!!! Castle - It contains the Castle 1st floor and the Castle 2nd floor
duration 120 min.
March 14, 2026,
14:40
Castle 1st floor - 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 2nd floor - 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 Recovered (visit time: approximately 25 minutes, last entry 16:30)
Special offer! From the 1st of September the price of the ticket includes an audio guide (for children over 7 years old). An audio guide will be available to visitors up 14 years old upon request. The device should be collected at the entrance to the exhibition on the day of visit.
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, Between the Walls, Treasury, Armoury, Wawel Town + Terrance, Sandomierska Tower, Dragon’s Den and the Royal Garden's (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.
