Talking about Poland, there’s a great name often related into it, Karol Józef Wojtyla or we used to called him as Pope John Paul the 2nd.
Pope John Paul II was someone who very much loved by the people of Poland, no doubt about it! Born in Wadowice, Poland in 1920. Before becoming Pope, he studied at Jagiellonian University in Krakow and became archbishop in the city for 15 years. Krakow community called “Wujek Lolek” (Uncle Chuck), and he is known as a friendly person, like humor, and fond of exercise. He played a lot of skiing and hiking with young children! Not surprisingly, the city of Krakow in Poland has the most / build historical places associated with him.
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Do not be surprised if the Wawel Castle in Krakow became the royal residence of Polish kings of the past. Formerly the capital of Poland is Krakow. In the late 16th century, King Zygmunt III moved the capital to Warsaw. Wawel Castle is super spacious built on Wawel hill, on the banks of the Vistula River since the 11th century. In terms of architecture, including Wawel Castle-style hodgepodge, ranging from Romanesque architecture (age 11-12), Gothic (age 13-14), Renaissance (age 116) to the Baroque (age 17-18) in parts .
If you want to go into it, exploring the castle, prepare a lot of time and remember that the number of visitors at the palace is limited, the authority says its suppose to made the castle not too crowded and still attractive and comfortable for the tourist, other reasons is for security purposes.
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