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Jul 22, 2021 · Wawel Cathedral is located in central Krakow as part of the Wawel Royal Castle complex, just outside the Stare Miasto (Old Town). It’s an easy 15 minutes walk from the Old Town or you can catch the tram (stop Wawel) if you’re coming from further afield.
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The Gothic-style Wawel Cathedral is one of the most important sacred buildings in Poland and one of the oldest standing in Kraków. It is one of the best attractions in the city. Location. Wawel Hill. Schedule. Monday to Saturday: 9am - 4:30pm. Sundays: 12pm - 2:30pm. Price. Adult: zł 22 ( US$ 5.50) Concessions: zł 15 ( US$ 3.80) Transport.
Tickets to the Wawel Cathedral costs 12 zł per adult ticket and 7 zł per reduced. Visiting hours depends of weather season. In the spring-summer time (from April to October), visiting the temple is possible from 9.00 to 17.00 on weekdays and on Sundays from 12.30 to 5 PM. In the autumn-winter season (the other months of the year) visiting ...
The Wawel Cathedral, with its millennial history and unique architecture that blends styles from over six centuries of events, closely intertwined with those of Krakow and all of Poland, stands as a symbol of the profound connection between the Polish people and Christianity, as well as their cultural heritage.
Wawel Cathedral sits in the heart of the royal palace and castle complex that dominates the hill of the same name, on the south side of Kraków’s Old Town. It’s a magnificent, perhaps the most magnificent, example of medieval Polish cathedral architecture, imbued inside with the rich artistic flair of Renaissance Europe.
The first cathedral church at Wawel was probably built shortly after the Cracow Bishopric was established in the year 1000. Too little is known about the original cathedral to be able to reconstruct its appearance. More is known about the successive Romanesque church from the turn of the 11th and the 12th centuries.
Coordinates: 50°03′14″N19°56′05″E. Wawel Royal Castle. The Wawel complex, with the cathedral on the right and the castle on the left. Type. Castle residency. Location. Old Town, Kraków, Poland. Coordinates.
