How to visit Wawel Castle in Krakow (Poland): schedules, prices

La Wawel Hill, located south of the medieval enclosure of Krakow, is one of the recommended visits on your trip to this city in southern Poland.

The very important political role of Krakow Wawel Hill in the history of poland since the 9th century as the residence of several Polish kings, it is concentrated in the Royal Castle.

El Wawel Royal Castle, riding a KrakowIs a renaissance style palace, in which, apart from the general visit, you have the option of visiting various special corners.

What to see when visiting Wawel Castle in Krakow

This is the case, for example, of the State Rooms and the Royal Apartments, and also exhibitions such as Crown Treasures.

State Rooms of the Royal Castle in Krakow

The main visit in the Wawel Royal Castle are State Rooms, whose first floor was used as the residence of the governors of Krakow, and where Renaissance wooden ceilings are preserved.

On the second floor you can visit different guest rooms, the Royal chapel and the largest room of the Royal Castle, the Senate Hall.

Another optional visit that you can do in the Wawel Royal Castle are Royal Private Apartments where the guests of the kings of Poland once resided, and where you find some rooms with Gothic style decoration.

Crown Treasures and Armory Rooms

The Crown Treasures and Armory Rooms are other options to visit in the Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow.

Royal crowns, scepters, swords and various weapons from the period are displayed in several rooms on the ground floor and basement.

Schedule to visit Wawel Castle in Krakow

The enclosure of the monumental complex of Wavel Hill, which together with the Royal Castle includes the cathedral, opens to visitors throughout the year from 6 in the morning, and the closure varies depending on the time of year between 9 at night in July and 5 in the afternoon in winter.

En general, visiting hours Wavel Hill Royal Castle They are currently between 9,30:17 a.m. and XNUMX p.m.

In addition to the general schedules, on Mondays, between May and October, you can visit the Royal Castle for free, just some of its stays, with hours from 9 a.m. to 13 p.m., and from November to March, on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 16 p.m.

Wawel Castle ticket prices in Krakow

El price of admission to visit the Royal Castle It varies depending on the facilities you want to visit.

So, to see the State Rooms or Crown Treasures You have to pay 25 pln (5,85 euros) for each unit, and if you want to visit the Royal Apartments, 30 pln (6,50 euros).

Here you can consult all options and their prices.

It is also worth making a curious visit to the Dragon Cave, a cave that opens in the western part of the Wawel Hill, where according to legend the Wawel Dragon.