Attractions and Places To See around Podkowa Leśna - Top 20

Dworek and park, a nice place to rest

Great road through the forest :)

Beautiful and quiet place. The area has an interesting sculpture, squeezed between streams and ponds. Interesting history and two manor houses, separated by 40 years. Built by a father and son, famous doctors. I was enchanted by the silence and atmosphere of this place

Feel the nature, it's worth taking your time there.

The manor house was built around 1930 according to the designs of the architect Witold Pokrowski, commissioned by Dr. Mateusz Chełmoński. In the 1990s, the manor house was owned by Piotr Stefański, the grandson of the founder of the manor house. Wooden and plastered manor house, set on a rectangular plan, with a regular shape, the building set on a stone foundation, single-storey, partially basemented, with a residential attic covered with a mansard roof with slopes covered with ceramic roof tiles. On the slopes of all four elevations there are extensions. On the longitudinal elevations they are topped with triangular gables, on the side elevations they are covered with a pediment roof. The front elevation is composed of 3 wide axes, of which the middle one in the form of a four-column Tuscan portico. On the garden elevation on the axis there is a terrace and a four-column Tuscan portico supporting the balcony of the first floor. The interior layout is two-bay with a hall and a living room on the axis. The whole is composed in a manor style with clear elements of classicism.

Private, open gallery of Juan Soriano's sculptures arranged by Marek Keller in Owczarnia near Warsaw. In 2006 (the year of Soriana's death), Marek Keller bought the decaying "Kazimierówka" estate in the village of Owczarnia near Warsaw, which preserved: the manager's house, a barn, a cellar with a storage room on the first floor and a seven-hectare park with a pond, old trees and gushing springs. Under the supervision of a conservator, he restored the buildings and the park, created an open exhibition of Juan Soriano's sculptures and a gallery in which - in cooperation with the Mexican embassy in Poland - Mexican and Latin American artists are exhibited. The first phase of the renovation ended in 2009 with the inauguration of the gallery of Mexican contemporary art - an exhibition of Juan Soriano was made available.

This is a special place, associated with the family Chełmoński, where on an elevation stands a historic manor house surrounded by beautiful old trees, watercourses, and lush vegetation. The park is not only an oasis of peace for walkers and cyclists, but also a vibrant cultural center, where artistic events, workshops, and family picnics are regularly held. Anyone looking for a respite from the urban hustle and bustle or wishing to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of former gentry life will find Adamowizna Park the ideal place for a day trip. The history of Adamowizna Park is inextricably linked with the family Chełmoński. Around 1899, Adam Chełmoński, a prominent doctor specializing in lung diseases, at the urging of his brother Józef – a famous painter – purchased an old manor house located in Kuklówka. The building was moved and placed on brick foundations in the settlement of Młyniska na Starem, which later took the name Adamowizna – after the owner's name. Adam Chełmoński chose an extremely picturesque place for his residence. The manor house was situated on a hill, surrounded by the Mrowną river, which flows around the property on almost all sides, near a pond and a forest. In this charming place, the family life of the Chełmońskis unfolded, and Józef Chełmoński himself was a frequent guest, who loved the surrounding landscapes and nature. The manor house even appears in his painting “Winter. Manor House at Dusk”, which is currently housed in the Silesian Museum in Katowice. In 2006, the municipality of Grodzisk Mazowiecki purchased the property from the Chełmoński family and began efforts to revalorize the site along with the surrounding park. After years of renovation work, in November 2020, the site was officially opened to residents and tourists as a branch of the Grodzisk Mazowiecki Cultural Center.

Fast asphalt (low resistance), almost always windy, lots of people on weekends, but still worth it...