Wawel Hill – Royal Castle and Cathedral
On this tour you see the most important place in Krakow – Wawel Hill – with its Royal Castle and Cathedral. You learn interesting facts about the history of the Polish- Lithuanian Commonwealth and royal dynasties. As part of this tour you visit Royal Cathedral, crypts and Royal Castle courtyard. As the Wawel Hill was the place of coronation of Polish kings and queens it is a perfect place to revise Polish history and learn more about the rise and fall of the Polish- Lithuanian Commonwealth. Visiting the Cathedral is also a feast for art lovers as you see all kinds of artistic styles in architecture and sculpture, some made by one of the best artists in Europe. As the Royal Cathedral is also a Polish Pantheon you learn of most famous Polish writers, heroes and statesmen who were buried there. The tour ends at the courtyard of the Royal Castle where you hear stories of life in medieval times, royal life and romance.