Żelazowa Wola - Fryderyk Chopin's birthplace
Time: 4 hours including driving time
Participants: 1-4 persons
For larger groups extra transportation (mini-van, bus) cost will be added - please contact for details
Price includes: guiding service, tax, car transportation, parking fees
Additional costs: Zelazowa Wola entrance fee (4 € per person)
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Żelazowa Wola is a village on the Utrata River in the Masovian Voivodship, -about 60 km west of Warsaw. The village is the birthplace of Frederick Chopin - world famous pianist and composer. It is known for its picturesque Mazovian landscape, and numerous winding streams surrounded by willows and hillocks. A museum devoted to Chopin is located in the preserved annex of the former manor of the Chopin family, surrounded by a beautiful park. In summer, open-air piano recitals of Chopin's music are performed by pianists from all over the world (available free of charge from May till the end of September on Sundays at 12.00 and 15.00)
If you have more time - Warsaw sites connected to F. Chopin can be added (Frederick Chopin Museum, Chopin family apartment, Monument to F. Chopin in Lazienki Royal Park, the Holy Cross church where his heart is kept, Powązki cemetery where his family is burried and others).
Additional time: 2-4 hours
Additional costs: 30 € per each additional hour (guiding service) + entrance fees - Chopin Apartment (1 € per person), Chopin Museum (2 € per person)
Chopin music recitals in Warsaw can be arranged at extra cost - please contact for details