Polish wawel castle krakow poland cathedral. The wawel castle is also one of the most beautiful examples of renaissance architecture in poland. Flights vacation rentals restaurants. Meissen porcelain in the collections of wawel royal castle curatorled tour in polish 26 oct. 1030 1230 meissen porcelain activity for families with children in polish 29 sep.
Wawel castle is located on wawel hill in krakow ancient capital of poland. Stanislawa i waclawa na wawelu also known as the wawel cathedral polish. This catherderal attached to polands royal castle was the seat of these polish renaissance kings and has fragments also from the earlier gothic period. 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 krakows old town.
More than 900 years old it is the polish national sanctuary and traditionally has served as coronation site of the polish monarchs as well as the cathedral of the archdiocese of krakow. It is probably krakows most beautiful church and is particularly. It is considered to be the symbol of polish statehood. See 5645 traveler reviews 3010 candid photos and great deals for krakow poland at tripadvisor.
We had a tour guide for the castle which is advisable if your not with a group. It represents an important testimony of the nations history. The fourteenth century wawel cathedral katedra wawelska also known as krakow cathedral is one of the most sacred temples in poland. The first church pre romanesque rotunda was erected on wawel hill after the establishment of the diocese in krakow in l000 ad.
Wawel cathedral wawel castle. Wawel castle had been the residence of polish kings for centuries and a site of most important events in polish history. Katedra wawelska is a roman catholic church located on wawel hill in krakow poland. The wawel cathedral in krakow is polands most important sanctuary.
Its a magnificent perhaps the most magnificent example of medieval polish cathedral architecture imbued inside with the rich artistic flair of renaissance europe. Its on top of a hill so there is a bit of a climb whether you go up the main entrance closer to the rynek glowny north or what ive deemed the back entrance closer to the river.