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! Wawel: The Most Precious - English guided tour

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Zdjęcie - !! Wawel for Enthusiasts – All available exhibitions at Wawel Royal Castle, selected areas of Pieskowa Skała Castle and Stryszów Manor House

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!! Wawel for Enthusiasts – All available exhibitions at Wawel Royal Castle, selected areas of Pieskowa Skała Castle and Stryszów Manor House

duration: 300 min.

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This is a special ticket for Wawel aficionados, who would like to spend many hours visiting all the exhibitions of the Wawel Royal Castle available on a given day, selected areas of Pieskowa Skała Castle: individual visit to the castle interiors, the new exhibition Old Polish Culture (Saturday, Sunday), and Stryszów Manor House.

Exceptionally, when purchasing the "Wawel for Enthusiasts" tour, a paper ticket must be collected on the day of the tour.

01.08.2025 - 31.08.2025, tickets purchased for the hours 9:00 to 9:50 AM at the Reservation Office, and from 10:00 AM at the Międzymurze exhibition.

01.09.2025 - 30.09.2025, tickets purchased for Tuesdays through Thursdays and Sundays at the Międzymurze exhibition. Tickets purchased for Fridays and Saturdays for the hours 9:00 to 9:50 AM at the Reservation Office, and from 10:00 AM at the Międzymurze exhibition.

01.10.2025 - 31.10.2025, tickets available for collection at the Międzymurze exhibition.

NOTE! Tickets available for pickup at the Reservations Office on October 25, 2025.

Please arrive approximately 10 minutes before the tour begins.

Periodic closures of permanent exhibitions:

- 01-03.10.2025 Castle II

- 20-30.10.2025 Crown Treasury

Audio guides available as part of a paid ticket (regular, reduced).

An audio guide is available in English, Polish, Ukrainian, German, French, Italian and Spanish. We recommend the audio guide for visitors aged 12 and above..

Visiting time: Wawel – about 5 hours; Pieskowa Skała – about 1.5 hours; Stryszów Manor – about 1 hour

This ticket is not recommended for families with young children (long visiting time, strollers are not permitted in the castles and manor, the Baggage Check is located in the Arcaded Courtyard). This ticket is not recommended for people with mobility issues

SPECIAL FAMILY DISCOUNT – Children (age 0–18) enter free with Parents/Guardians who have purchased tickets (maximum 5 children per guardian - free tickets must be obtained).

In the entitlement to discounts for children over 7 years of age, please select "Other".

Tickets for Pieskowa Skała Castle and Ticket for Stryszów Manor is valid for a selected visit date within 30 days from the visit date selected on the ticket.

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!!! Castle - It contains the Castle I and the Castle II

duration: 120 min.

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Castle I - Once reserved for the royal family and their courtiers and guests, these rooms hold Renaissance furnishings, Italian paintings from the Lanckoroński Collection, and Flemish tapestries from the holdings of King Sigismund II Augustus. Several rooms retain their original 16th-century painted wooden ceilings and friezes. the President of the Republic of Poland. Wawel’s collection of Meissen porcelain and table silver from the so-called Saxon period (1697–1763; Wettin kings Augustus II and Augustus III) are on view on this floor.

Castle II - The spacious, high-ceilinged rooms on the second floor were used for ceremonial events. Sessions of the sejm and senate, royal audiences, and wedding receptions and balls were held in these grand rooms. Following a catastrophic fire in 1595, the east and north wings of the Renaissance residence built by the Jagiellons were renovated in the early Baroque style by architect Giovanni Trevano for King Sigismund III. Consequently, this part of the castle has Baroque furnishings. Further on the second floor of the Castle are presented trophies from the Battle of Vienna of 1683 and historic objects associated with King John III Sobieski, such as three magnificent Ottoman tents. (The Wawel collection of Ottoman tents is the largest in Europe.)

The ticket price also includes admission to the following exhibitions:

Wawel on old postcards from June 27 to October 12, 2025 (visit time: approximately 20 minutes)

Wawel Recovered (visit time: approximately 25 minutes, last entry 16:30)

Additional time spent visiting seasonal and temporary exhibitions is not included in the scheduled time spent visiting the main exhibitions Castle I and Castle II.

Family discount applies for the purchase of tickets for exhibitions: Castle, Castle I, Castle II, Wawel Underground, Treasury, Sandomierska Tower and Dragon’s Den (does not apply to routes).

A special family discount applies when purchasing a ticket: Wawel for Enthusiasts.

Children 0–7 years of age (until their seventh birthday) – free admission.

