Cathedral - worth it for the bell tower and it’s view Castle - overly complicated ticketing, you pay per area of the castle, there is no combined ticket. We were going to visit the Armoury but saw comments on here (thank you) advising it’s not much chop so we opted for the Royal Apartments. This was a collection of art arranged in a series of rooms, the audio guide spoke of a few pieces in each room but nothing was really linked together. I would have expected to move through the rooms / pieces in some sort of chronological order aligned to the castles age and occupants. Instead it all felt rather higgledy piggledy and we left without a real sense of the castles history. A shame it’s not better organised, it has the potential to be spectacular.

Not really worth the visit to this castle. The armoury and the treasury are nice to visit but the royal apartments and state rooms can be avoided, as the tickets all together are quite expensive for what you visit. The staff at the ticket office treated us rudely as we asked the tickets for students (there is a student reduction), because we said it at the end of the sentence "Hello, we would like to buy two tickets for state rooms, ..., etc with the student discount, please". In the end they made us pay the entire price because they said that we should have said that we wanted the discount at the beginning of the sentence. Never happened this to me before!

As the original castle was destroyed this is a new modern castle which didn’t really look like a castle. It was more like a museum of paintings and tapestries. A bit of a let down. Also no fireplaces inside as the castle was built with central heating

Beautiful place but as myself and my son were walking through the castle apartments a ‘tour guide’ (old man in blue shirt with a bunch of uninterested teens) came over to myself and another lady and shouted in our faces to be quiet! We had been talking about a painting and were not being loud, I was absolutely disgusted and said ‘why’ and he walked back to his group! The lady I had been talking to was obviously embarrassed so I didn’t pursue it further! The castle isn’t a mausoleum or a place of worship and there were no signs asking for quiet! Absolution disgusted at this person and I don’t think people like him should be hired to guide impressionable young people, even obviously bored ones.

Wawel Royal Castle is very historical place that takes you more than 1200 years in time. One way of uncover the first capital of Poland “ Krakow “ and its heritage, is visiting this castle and the surrounded area . I have enjoyed the visit with the family and it is recommended to visit it if you have time and like the culture.

Difficult for wheel chair users tget to the castle complex as it is accessed via a steep hill nor does the ticket office have a level surface. Having pushed the wheel chair up the hill was told that there were no concessions for wheelchair users despite a notice daying that there were. Within the castle access is reasonably good with lifts to the state and private apartments. The art collection is poorly anotated and indeed many displays have no explanation at all and where it does exist is not readable from a wheelchair. The Generally, was left with the impression that disabled visitors are not really welcome with little attempt made to meet their needs

Really nice experience with audioguiding from GetYourGuide - and the possibility to walk and listen on our own. Magnificent area, a lot of history. Nice with toilet included in the ticket. Bought entrance to the royal private rooms, that was a disappointment, the same with the dragons den.

Our hotel was adjacent to the castle, so it was a must visit. Entry is up a long slop from the front, and we purchased what we thought was a sell-on ticket - this turned out to be not the case. You see the church and gardens, but not the royal jewels or apartments, which seemd a bit off, when we were told this ticket gets you everywhere. Anyhow, the church is very nice and you have the option of climbing the bell tower to the top. Be warned you'll need some energy to climb the hundreds of stairs and cramped areas to reach the top. Saying that my parents who are both 77 managed it at a slower pace!!

We visited Wawel Castle on our first day in Krakow and it was great to explore and pass through. We walked up from the city side where you see the leaf-coated walls and towers, and came to a fantastic viewing point before going into the castle grounds where you look out over the river and the other side of Krakow. Going into the grounds, it’s pretty large and an ideal spot for photo opportunities as there are works of contemporary art as well as traditional statues and ornaments. The castle and inclusive buildings are very pretty and stand out whilst you’re there and when looking at it from a distance. There are also regular tours running throughout the grounds and inside the buildings at a somewhat fair price however due to our time constraints, we chose not to attend a tour. Nonetheless, Wawel Castle is an amazing free and central attraction for any tourist and explorer whom have only a short time in the city. The fire-breathing metal dragon (which we sadly missed) is also just as the bottom of the castle on the river side.

What a beautiful castle! The tent exhibition is incredible and definitely worth going to, but beware of the hoards of tourists and don’t go on a Monday when I believe it is free in the morning. It’s only cheap to go in and worth paying to avoid the crowds.