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Wawel Royal Castle
King Sigismund the Old (Zygmunt Stary) paid for his brainchild which turned the somewhat austere castle into a Renaissance palace residence of high artistic taste. Today, Wawel Castle is one of Poland’s largest and greatest museums... »
Cathedral, Royal Tombs, Sigismund Bell
A row of crypts in Wawel’s Royal Cathedral is the only necropolis of its kind in Poland. Until 1533, the bodies of the monarchs were laid in sarcophagus tombs or under church floors... »
Cathedral Museum
The museum of Jan Pawel II exhibits monuments from Wawel Cathedral’s Treasure House and the archives of the Metropolitan Chapter in Wawel. Opening: 28 September 1978... »
The Dragon’s Den
The tourist route is 81 m (266 ft) long, and includes – after walking down the former well – three rock chambers with fossils and highly divergent karst formations. The last of the three chambers, closest to the cave’s mouth by the Vistula River... »
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Former Buildings and Fortifications on Wawel Hill... »
Conservatory reviews 2012 – Wawel exhibitions closed
Some of the Wawel castle exhibtions may be closed in January, February and March 2012 due to the conservatory reviews. Read more to find out, when (not) to visit the exhibitions!... »
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Historical Museum of the City of Kraków
The wartime history of the factory, its owner Oskar Schindler, and the Jewish prisoners of the Płaszów camp became known primarily thanks to Steven Spielberg... »
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Although there are few who can guess which church bears the official name of the Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus the Bishop and Martyr and St Wenceslas,... »
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Various Faces of MOCAK
Since it opened in May last year, the expansive floor space of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow (MOCAK) are regularly filled with temporary exhibitions. Four will be opened on 16 February.... »









