All Faces of the Krakow Royal Cathedral with a Guide

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Enter the majestic cathedral on Wawel Hill, listen to a bit of history, admire the architecture and immerse yourself in the world of spirituality with a thousand-year tradition.

Highlights

  • Be at the place where John Paul II was ordained as a priest
  • Get to know different architectural styles in practice
  • Hear stories about the saints and martyrs - patrons of the cathedral
  • Learn the basics of Polish history to better understand the places you visit

Description

Wawel Cathedral is a treasury of history, information, curiosities and legends. This ancient temple has many different faces that you can explore with a good guide depending on your interests. Pilgrims are happy to visit the Wawel Cathedral because of the relics of saints, school children because it is an extraordinary live history lesson. On the other hand, the youngest tourists listen to legends and curiosities with their mouths open. So for pilgrims - in the Wawel Cathedral there is, among others, a beautiful confession of St. Stanislaus, you can also see the famous crucifix that spoke to Saint Queen Jadwiga. In the crypt of St. Leonard Karol Wojtyła, celebrated his first holy mass. And then he prayed many times. The Wawel Cathedral remembers him as a pupil, student, priest, bishop, cardinal and finally the pope. Visiting the Wawel Cathedral is also admiring art - here you can easily trace all architectural styles from Romanism to the present, and each of the cathedral's chapels is a real gem. The royal sarcophagi located in the cathedral and crypts are a reason to talk a bit about history. In fact, history is all around. And even if you are not proficient in the knowledge of Polish history, the guide will bring out flavors that will interest the listener of all ages. Therefore, if there is a key monument in Krakow, it is the Wawel Cathedral.

Includes

Licensed guide Entrance ticket to the Wawel Cathedral Guided tour of the interior of the cathedral and royal tombs Possibility of climbing the bell tower on your own

Important Information

  • - The Wawel Cathedral is an active place of religious worship. During religious, state, jubilee celebrations or visits by important guests, access to the cathedral, royal tombs and bell tower may be withheld or restricted without prior notification. - Despite having tickets, due to the limited number of people, you may have to wait in line to enter

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