The
Wawel Hill is accessible to visitors daily from
April through September between 6 a.m. and 8
p.m. and from October through March between 6
a.m. and 6 p.m. The Royal Castle's
famous inner courtyard is off limits half an
hour before the closing time.
Visitors cannot bring luggage, including
backpacks.
Exhibitions in the Royal Castle are closed on
Christmas, New Year's Day, Easter Sunday,
November 1 and November 11. Ditto the Wawel Cathedral for tourists and the Cathedral Museum.
The
following are permanent exhibitions in the
Wawel Royal Castle:
Royal
Chambers - historical interiors,
tapestry collection of Sigismund II Augustus,
royal portraits, Italian Renaissance furniture,
Italian and Dutch painting of the 14th to 17th
century.
Royal Private Apartments - rooms where
the Polish royalty lived, period furniture and
art.
Crown Treasury and Armory
- regalia, jewelry, precious weapons, armors and
caparisons; Polish and West European.
Oriental Art - Turkish tents
and banners, Turkish and Persian weapons and
carpets, Chinese and Japanese ceramics.
The Lost Wawel -
archaeological and architectural reserve of the
early-11th-century church of St. St. Felix and
Adauctus' with surroundings; objects excavated
by archeologists on the Wawel Hill; ornate stove
tiles of the 16th and 17th century. Plus
multimedia presentation of the Wawel Hill's
history.
From
May through October visitors may also take
guided tours of the castle's gardens arranged
in historical styles.
Note: There
is a daily limit on the number of visitors to
each Wawel exhibition.
The
Wawel
Cathedral
outclasses even the adjacent Royal Castle. A
single ticket allows seeing the cathedral
itself, the Royal Tombs in its crypts, and its
belfry with a giant Sigismund
Bell.
The
Wawel Hill's other outstanding places of
interest are the Cathedral Museum and Dragon's
Den.
Pope
John Paul II Cathedral Museum
shows world-class church art and historic
curios.
Dragon's Den is a big
cave said to be the fiery monster's
hideout.
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Royal
Chambers
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April
1 through October 31 |
November
2 through March 31 |
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tickets
normal 15 zlotys,
reduced 8 zlotys.
Free admittance on Mondays.
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tickets
normal 14 zlotys,
reduced 7 zlotys.
Free admittance on Sundays. |
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day
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from
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till
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day |
from
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till
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Sunday
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11
a.m.
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6
p.m.
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Sunday
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10
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Monday
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9:30
a.m.
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1
p.m. |
Monday
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closed
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Tuesday
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9:30
a.m.
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5
p.m.
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Tuesday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Wednesday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Wednesday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Thursday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Thursday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Friday
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9:30
a.m.
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5
p.m.
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Friday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Royal Private Apartments
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Only guided tours are admitted in groups of
ten
persons or less.
English-speaking guides available at noon,
the Polish tours at 1:10 p.m. and 2:20 p.m.
Otherwise by appointment.
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April
1 through October 31 |
November
2 through March 31 |
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tickets normal
20 zlotys, reduced
15 zlotys.
No day of free admittance.
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tickets normal
19 zlotys, reduced
14 zlotys.
No day of free admittance. |
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day
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from
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till
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day |
from
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till
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Sunday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Sunday
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closed
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Monday
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closed
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Monday
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closed
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Tuesday
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9:30
a.m.
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5
p.m.
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Tuesday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Wednesday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Wednesday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Thursday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Thursday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Friday
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9:30
a.m.
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5
p.m.
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Friday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Saturday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Saturday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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CROWN TREASURY AND ARMOURY
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April
1 through October 31 |
November
2 through March 31 |
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tickets
normal 15 zlotys,
reduced 8 zlotys.
Free admittance on Mondays.
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tickets
normal 14 zlotys,
reduced 7 zlotys.
Free admittance on Sundays. |
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day
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from
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till
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day |
from
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till
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Sunday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Sunday
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10
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Monday
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9:30
a.m.
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1
p.m. |
Monday
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closed
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Tuesday
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9:30
a.m.
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5
p.m.
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Tuesday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Wednesday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Wednesday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Thursday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Thursday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Friday
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9:30
a.m.
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5
p.m.
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Friday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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ORIENTAL
ART
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April
1 through October 31 |
November
2 through March 31 |
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tickets
normal 15 zlotys,
reduced 8 zlotys.
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tickets
normal 14 zlotys,
reduced 7 zlotys. |
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day
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from
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till
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day |
from
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till
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Sunday
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11
a.m.
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6
p.m.
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Sunday
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closed
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Monday
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closed
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Monday
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closed
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Tuesday
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9:30
a.m.
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5
p.m.
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Tuesday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Wednesday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Wednesday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Thursday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Thursday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Friday
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9:30
a.m.
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5
p.m.
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Friday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Saturday
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9:30
a.m.
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6
p.m.
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Saturday
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9:30
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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THE
LOST WAWEL |
| Closed
for refurbishment |
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CATHEDRAL
(together with the Zygmunt bell and
Royal
Tombs)
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tickets
normal 10 zlotys, reduced 5 zlotys.
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day
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from
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till
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Sundays
and Holidays
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12:30
p.m.
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4
p.m.
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Weekdays
and Saturday
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9
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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CATHEDRAL MUSEUM
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tickets
normal 5 zlotys, reduced 2 zlotys. No day of free
admittance.
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day
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from
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till
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Sunday
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closed |
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Monday
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9:00
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Tuesday
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9:00
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Wednesday
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9:00
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Thursday
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9:00
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Friday
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9:00
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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Saturday
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9:00
a.m.
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4
p.m.
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DRAGON'S
DEN
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tickets
3 zlotys.
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every
day
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10
a.m.
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5
p.m.
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closed from
the end of October till the March 31.
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Admittance
terms and
fees might be subject to changes.
For inquiries and booking please
contact the Tourist Service
Office (BOT), Wawel 5, 31-001
Kraków, Poland. Phone (+48) 124225155 ext. 291,
phone/fax: (+48) 124221697 Monday through
Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Fridays, Saturdays,
Sundays, and holidays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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