Gmina Wieliczka Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)

Salt Mine in Poland

Visited the amazing Wieliczka salt mines during our time in Krakow! We learnt so much about its history from our guide, and were amazed by the complex and beautiful salt sculptures all over. We were also very impressed that the miners even built their own chapels inside! We learnt that the chapels are entirely made of salt instead of wood to prevent any fires from happening as the miners would carry lamps around. #saltmines #krakow

Salt Mine in Wieliczka

The salt mine in Wieliczka is the oldest salt mining enterprise in Poland, founded in the Middle Ages and then proudly called “Magnum Sal”, that is, “Great Salt”. For many centuries, it has been the main source of state revenues and the material basis for the development of culture. Today it is the most popular tourist attraction in Poland. Centuries-old exploitation of salt deposits determined the modern spatial design of mine workings. They are located on nine underground levels with a total depth of 327 m. Sections 3.5 km long at a depth of 64 m to 135 m are open to visitors. There are two routes for tourists, tourist and mining. #bucketlistreboot #poland #wieliczka

The Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of the oldest mining salt mines in Europe, dating back to the fourteenth century, with a combined length of more than 300 kilometers. The salt mine is now not mined, and all the workers are only maintaining it to ensure that the salt mine can be opened normally. The mine is constantly invaded by water. The salt slowly oozes and crystallizes in many places. Some places even grow like stalagmites, which is similar to the formation of stalactites. The salt mines show a lot of labor scenes at the time. In the long years, the miners formed a tradition of carving rock salt raw materials into various items. The mining of salt mines left many huge halls and underground lakes. One of the most magnificent halls is the underground chapel. The walls are exquisite salt rock reliefs. The white crystal lamps create a gorgeous atmosphere and are very shocking. The half-day tour from Krakow to the Vielicka Salt Mine is the recommended way. This half-day tour not only solves the problem of not getting in after the salt mine or waiting for a long queue to buy tickets, but also solves the traffic problem. Various hotels from Krakow can be booked.

I am still thinking about the Wieliczka Salt Mine. It is not a salt mine. It can be special, and the tickets should be the most expensive spots in Poland. Its not a diamond. How can it be so famous? When I really got to the bottom of the 300 meters, it was a little big contrast with my expectations. The beautiful Lithuanian narrator, Miss Sister, took us over fifty stairs, and the whole person was fainting haha. The deeper and deeper the shock, the more difficult it is to have more than 300 meters of churches, restaurants, lakes. There is a room. This mine is more like an underground city. Many of the halls are very empty and magnificent. It is not a nine-figure map. It can be called an artificial miracle. It can be regarded as a series of life. In the mine, how to smash the wall, it is salty hahaha. Most statues are carved with salt stone.

The Wieliczka Salt Mine is located near Krakow, Poland, in the Carpathian Mountains. It is a salt mine that has been mined since the 13th century and is one of the oldest salt mines in Europe. There are rooms, chapels, statues and underground lakes in the salt mine, just like an underground city. There are many artworks, altars and statues carved with salt. The Vielicka Salt Mine is the crystallization of medieval labor art. Since the 14th century, the Wieliczka Salt Mine has become one of the mining cities. The 15th-16th century was the heyday. The salt mines began to expand in the 18th and 19th centuries and became the famous salt capital of Poland. It was listed as a Polish national monument in 1976 and was designated by the United Nations as one of the world's cultural heritage in 1978.