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

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

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

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

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

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

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