Wawel Hill – it is a Jurassic limestone rock formed about 150 million years ago.
Situated on the bank of the Vistula river used to be surrounded by waters and marshes therefore people, who have settled there since the Paleolithic Age ,could feel very safe . It is supposed that the Slav people started living on Wawel hill as early as the 7th century.
In the 9th century it became the fortress of the Wiślanie tribe. The first historical ruler of Poland, Mieszko I of the Piast dynasty as well as his successors chose Wawel Hill as one of their residences.
During the reign of Casimir the Restorer Wawel became a significant political and administrative centre for the Polish State.
THE WAWEL CATHEDRAL
- The cathedral,
- Royal tombs,
- Bell “sigismund”,
- Cathedral museum
THE WAWEL CASTLE
- State rooms
- Royal private apartments
- Crown treasury and armoury
- The lost wawel
- Oriental art
SEASONAL ATTRACTIONS
- Dragon’s den
- Sandomierska tower
- Wawel architecture and gardens