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Wawel Royal Castle (Zamek Krolewski)

TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 50 attractions in Krakow
Traveller Description: Wawel Casle.  Please be aware that tickets for entrance to the Castle are limited issue by time (10 visitors every 10 minutes).  Its worth doing this... more »
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Attraction type: Castle, Historic site, Historic walking area
Address: Wawel 5 Krakow 31-001
Poland
Tel: 48 12 422 51 55
Fax: 48 12 422 64 64

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Reviews of Wawel Royal Castle (Zamek Krolewski)

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5 of 5 stars
Coventry, England
25 Mar 2008

A fascinating place with so much history over the last 800 years or so. Worth seeing and getting a guide. Cracow Planet do excellent private tours which kept 2 adults and a 7 year old entralled for 4 hours going around the castle and the cathedral. Not a cheap option but we learned so much. We saw the Royal Apartments,... more

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4 of 5 stars
Berkshire, UK
13 Aug 2007
10/10 found this review helpful

If you're going to spend some time in the Wawel complex, I'd suggest visiting the Royal Apartments rather than the State apartments - they contain very similar artefacts, and the former are explained by a guide who might speak your language - our guide was excellent, very knowledgeable and good English skills. The State apartments have no guides and the... more

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3 of 5 stars
Britain
23 Jul 2007
7/8 found this review helpful

Although it was cheap to visit the castle we found it disappointing, esp the state rooms and the dragons lair!! The gounds were lovely and the cathedral was nice but I wouldn't go out my way to see this again. If you have lots of things planned for when you got to Krakow, don't worry if you can't fit a... more

2 May 2006
12/12 found this review helpful

We spent a morning wandering around the Castle area last March. We arrived early and booked into a tour of the apartments which was timed about 1 1/2 hours later. Meanwhile we had coffee and cake at a small tearoom nearby and then visited the Cathedral. It was as expected - big, dark and a bit scary! Then it was... more

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4 of 5 stars
Gorey, Ireland
1 May 2006
10/10 found this review helpful

The Wawel grounds are beautiful and the setting majestic. It is irritating that you have to buy tickets one place for everywhere, and the place does get completely overrun with school groups. The State Rooms were beautiful, especially the ceilings but I think if you want to learn anything a guided tour would be a good idea, as the information... more

15 Nov 2005
8/12 found this review helpful

We found Wawel Castle disappointing. Firstly we joined a large queue for 40 minutes just to get tickets to the state rooms and the military/treasury rooms. To be honest had we known what to expect we wouldn't have bothered. It should be noted that the ticket office only have so many tickets for sale each day and once they are... more

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4 of 5 stars
United Kingdom
3 Apr 2005
7/12 found this review helpful

The energy focus point of the earth which controls the energy of all Europe is said to be somewhere under the Chapel of St Gereon in the northern corner of the courtyard at Wawel Castle. Apparently certified guides are not allowed to talk about the chakra but you will see greasy stains on the wall which believers lean against for... more

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5 of 5 stars
Salida, CO
29 Jan 2004
16/20 found this review helpful

This long-time seat of the Polish kings is a must see -- between the royal chambers, the torture rooms, and armory, and incredible cathedral, it's incredibly unique. My two favourites:1. climbing up to the bell tower -- great views of the city and surrounding area, and climbing underneath all the old beams is a great feeling.2. limestone caves with a... more

Reviews of Wawel Royal Castle (Zamek Krolewski)

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Wawel Royal Castle (Zamek Krolewski) Address

Wawel 5, Krakow 31-001, Poland
Tel: 48 12 422 51 55 Fax: 48 12 422 64 64