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Oliwa Park

  ul. Opacka 12, Gdańsk ,   Oliwa         12 May 2023
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The exact origins of Oliwa's delightful 10-hectare park are lost to time, but what is known is that Oliwa's last Cistercian abbot, Jacek Rybiński (1701-1782) had the gardener Kazimierz Dębiński originate the beginnings of its contemporary appearance by designing a French Rococo part of the garden, still in existence today in the south of the park. After Rybiński's death a family by the name of Hohenzollern-Hechingen took over the park, introducing even more grand designs, and over the years, and in the hands of several different people, Oliwa Park gradually took on its modern look, with the addition of a Chinese garden, English touches, a botanical gardens and palm house. Today's park is a hugely popular place for people to come and relax, picnic and enjoy the many sights it has on offer. A fun attraction is the so-called 'Whispering Caves' (aka. Dionysus' Ears) to the southeast of the Abbot's Palace. Assuming that nobody has relieved themselves here for a while, it's possible for two people to stand in each 'ear' and have a conversation in the quietest of whispers.
The Abbots' Palace in Oliwa Park. Photo by Darios44 / Canva Pro.

Website

Email

park.oliwski@gdansk.gda.pl

Open

Oliwa Park open daily 05:00-23:00. Palm House open 10:00-18:00, Mon closed.

Price/Additional Info

Admission free.

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