Some lovely architecture and historical details amongst beautifully planted gardens. Lovely views all around. At certain times it can be a little hectic with large school parties.
Wawel Cathedral, Krakow
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Wawel Cathedral
Wawel Hill, Krakow 31-001, Poland
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Ranked #4 of 95 attractions in Krakow
Type: Religious Sites, Historic Sites
Fee: Yes
Recommended length of visit: 1-2 hours
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National shrine known for its superb religious art including the giant bell of Zygmunt of 1520, one of the world's largest, and the burial place of...
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National shrine known for its superb religious art including the giant bell of Zygmunt of 1520, one of the world's largest, and the burial place of many Polish kings and their families, national heroes and numerous bishops.
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stuttgart
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Another huge cathedral in Poland. Ensure you buy a camera pass or the ushers will drill you. Not me, I saw others get stern talkings to.
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Fribourg, Switzerland
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A great place to visit. But it could take you a least a day to visit every thing. Wawel Castle is a symbol of Poland's past greatness. The palace and nearby cathedral were the home and resting place of Polish Kings. Thus, Wawel is a must see attraction.
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glasgow
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A lovely place so full of history and the guides a so proud of their country and rightly so you can stop or start at your own pace quite a climb but worth it for the views alone
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Wash, DC
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Really enjoyed the architecture and history of Wawel. We toured the Royal apartments and the state rooms (2 separate tours) and the Wawel Cathedral. While interesting, the Royal apartments and staterooms are not original and had only a few artifacts, so not that much to see. I'd skip them (my wife says I am wrong, but she is Polish so...
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Chorley, United Kingdom
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The Church in the grounds operates a strict dress code so no shorts or vests permitted. No pictures also although not enforced in the church but will be in the castle. The tour itself you have a selection to choose from, rather confusing. We were told we had to go on the Polish Tour as they had run out of...
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St. Paul's Bay, Malta
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Like living a fairy tale! We did the state rooms, private rooms, treasury, tower and the dragon's den! My favourite was the dragon's den! Mythical!
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Wellingborough, United Kingdom
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what is there to dislike a magical place, a bit of a walk uphill if you have trouble walking but a must see, the views are amazing from the top
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Shropshire
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Intending to just wander the site and take in the view we noticed that the ticket office still had over 50 free tickets to give away for the treasury/armoury and Lost Wawel so we took 2 of them. We viewed the cathedral whist waiting for our timed entry to the treasury. It was very crowded with tour groups and bored...
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Los Angeles, California
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We took the audio tour in English. It is a great place to see on the weekend when there is no school groups. It is horrible on the weekdays which is when we went there was 100's of kids everywhere and it took forever to see anything. We had to keep pausing our audio tour. Do yourself a favour and...
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