The city's old town is well-preserved, and in 1978 was among the first sites given world heritage status by the United Nations cultural organisation Unesco.
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| St Mary's Basilica |
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| Church of St John the Baptist and St John the Evengelist |
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| Side street |
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| Wawel Royal Castle |
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| Barbican, built in the late 1400s to cover the main entrance to the old town |
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| St Florian's Gate, built to protect the old town following Tatar destruction in 1241 |
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| Saints Peter & Paul Church, built 1597-1619 |
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| Bronze statue of the Wawel dragon, which legend has it terrorised the town until killed by a sulphur-filled dead cow left as bait by the sons of King Krak |
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