Family discount applies to a family of 1–2 adults with max. 5 children (till 18 yrs. of age) per adult; min. 1 adult + 1 child:

- 1+1, 2+1 – discount applies to 1 adult ticket

- 2+2, 2+3 – discount applies to 2 adult tickets

- 2+4 – discount applies to 2 adult ticket (in addition – 4th child 7–18 yrs. of age receives free admission).

If a family discount is used, parents/guardians should uncheck item No. 8 "OTHER" when selecting the status eligible for the discount.

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1. Castle I - Royal Private Apartments with The Porcelain Cabinet, Wawel Recovered

duration: 70 min.

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Once reserved for the royal family and their courtiers and guests, these rooms hold Renaissance furnishings, Italian paintings from the Lanckoroński Collection, and Flemish tapestries from the holdings of King Sigismund II Augustus. Several rooms retain their original 16th-century painted wooden ceilings and friezes. the President of the Republic of Poland. Wawel’s collection of Meissen porcelain and table silver from the so-called Saxon period (1697–1763; Wettin kings Augustus II and Augustus III) are on view on this floor. Wawel Recovered exhibition on view in the medieval interiors of a group of Gothic buildings on the north side of Wawel Hill focuses on Wawel's history from the Poland's loss of independence in 1795 to the present day. It tells the story of the trying period of the Partitions and Wawel was converted into an Austrian military stronghold. During this period, some medieval buildings were demolished and the once-splendid royal residence was turned into barracks for the occupying army. It is also the story of the castle's restoration.

The ticket price also includes admission to the following exhibitions:

Wawel on old postcards from June 27 to October 12, 2025 (visit time: approximately 20 minutes)

Wawel Recovered (visit time: approximately 25 minutes, last entry 16:30)

Additional time spent visiting seasonal and temporary exhibitions is not included in the scheduled time spent visiting the main exhibition Castle I.

Family discount applies for the purchase of tickets for exhibitions: Castle, Castle I, Castle II, Wawel Underground, Treasury, Sandomierska Tower, Royal Gardens and Dragon’s Den (does not apply to routes). A special family discount applies when purchasing a ticket: Wawel for Enthusiasts

Children 0–7 years of age (until their seventh birthday) – free admission

Family discount applies to a family of 1–2 adults with max. 5 children (till 18 yrs. of age) per adult; min. 1 adult + 1 child:

- 1+1, 2+1 – discount applies to 1 adult ticket

- 2+2, 2+3 – discount applies to 2 adult tickets

- 2+4 – discount applies to 2 adult ticket (in addition – 4th child 8

7–18 yrs. of age receives free admission)

If a family discount is used, parents/guardians should uncheck item No. 8 "OTHER" when selecting the status eligible for the discount.

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3. Crown Treasury

duration: 50 min.

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Significant objects connected to Poland’s history are displayed in twelve rooms. There are exquisite works in gold and silver, jewelry, textiles, and ornate parade arms and armor. The exhibition occupies the Gothic and Renaissance rooms in the north part and corner of the castle that from t 14th century onward housed the Polish coronation insignia and the crown jewels of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. On view here are priceless objects from the original Crown Treasury, such as the coronation sword Szczerbiec, heirlooms of Polish monarchs that have survived war and pillage, and splendid gold and silver objects created by Western European and Polish goldsmiths. A large collection of weapons, armour, parade saddles, and equestrian equipment dating from the Middle Ages to the 18th century is displayed in the Armoury. As part of exhibition, you can see, among others a unique set of state insignia—painted and embroidered banners, including the great court banner executed for the wedding of King Sigismund II Augustus and Catherine of Austria in 1553—are on view in the first room. The court banner is the oldest and largest preserved object of its kind. In the next two rooms, the golden age of the Commonwealth’s military is illustrated by equestrian equipment and parade weapons from the 16th through the 17th centuries the mantle of the Order of the Holy Spirit, the most precious several dozen silver-gilt parade vessels and several hundred priceless objects ranging from antiquity to the late 18th century. bilia related to the history of Poland of great value and importance are displayed in twelve rooms.

