Wawel Royal Castle
One glance is enough to find that the Wawel Castle is among Europe's most beautiful royal residences - and one of Krakow's biggest attractions. Situated on a limestone hill (called the Wawel hill - hence the name) on the bend of the Vistula river, it is a sight that must have roused awe in the kings' visitors, and has been an object of national pride for many generations of Poles. Wawel's chambers witnessed the births and deaths of kings, and its significance to the country's heritage earned it the name of the “Polish Camelot”
The Gothic Wawel Castle in Krakow in Poland was built at the behest of Casimir III the Great and consists of a number of structures situated around the central courtyard. In the 14th century it was rebuilt by Jogaila and Jadwiga of Poland. Their reign saw the addition of the tower called the Hen's Foot (Kurza Stopka) and the Danish Tower.
View on the Wawel castle from the river side.
Tadeush Kostiushko monument
Road to the castle
Sigismund III Vasa Tower (1595) and defensive walls
Renaissance inner courtyard, 16th century
Wawel cathedral
The Gothic Wawel Castle in Krakow in Poland was built at the behest of Casimir III the Great and consists of a number of structures situated around the central courtyard. In the 14th century it was rebuilt by Jogaila and Jadwiga of Poland. Their reign saw the addition of the tower called the Hen's Foot (Kurza Stopka) and the Danish Tower.
View on the Wawel castle from the river side.
Tadeush Kostiushko monument
Road to the castle
Sigismund III Vasa Tower (1595) and defensive walls
Renaissance inner courtyard, 16th century
Wawel cathedral