Puławy is a city associated, on the one hand, with large nitrogen plants and, on the other hand, with the palace and park complex that belonged to the Czartoryski family in the past.
In the second half of the 17th century, the Lubomirski family, one of the largest magnate families in the Republic of Poland, bought the small village of Puławy on the Vistula. In 1731, due to marriages, the property was handed over to the Czartoryski family and for over 100 years it became one of the most important centers of culture and education in this part of Poland.
The palace in Puławy, surrounded by a vast park, was built in the 17th century for the Lubomirski family and was designed by the famous architect Tylman van Gameren. Only fragments of the first building have survived to this day. The residence owes its present appearance to two reconstructions from the 18th century, which followed the war damages.
The Classicist Palace rebuilt under the supervision of Piotr Aigner, today houses the Czartoryski Museum in Puławy and the Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation. Only part of the interior is open to the public. On the other hand, you can visit the most important attraction of Puławy, the Czartoryski Park, with romantic and classicist buildings such as the Temple of the Sibyl, the Gothic House, the Yellow House of Alexandria or the Chinese House. Neo-Gothic terrace stairs and English stairs have also been preserved in the park. Part of the palace and park complex is the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, modeled on the Roman Pantheon.
