Targowek Guide: Right-Bank Calm and the Bródno Park
What to know: Targowek, on Warsaw's right bank, is a residential district the city credits with well-planned spatial development: modern housing estates, the large Bródno Park and, in the 2025/26 winter season, a free municipal ice rink in that park.
Photo: Adrian Grycuk, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0 pl). Bródnowski Park in the Targowek district of Warsaw.
Across the river from the centre, Targówek is the quiet side of right-bank Warsaw. The City of Warsaw's district profile highlights its well-planned spatial development and wise investments, making it a place for good and comfortable living, with developers building modern housing estates.
Bródnowski Park
The district's green heart is Park Bródnowski, a large park of lawns and old trees. In the 2025/26 winter season it hosted a free municipal ice rink - opened 1 December 2025, daily 10:30-22:00 in 75-minute sessions, with skate rental at 10 PLN. See our Warsaw winter guide for the full season picture.
Visiting
Metro line M2 serves the district's southern edge, and trams and buses run along Radzymińska street toward Praga Północ. Combine a park walk with the right-bank museum stops in our Praga Południe guide.
FAQ
What is Targowek known for?
Modern housing estates, the large Bródno Park and a calm residential feel on the right bank of the Vistula.
Is the Bródno Park ice rink free?
In the 2025/26 season the municipal rink in Bródno Park was free, open daily 10:30-22:00 with 10 PLN skate rental; the 2026/27 season is not yet announced.
How do I get to Targowek?
Metro line M2 serves the southern edge of the district, with trams and buses along Radzymińska street from the centre.
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