Villa Aida in Podkowa Leśna, Historic wooden villa in Podkowa Leśna, Poland

Villa Aida is a wooden villa in Podkowa Leśna, built around 1900 on a brick foundation with a Swiss-style veranda and a gabled roof. Its L-shaped plan is topped by a saddle roof whose gable is adorned with two opposing dragon figures. Inside, a tiled stove with a decorated crown and original door joinery survive.

Built in 1900 by Stanisław Wilhelm Lilpop as a summer residence, the house later became home to writer and poet Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz and his wife Anna. The change in ownership marked a shift from a private retreat to a center of literary life in the region.

The villa's name "Aida" comes from Anna Iwaszkiewicz, née Lilpop, who lived here with her husband Jarosław before they moved to Stawisko in 1928. In summer the young owners brought a piano from Warsaw so that music would not be missing; it returned to the city each autumn. The Skamander poets, including Julian Tuwim and Jan Lechoń, were regular guests.

Villa Aida stands at 7 Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz Street in Podkowa Leśna. It is not a museum: since 2011 the house has served as a private residence and a local cultural centre hosting theatre performances, open-air shows, author meetings, concerts, exhibitions and poetry evenings. The building was entered in the monument register in 2010.

The villa's name has nothing to do with Verdi's opera: it comes from Anna Iwaszkiewicz's nickname, Aida. Guests at the house included Julian Tuwim, Jan Lechoń, Antoni Słonimski and Karol Szymanowski, and the most famous piece of furniture was a red sofa in the study where visitors usually fell asleep.