Wieliczka Salt Mine Travel Guide
Travel to Wieliczka Salt Mine - Poland's World Famous Salt Mine
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The Wieliczka Salt Mine is the oldest salt enterprise on Polish land, dating back to the Middle Ages. For centuries it was the source of the country’s wealth and the material foundation of its culture. Today it is the most popular Polish tourist attraction. Several hundred years of rock salt exploitation have shaped the spatial arrangement of its excavated structure.
Lying on nine levels, concealed under the town, the mine reaches down to the depth of 327 metres. Subterranean Wieliczka consists of nearly 300 kilometres of corridors and almost 3,000 chambers. The tourist route accessible to visitors includes a 3.5-kilometres section located from 64 to 135 metres below ground level. In 1978 the mine was inscribed in UNESCO's First World List of Cultural and Natural Heritage.
Attractions in Wieliczka Salt Mine
Magnificent chapels, captivating underground lakes, original tools and equipment, traces of mining works allow us to understand the human struggle against the elements, their work, their passion and their beliefs. The Wieliczka miners have left behind many salt carvings and murals. After sightseeing, visitors can rest in the chamber complex 125 metres underground where they can find souvenir shops, a restaurant, and a post office.
Staying underground is particularly beneficial for people with upper respiratory tract problems and allergies. These ailments can be treated at the Underground Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre situated in the Lake Wessel Chamber.
Activities in Wieliczka Salt Mine
Various types of social events are organised in the undergrounds of the Wieliczka Salt Mine such as conferences, banquets, weddings, the New Years Eve Ball, concerts, sport performances. Guests are often accompanied by legendary characters of the mine: the Treasurer, Princess Kinga, the miner’s band plays concerts, and exhibitions of salt carvings take place.
Relaxing
To find a good place to relax it is highly recommended to go to the medieval centre of neighbouring Krakow.
Getting Around
Wieliczka is a small town in the Kraków metropolitan area, located about 18 km eastwards from the city centre. The town can be reached (within 45 minutes) from neighbouring Krakow using public transport, taxi or private minibus.
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