There’s also a natural lake found behind Wilanów Palace, where seasonal gondolas complete with gondoliers and rowing boats can be hired for leisurely trips on the water from May until the end of August (weather permitting). A trip here will reward you with a glimpse of Enrico Marconi’s strange, Gothic-inspired pump room, and an adventure to the island at the centre of the lake island reveals a monument to the Polish soldier, Captain Ksawery Burski, who served in the army of the Duchy of Warsaw and gave his life at Wilanów fighting the Austrians at the Battle of Raszyn in 1809. Wilanów Lake is off-limits from September to April.