• Discover Poland's rich history at Wawel Castle in Kraków, a 14th-century royal residence with the iconic Wawel Cathedral and State Rooms.
  • A full tour of Wawel is hard but rewarding work, and can take several days. The complex is free to enter, and there is no ticket necessary to explore the castle grounds.
  • It was the foundation of the future Wawel Castle. ... Then the prince founded Krakow and built the first Wawel Castle on the site of the dragon’s lair.
  • ‘View of the Wawel Castle, Cracow’ was created by Czesław Jan Pyrgies. Find more prominent pieces at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
  • Like most castles in Eastern Europe, the sight of Wawel Castle was identified by early people as a location that could offer strategic defensive benefits.
  • Throughout the centuries, Wawel Castle served as the royal residence, the epicenter of power, and the treasure trove of a once flourishing medieval European city.
  • Wawel Castle bears the enduring legacy of the Renaissance in the sixteenth century. The castle saw a brilliant period of art and architecture under Sigismund I’s rule.
  • The castle was rebuilt after a fire in 1499 and has had several extensions. ... Almost all of the Polish kings were crowned in Wawel Castle.
  • I experienced one of the most beautiful experiences of my life to the Wawel Castle. ... Wawel Castle is quite extensive and has many points of interest.