What to See

Wawel Hill available until 5:30 pm
Wawel Royal Castle and Wawel Cathedral are two separate and independently functioning institutions.

DECEMBER

MONDAY
selected exhibitions available free of charge (pick up a free admission ticket), 10 am–4 pm

• Castle II, with the temporary exhibitions: Long Live the King!, Masterpieces from the Lanckoroński collection; last entry 3 pm
• Wawel Recovered, last entry 3:30 pm

TUESDAY-SUNDAY 9 am–5 pm

• Castle I 
  rooms on the first floor of the castle, the Porcelain Cabinet, rooms with works of art from the Middle and Far East; included also temporary exhibition The The Painter's Eye: Tadeusz Kuntze (1727-1793)
  last entry one hour before closing
  regular 49 PLN, reduced 37 PLN
• Castle II
  rooms on the second floor of the castle: representative chambers and rooms where the collection of Ottoman Turkish Tents is presented; included also temporary exhibitions: The The Painter's Eye: Tadeusz Kuntze (1727-1793) - from Dec. 3, Long Live the King!, Masterpieces from the Lanckoroński collection (closed on Dec. 26, 31)
  last entry one hour before closing
  regular 49 PLN, reduced 37 PLN
• Castle Underground (The Lost Wawel, Wawel Underground: The Lapidarium)
  last entry one hour before closing
  regular 39 PLN, reduced 29 PLN
• Crown Treasury
  last entry 50 min before closing
  regular 39 PLN, reduced 28 PLN
• Wawel Recovered – on view only on Saturday, Sunday
  last entry 30 min before closing
  regular 11 PLN, reduced 6 PLN

temporary exhibitions

• Long Live the King! Coronations of Saxon Wettins at Wawel | 21 IX 2024 – 9 II 2025
  entry with the Castle II ticket
• Masterpieces from the Lanckoroński Collection: A second look | 25 X 2024 – 2 II 2025
  regular 5 PLN, reduced 3 PLN or with the Castle II ticket
• The Painter's Eye: Tadeusz Kuntze (1727-1793) | 29 XI 2024 – 2 III 2025
  regular 5 PLN, reduced 3 PLN or with the tickets: Castle I, Castle II (from Dec. 3)
  Dec. 26, 31 – only with Castle II ticket

Tickets and special routes
Wawel for Enthusiasts | combined ticket: regular 170 PLN, reduced 127 PLN
Wawel – The Most Precious | guided tour: regular 125 PLN, reduced 94 PLN

See more about
 ⇒ concessions and free tickets
 ⇒ about exhibitions accesibility

Christmas 2024

December 24, 25 – the Castle is closed

December 26 (Thursday) open only Castle II, with temporary exhibitions: The The Painter's Eye: Tadeusz Kuntze (1727-1793), Long Live the King!
9 am–5 pm, last entry one hour before closing
regular 49 PLN, reduced 37 PLN

December 31 (Tuesday) exhibitions open 9 am–5 pm:

• Castle II, with temporary exhibitions: The The Painter's Eye: Tadeusz Kuntze (1727-1793), Long Live the King!
  9 am–5 pm, last entry one hour before closing
  regular 49 PLN, reduced 37 PLN
• Crown Treasury
  last entry 50 min before closing
  regular 39 PLN, reduced 28 PLN

January 1, 2025 – the Castle is closed

The Wawel Royal Castle does not sell tickets to the Cathedral, Royal Tombs, Sigismund Bell, or Cathedral Museum
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