- Another attraction at Krakow's Wawel Castle is the Dragon's Pit - a Jurassic cave once inhabited by a dangerous dragon... and today open to tourists.
- It seems that Wawel Castle Krakow has been the scene of various wars because it has a wide range of different types of guns, cannons, swords, daggers, shields...
- Dark wood room with gold detailed on the ceiling and stained glass windows in the Royal Apartments at Wawel Castle in Krakow.
- Crowning Krakow’s Wawel Hill and adjoining Wawel Cathedral, Wawel Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that consists of numerous Romanesque...
- Today, however, the Wawel castle, with most of its artefacts restored in the post-war period, is an enduring symbol of Kraków’s historical power and...
- For a few centuries, the Wawel Castle was the seat of rulers from the Piast and Jagiellon dynasties, as well as the first elective kings.
- In 1609, King Sigismund III moved the capital permanently to Warsaw, marking the decline of Krakow and Wawel Castle’s significance.
- 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.
- Wawel Castle is one of Krakow’s must-see sights and an important Polish landmark.
- The journey up to the top of the castle where the bell tower was located was a long spiral staircase that became more and more narrow the higher you went.