Family discount applies for the purchase of tickets for exhibitions: Castle, Castle I, Castle II, Wawel Underground, Treasury, Sandomierska Tower, Royal Gardens and Dragon’s Den (does not apply to routes). A special family discount applies when purchasing a ticket: Wawel for Enthusiasts

Children 0–7 years of age (until their seventh birthday) – free admission

Family discount applies to a family of 1–2 adults with max. 5 children (8–18 yrs. of age) per adult; min. 1 adult + 1 child:

- 1+1, 2+1 – discount applies to 1 adult ticket

- 2+2, 2+3 – discount applies to 2 adult tickets

- 2+4 – discount applies to 2 adult ticket (in addition – 4th child 8–18 yrs. of age receives free admission)

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The exhibition is difficult for people using wheelchairs - there is no liftavailable to facilitate entry to the exhibition (from 14.10.2024 until further notice). The difficulties are caused by the preparation of a new arrangement of the "Armoury" exhibition

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4. Castle Underground – Lost Wawel, Lapidarium

duration: 70 min.

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The exhibitions of the route are located partly in the basement of the Castle, partly on its ground floor. The “Lost Wawel” exhibition encompasses the 10th/11th-century Rotunda of Sts. Felix and Adauctus (aka Blessed Virgin Mary), and the remains of the royal kitchens (16th c.) and coach house (16th/17th c.). Objects from archaeological digs, scale models of historical Wawel buildings, and a collection of Renaissance stove tiles are displayed. Stone sculptures and architectural details are on view in the lapidarium, which also includes 19th-century plaster casts of the carved stone decoration from the Wawel Cathedral’s Sigismund Chapel.

The Lapidarium - in the cellars of the royal palace presents a hitherto unexhibited collection of early modern architectural details and stone sculptures discovered during archeological excavations and preserved from the 19th century to the present day. For the first time, visitors will be able to see how the Renaissance residence was built, experience history hidden for centuries, and learn about the people to whom we owe the restoration of Wawel Royal Castle.

The price of the ticket includes an audio guide (for children over 7 years old). An audio guide will be available to visitors up to 14 years old upon request. The audio guide is only available for this route.

The device should be collected at the entrance to the exhibition Lost Wawel on the day of visit.

Family discount applies for the purchase of tickets for exhibitions: Castle, Castle I, Castle II, Wawel Underground, Treasury, Sandomierska Tower, Royal Gardens and Dragon’s Den (does not apply to routes). A special family discount applies when purchasing a ticket: Wawel for Enthusiasts

Family discounts do not apply to routes with a guide or educator.

Children 0–7 years of age (until their seventh birthday) – free admission

Family discount applies to a family of 1–2 adults with max. 5 children (till 18 yrs. of age) per adult; min. 1 adult + 1 child:

- 1+1, 2+1 – discount applies to 1 adult ticket

- 2+2, 2+3 – discount applies to 2 adult tickets

- 2+4 – discount applies to 2 adult ticket (in addition – 4th child 7–18 yrs. of age receives free admission)

If a family discount is used, parents/guardians should uncheck item No. 8 "OTHER" when selecting the status eligible for the discount.

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Between the Walls. Wawel Underground

duration: 30 min.

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Dragon’s Den

duration: 20 min.

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The Wawel Town and viewing platform

duration: 30 min.

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Visitors walk through the cloisters of the second floor of the castle and come to the exhibition "The Wawel Town", and after visiting it, they can go to the viewing terrace.

"The Wawel Town" exhibition is the story of everyday life right next to the castle and cathedral on Wawel Hill. Since the Middle Ages, Wawel Town has been an excellent example of the coexistence of two interpenetrating spaces in a small area: sacred and secular. The exhibition is a collection of traces of the past, a fragmentary snapshot at the centre of which are everyday objects found on the hill. For the most part, these are small artefacts, modest, often devoid of artistic value and preserved only in fragments. They are a material trace of the presence on Wawel Hill of people about whom the archival books are mostly silent.

The highlight of the exhibition is the view from the terrace, which includes the now-defunct town and an impressive perspective on the hill, as well as on Krakow and its surroundings. In good weather, the distant peaks of the Tatra Mountains can also be seen.

Family discount applies for the purchase of tickets for exhibitions: Castle, Castle I, Castle II, Wawel Underground, Treasury, The Wawel Town and viewing platform, Sandomierska Tower, royal Gardens, Dragon's Den (does not apply to routes). Children 0–7 years of age (until their seventh birthday) – free admission. Family discount applies to a family of 1–2 adults with max. 5 children (till 18 yrs. of age) per adult; min. 1 adult + 1 child:

- 1+1, 2+1 – discount applies to 1 adult ticket

- 2+2, 2+3 – discount applies to 2 adult tickets

- 2+4 – discount applies to 2 adult ticket (in addition – 4th child 7–18 yrs. of age receives free admission).

If a family discount is used, parents/guardians should uncheck item No. 8 "OTHER" when selecting the status eligible for the discount.

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Wawel Castle on old postcards

duration: 20 min.

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