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Wawel Cathedral, Krakow: ticket prices, opening hours and tips – plan your visit

The Wawel Royal Cathedral of St Stanislaus B. M. and St Wenceslaus M. is a Gothic cathedral on Wawel Hill in central Krakow, Poland. It's the historic coronation and burial church of Polish kings and the seat of the Archdiocese of Krakow. This guide covers…

The Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow, Poland.

Wawel Royal Castle, Krakow: ticket prices, opening hours and tips – plan your visit

Wawel Royal Castle (Zamek Królewski na Wawelu) is a Renaissance palace and museum on Wawel Hill in central Krakow, Poland, serving as the former residence of Polish kings and now one of the country's principal art and history museums. This guide covers opening hours, ticket…

St Mary's Basilica on Reynek Glowny, Krakow.

St Mary’s Basilica, Krakow: ticket prices, opening hours and tips – plan your visit

St Mary's Basilica (Bazylika Mariacka) is a Gothic brick church dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, standing on the north-east corner of the Main Market Square (Rynek Główny) in the Old Town of Krakow, Poland. This guide covers visiting hours, ticket prices,…

St Kinga's Chapel in the Wieliczka Salt Mine near Krakow, Poland.

Wieliczka Salt Mine, Poland: 2026 visitor guide with tips & transport

Everything you need to know about visiting the Wieliczka Salt Mine near Krakow, Poland, including train connections to this UNESCO World Heritage Site and the underground chapels. To book a salt mine tour, including hotel pick-up in Krakow, head this way. This guide was checked…

Lanschaftspark Duisburg Nord in Duisburg,, Germany.

10 industrial heritage sites with a wow factor for tourists

For some people, travel is about seeing world class art and beautiful landscapes. For others, it’s about staring at massive factories and gawping at clanking machinery. And for the latter, there are plenty of dreamy industrial heritage sites to get happily lost in… Blegny-Mine, Belgium…