Wawel Castle, Kraków - Walking Tour 4K⁶⁰

Join me as I take a nice relaxing stroll through Wawel Royal Castle in Kraków, Poland. The castle (Zamek Królewski na Wawelu) and the Wawel Hill on which it sits constitute the most historically and culturally significant site in Poland. A fortified residency on the Vistula River, it was established on the orders of King Casimir III the Great and enlarged over the centuries into a number of structures around an Italian-styled courtyard. The castle is part of a fortified architectural complex erected atop a limestone outcrop on the left bank of the Vistula River. The complex consists of numerous buildings of great historical and national importance. The current castle was built in the 14th century, and expanded over the next hundreds of years. In 1978 Wawel was declared the first World Heritage Site as part of the Historic Centre of Kraków. For centuries the residence of the kings of Poland and the symbol of Polish statehood, Wawel Castle is now one of the country's premier art museums. With over 2.56 million visitors in 2023, Wawel Castle is the most visited art museum in Poland and the 20th most visited art museum in the world. ___________________________________________________________________________ 0:00 📽️ Highlights & Map 1:00 🏰 Wawel Royal Castle 4:08 🗺️ Castle Map 5:05 ⛪ Wawel Cathedral 7:05 ⛲ Dziedziniec Courtyard 8:46 ⛪ Lost Wawel Museum 11:26 🏛️ Castle Complex Model 12:43 🏰 Wawel Thief Tower 13:42 🗿 Archaeological Remains 14:42 ⛪ John Paul II Monument 15:46 🏰 Castle Walls 21:02 🏰 Sandomierska Tower 22:13 🏰 Wawel Bernardine Gate ___________________________________________________________________________ Youtube Playlists:    • Walking Tours      • Hong Kong      • Thailand      • USA      • Poland      • Bus Tours   Please consider to like and subscribe to support me and help my channel grow. Thank you! Follow me at: Instagram:   / lazy_explor.  . Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... ___________________________________________________________________________ Filmed with DJI Pocket 2 Polish flag image by rawpixel.com #asmr #relaxing #study