Free Tour Krakow: Wawel Herstory - Queens & Women Who Changed Poland

You know about the kings of Wawel. The dragon. The castle. The royal treasury. But what about the women who built this place — who ruled it, shaped it, and whose stories have been quietly overlooked for centuries? This free walking tour tells the other half of Polish history. In 2 hours on Wawel Hill, your guide takes you through the stories of the women who changed Poland — and the world. Queen Jadwiga, who gave up love for a kingdom and became a saint. Bona Sforza, the Italian queen who brought the Renaissance to Poland in her luggage. The Lady with an Ermine — Leonardo da Vinci's most mysterious portrait, and the woman inside it. And then forward in time: Marie Curie, the only person ever to win two Nobel Prizes. Wisława Szymborska, the Krakow poet who stopped the world with a single poem. The tour is free to join. At the end, you pay what you think it was worth. If your guide gave you a new way of seeing this city — and this country — a tip is the only way to say thank you.