroque Wilanów Palace is, to many, the spiritual heart of the area, and it is here one feels the full might of Poland’s monarchical past. This is not the only iconic landmark in the area, though, and equally extravagant is Wilanów’s Temple of Divine Providence, a giant place of worship whose contemporary design has often been unfavourably compared to an outsized lemon squeezer. If for nothing else, it works as a handy point of reference when walking the area’s housing estates, the most celebrated of which is mere steps away: known as Miasteczko Wilanów, it represents what is arguably the country’s most famous gated community. Varied in their visual style and defined by their liveable nature, apartments have found great favour with not just Poland’s emerging upper-middle class but expats as well. Luxurious detached villas feature greatly in Wilanów’s offer, but so too do modern, well-planned detached and semi-detached estates in sub-areas such as Zawady.

Greenery & Recreation

Wilanów’s family friendly credentials go beyond just mere access to schools and healthcare; removed from Warsaw’s daily grind, many residents cite its wide spaces and tranquil serenity as one of its primary draws. By their very nature, detached properties here come with gardens, whilst even apartment blocks have been generously laid out so as to feature sections of common greenery. But these aside, Wilanów has a wealth of standout parks and expanses of rolling greenery. These include the Natolinski and Morynski wooded nature reserves, the trim imperial age gardens of Wilanów Palace, riverside trails, community parks featuring dog runs and playgrounds, and, just outside the area’s boundaries, the striking Powsin Botanical Gardens and Kabacki forest.

Transport

Metro: Wilanów is not served by the metro, though a string of stops can be found in Ursynow district to the west – out of rush hour, drive time to reach these is about 10-minutes.

Tram: for years locals have campaigned for a tram line to connect Wilanów to the centre and this finally looks set to happen in the near future. Should all proceed to plan, 2023 has been targeted as a possible date. According to early estimates, journey time to the centre will weigh in at around 30-minutes.

Cars: Wilanów is a straightforward journey to the centre though traffic means that journeys to the centre can clock in at 50-minutes. Out of rush hour, the centre can be reached in around 20-minutes.

Train station: Wilanów has no train station, regional or otherwise.

Cycling: the area is blessed with a network of modern cycle paths. Cycling to the centre is possible within around 35-minutes.

Transport

Metro: Wilanów is not served by the metro, though a string of stops can be found in Ursynow district to the west – out of rush hour, drive time to reach these is about 10-minutes.

Tram: for years locals have campaigned for a tram line to connect Wilanów to the centre and this finally looks set to happen in the near future. Should all proceed to plan, 2023 has been targeted as a possible date. According to early estimates, journey time to the centre will weigh in at around 30-minutes.

Cars: Wilanów is a straightforward journey to the centre though traffic means that journeys to the centre can clock in at 50-minutes. Out of rush hour, the centre can be reached in around 20-minutes.

Train station: Wilanów has no train station, regional or otherwise.

Cycling: the area is blessed with a network of modern cycle paths. Cycling to the centre is possible within around 35-minutes.

Amenities & Infrastructure

From an educational point of view Wilanów, and its immediate surrounding, will leave parents spoiled for choice. Options are numerous and include The British School, Lycée Francais de Varsovie R. Goscinny, International European School, Willy-Brandt Schule Warschau, The Canadian School, The American School, and the premium Akademeia High School.

Similarly, Wilanów excels when it comes to offering private healthcare; branches of Lux-Med and Enel-Med aside, the area boasts a state-of-the-art Medicover hospital. When it comes to retail and other miscellaneous services, the area’s options are firmly angled at the young, aspirational residents and feature a high headcount of beauty salons, children’s shops, neighbourly delicatessens and fancy home design stores.

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