Botanical Garden in Gdańsk Oliwa, Historical botanical garden in Gdańsk, Poland.
The Botanical Garden in Gdańsk Oliwa is a large public garden in the Oliwa district of Gdańsk, Poland, combining sections inspired by French Baroque design, a Chinese garden, and English landscape style. A modern glass palm house sits among the grounds, and paths wind through areas planted with different themes.
The site began as a monastery garden cared for by Cistercian monks from the 12th century onward. In the 18th century, Abbot Jacek Rybiński directed major changes that brought new garden styles to the grounds.
Inside the garden stands a former granary that now houses the Ethnographic Museum, displaying folk objects, tools, and traditional crafts from the Pomerania region. Walking through it gives a clear sense of how ordinary people in this part of Poland lived and worked across generations.
Entry to the garden is free on weekday afternoons and at weekends, while a fee applies during weekday mornings. The different sections are connected by a clear network of paths, making it easy to move from one area to another without getting lost.
Hidden within the grounds are two underground chambers known as the Whispering Caves, where two people standing at opposite ends can hear each other speak in a low voice with surprising clarity. Many visitors walk past them without noticing, even though the entrance sits in plain sight along one of the main paths.
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