Offer - Wawel Castle and Cathedral

Guided tours include:

  • the Royal Chambers where the kings of the Jagiellon and Vasa dynasties lived and reigned until the early 17th century (contains a unique collection of 16th century Flemish tapestries as well as portraits of Polish kings, and also Italian furniture)
  • the Crown Treasury with an assemblage of objects dating from the 11th - 18th centuries. The most valued items once belonged to the Polish monarchs or were used during important state ceremonies (for example, Szczerbiec - the coronation sword - a Polish version of Excalibur)
  • the Armoury, containing one of the largest collections of arms and armor in Poland. It includes the products of Polish and European swordsmiths, armourers, and gunsmiths. The most popular with visitors are the scale (karacena) suits of armour
  • the exhibition "Oriental Art in the Wawel Collections", presenting art objects from the Near and Far East (carpets, banners, weapons, ceramics)
  • the exhibition "The Lost Wawel", comprising archeological fragments such as the lapidarium (a group of 16th century architectural details), and the collection of Renaissance and Baroque stove-tiles
  • Wawel Cathedral, venue of coronations and last resting place of the Polish kings, as well as the Ara Patriae - the Altar of the Fatherland - in the centre of the church, regarded as a sacred site and, like the cathedral itself, closely connected with the history of Poland.


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