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Wawel 3, 31-001 Kraków, woj. małopolskie
The cathedral is located on Wawel Hill in Kraków, within the castle complex, on grounds inscribed on the UNESCO List.
The present, third cathedral on Wawel is a Gothic church erected from the 14th century onwards, with numerous later chapels. For centuries it served as the place of coronation and burial of the kings of Poland and of eminent Poles.
The royal tombs and the Crypt of the National Bards, the Sigismund Chapel, the sarcophagi of the rulers, the Cathedral Museum and the famous Sigismund Bell from 1520 on the Sigismund Tower (diameter 2.5 m, weight approx. 11 tonnes).
For those interested in Polish history, sacred art and the national necropolis.
Open year-round: Mon-Sat 9.00-16.30, Sun 12.30-16.30.
Wawel Hill in the centre of Kraków; access on foot from the Old Town or the Vistula boulevards.
