The
Wawel Hill is accessible to visitors daily from
April through September between 6 a.m. and 8
p.m. and from October through March between 6
a.m. and 6 p.m. The Royal Castle's
famous inner courtyard is off limits half an
hour before the closing time.
Visitors cannot bring luggage, including
backpacks (left luggage facilities are available
at the southern gate and in the castle's inner
courtyard).
Exhibitions in the Royal Castle are closed on
Christmastide (December 24th and 25th), New Year's Day, Easter
Sunday and Monday,
November 1, and November 11. Ditto the Wawel Cathedral for tourists and the Cathedral Museum.
The
following are permanent exhibitions in the
Wawel Royal Castle:
Royal
Chambers / State Rooms - historical interiors,
tapestry collection of Sigismund II Augustus,
royal portraits, Italian Renaissance furniture,
Italian and Dutch painting of the 14th to 17th
century.
Royal Private Apartments - rooms where
the Polish royalty lived, period furniture and
art.
Crown Treasury and Armory
- regalia, jewelry, precious weapons, armors and
caparisons; Polish and West European.
Oriental Art - Turkish tents
and banners, Turkish and Persian weapons and
carpets, Chinese and Japanese ceramics.
The Lost Wawel -
archaeological and architectural reserve of the
early-11th-century church of St. St. Felix and
Adauctus' with surroundings; objects excavated
by archeologists on the Wawel Hill; ornate stove
tiles of the 16th and 17th century. Plus
multimedia presentation of the Wawel Hill's
history.
From
May through October visitors may also take
guided tours of the castle's gardens arranged
in historical styles.
Note: There
is a daily limit on the number of visitors to
each Wawel exhibition. Tickets state the
time of the tour.
The
Wawel
Cathedral
outclasses even the adjacent Royal Castle. A
single ticket allows seeing the cathedral
itself, the Royal Tombs in its crypts, and its
belfry with a giant Sigismund
Bell.
The
Wawel Hill's other outstanding places of
interest are the Cathedral Museum and Dragon's
Den.
Pope
John Paul II Cathedral Museum
shows world-class church art and historic
curios.
Dragon's Den is a big
cave said to be the fiery monster's
hideout.
-
Throughout November entry to all
exhibitions at the Wawel Royal
Castle is free of charge.
State
Rooms / Royal
Chambers
|
April
1st through October 31st |
November
2nd through March 31st |
tickets normal 18 zloty,
reduced 11 zloties.
No day of free admittance.
|
tickets normal 16 zloty,
reduced 9 zloty.
Free admittance on Sundays. |
day
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from
|
till
|
day |
from
|
till
|
Sunday
|
10
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
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Sunday
|
10
a.m.
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4
p.m.
|
Monday
|
closed
|
Monday
|
closed
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Tuesday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Tuesday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Wednesday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Wednesday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Thursday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Thursday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Friday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Friday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Saturday
|
10
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Saturday
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9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
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Royal Private Apartments
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Only guided tours are admitted in groups of
ten
persons or less.
English-speaking guides available at noon,
the Polish tours at 1:10 p.m. and 2:20 p.m.
Otherwise by appointment.
|
April
1 through October 31 |
November
2 through March 31 |
tickets normal 25 zloty, reduced
19 zloty.
No day of free admittance.
|
tickets normal 21 zloty, reduced
16 zloty.
No day of free admittance. |
day
|
from
|
till
|
day |
from
|
till
|
Sunday
|
10
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Sunday
|
closed
|
Monday
|
closed
|
Monday
|
closed
|
Tuesday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Tuesday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Wednesday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Wednesday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Thursday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Thursday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Friday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Friday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Saturday
|
10
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Saturday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
CROWN TREASURY AND ARMOURY
|
April
1 through October 31 |
November
2 through March 31 |
tickets normal 18 zloty,
reduced 11 zlotys.
Free admittance on Mondays.
|
tickets normal 16 zlotys,
reduced 9 zlotys.
No day of free admittance. |
day
|
from
|
till
|
day |
from
|
till
|
Sunday
|
10
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Sunday
|
closed
|
Monday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
1
p.m. |
Monday
|
closed
|
Tuesday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Tuesday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Wednesday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Wednesday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Thursday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Thursday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Friday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Friday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Saturday
|
10
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Saturday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
ORIENTAL
ART
|
April
1 through October 31 |
November
2 through March 31 |
tickets
normal 8 zloty,
reduced 5 zloty.
No day of free admittance.
|
tickets
normal 7 zloty,
reduced 4 zloty.
No day of free admittance. |
day
|
from
|
till
|
day |
from
|
till
|
Sunday
|
10
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Sunday
|
closed
|
Monday
|
closed
|
Monday
|
closed
|
Tuesday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Tuesday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Wednesday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Wednesday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Thursday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Thursday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Friday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Friday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Saturday
|
10
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Saturday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
The
Lost Wawel
|
April
1 through October 31
|
November
2 through March 31 |
tickets
normal 8 zloty,
reduced 5 zloty.
Free admittance on Mondays.
|
tickets
normal 7 zloty,
reduced 4 zloty.
Free admittance on Sundays. |
day
|
from
|
till
|
day |
from
|
till
|
Sunday
|
10
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Sunday
|
10
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Monday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
1
p.m. |
Monday
|
closed
|
Tuesday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Tuesday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Wednesday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Wednesday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Thursday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Thursday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Friday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Friday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Saturday
|
10
a.m.
|
5
p.m.
|
Saturday
|
9:30
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
CATHEDRAL
(together with the Zygmunt bell and
Royal
Tombs)
|
tickets
normal 10 zlotys, reduced 5 zlotys.
|
day
|
from
|
till
|
Sundays
and Holidays
|
12:30
p.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Weekdays
and Saturday
|
9
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
CATHEDRAL MUSEUM
|
tickets
normal 5 zlotys, reduced 2 zlotys. No day of free
admittance.
|
day
|
from
|
till
|
Sunday
|
closed |
Monday
|
9:00
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Tuesday
|
9:00
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Wednesday
|
9:00
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Thursday
|
9:00
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Friday
|
9:00
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
Saturday
|
9:00
a.m.
|
4
p.m.
|
DRAGON'S
DEN
|
tickets
3 zlotys.
|
every
day
|
10
a.m.
|
6
p.m.
|
closed from
the end of October till the March 31.
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Admittance
terms and
fees might be subject to changes.
For inquiries and booking please
contact the Tourist Service
Office (BOT), Wawel 5, 31-001
Krakow, Poland. Phone (+48) 124225155 ext. 291,
phone/fax: (+48) 124221697 Monday through
Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Fridays, Saturdays,
Sundays, and holidays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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