To get down to the 150meter level of the mine, visitors. The wieliczka salt mine, a unesco world heritage site, stopped churning out salt in 2007 after centuries of production, but it continues to be a major draw for visitors due to its collection of. The meeting point is super easy to find, you will join our group and skip the queue. Jan 01, 2001 it owes its existence and increasing fame to the rock salt mine, which is also seven hundred years old. It is also very easy and convenient to take a bus 304, or a train from krakow glowny. Handicapped accessibility in wieliczka salt mine near.
You can book tickets online for day trips to wieliczka salt mine including transport to and from krakow. Wieliczka salt mine is where you may feel trapped underground for a while, but never as if it was a tourist trap. This deposit of rock salt in wieliczkabochnia has been mined since the th century. Kilometers of underground corridors with impressive chambers, chapels and emerald salt lakes hide the history and secrets of the mine. Please mind that the tour begins with climbing down 380 steps and the. Our daughter has a mild disability and cant climb that many steps. The official website tells that as an individual, no need to book in advance. Entrance fees are already paid so you dont have to worry about anything. Wieliczka salt mine can be crowded, so we recommend booking etickets ahead of time to secure your spot.
You can go to the salt mine by yourself and join a group or you can prebook a tour. Official wieliczka salt mine guide will show you around the mine in your language. Nov 25, 2017 the wieliczka salt mine, located in southern poland in the town of the same name, looks like an underground kingdom made from salt blocks filled with many pits and chambers. We wish you health, strength, optimism and faith, because it is done the tomb is empty. The beginnings of the current mine are believed to have been primitively excavated after the discovery of a rock. See all 149 wieliczka salt mine tickets and tours on tripadvisor. You only visit a fraction of the chambers in the mine it would take days to explore the whole thing but it includes the history of the work that. The wieliczka salt mine in poland is the epitome of technological human progress. Handicapped accessibility in wieliczka salt mine near krakow.
Spread over nine levels, it has 300 km of galleries with works of art, altars, and statues sculpted in the. Wieliczka salt mine is the top tourist attraction near royal. But for the hundreds of years before it was completely opened to the public it was a driving force in the local economy and one of the main employers of the region. Wieliczka salt mine was opened in the th century as one of the world oldest salt mines located near krakow. Touring the wieliczka salt mine the regular tours at wieliczka last a couple of hours and involve a lot of walking and some stairs though its possible to book accessible tours in advance. Active mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding.
Nowadays, it is mostly known for the wieliczka salt mine, which was declared a. The 10 best wieliczka salt mine kopalnia soli tours. Over the nine centuries of salt extraction the salt mine has transformed into an underground city in which a specific, therapeutic microclimate has developed. Jul 11, 2017 wieliczka salt mine is an incredible polish underground amusement park. Explore the underground world of the wieliczka salt mine on a halfday tour from krakow. The most popular month to go is september, which has the most number of tour departures. Well, except for if you dont like being underground. During world war ii, the germans used the salt mine in wieliczka for storage and production of munitions. You are interested in history, music or nature in poland. The wieliczka salt mine had been producing table salt since the th century. Prus combined his powerful impressions of the salt mine with the description of the ancient egyptian labyrinth, in book ii of herodotus histories, to produce the remarkable scenes found in chapters 56 and 63 of his novel. The mine has been in use since neolithic although main commercial exploitation started in the medieval period.
As you probably know, salt has a therapeutic power so you can take a deep breath out there. An eerie world where everything has been carved from salt blocks, the wieliczka salt mine kopalnia soli is made up of a labyrinth of tunnels, the deepest of which lies 1,075 feet 327 meters underground. The presentday mine encompasses over 9 levels, 245 km of tunnels as well as 2391 chambers. First mention of the existence of underground salt in wieliczka is found in writings of 1124, but its industrial utilization began in the 8 th decade of the th century. Salt mine wieliczka, was entered in 1978 on unesco world heritage list.
We would like to encourage you to combine your rest at the grand sal hotel with a trip into the depths of history offered by the tourist facility, the wieliczka salt mine. It reaches almost 327 meters below the ground and has over 287 kilometres. The mine is over 300 kilometers long, with 3,000 chambers and 9 floors. Ive always been partial to seeing underground sites and caves you can thank my grandfather for that one so this place was just my cup of tea. The only salt mine in the world preserved in this condition, visited by more than 1 million tourists a year. For this price youll get picked up at a central location in. The guided tour of the salt mine includes 378 steps. The salty underground labyrinth stretches and meanders for hundreds of miles. Wieliczka, the sevenhundredyearsold royal mining town, lies in little poland malopolska, near cracow, the old capital of poland. To save money and visit krakows two unmissable tours on the same day, click here to book our combo tour. Handcarved one hundred years ago by a group of highly gifted miners, it is an aweinspiring thing to behold. Advance booking for wieliczka salt mine near krakow.
The wieliczka salt mine, excavated from the th century, produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the worlds oldest operating salt mines. Nov 18, 2014 a twenty minute drive from krakow will take you to the wieliczka salt mine. See all 152 wieliczka salt mine tickets and tours on tripadvisor. Under the town is the wieliczka salt mine one of the worlds oldest operating salt mines the oldest is at bochnia, poland, 20 km 12 mi from wieliczka, which has been in operation since prehistoric times. A stay and a visit in the wieliczka salt mine grand sal. Heres a few facts about the wieliczka salt mine that you might find interesting. The easiest option to get to salt mine is to book a doortodoor tour with us, we offer private tours as well. Wieliczka salt mine wieliczka, poland atlas obscura. The wieliczka salt mine, located in southern poland in the town of the same name, looks like an underground kingdom made from salt blocks filled with many pits and chambers. You can be dropped off near the place of the pickup at the city center of krakow. The salt gets rid of bacteria too so youre good to go. Jun 03, 2010 this deposit of rock salt in wieliczka bochnia has been mined since the th century. Kopalnia soli wieliczka, in the town of wieliczka, southern poland, lies within the krakow metropolitan area from neolithic times, sodium chloride was produced there from the upwelling brine.
Wieliczka salt mine all you need to know before you go. Hello, our family would like to visit the wieliczka salt mine, but the website says there are 380 steps. Salt mine in wieliczka is a unique polish landmark. Since work stopped at the wieliczka salt mine in 1996, it has become one of polands most popular tourist attractions and one of the countrys greatest sources of pride. Wieliczka salt mine is an incredible polish underground amusement park. This worldclass monument has been featured in the unescos world cultural and natural heritage list in 1978 and is a top tourist attraction, visited annually by more than. Entrance fees for adults is 40zl and each ticket features a different view of the wieliczka salt mine. Kilometers of underground corridors with impressive chambers, chapels and emerald salt.
We will help you choose the most interesting places. Hello, wanted to get some info in wieliczka salt mine. The wieliczka salt mine one of the most frequently visited tourist attractions in poland records a good 2019, both in terms of the number of visitors. The wieliczka salt mine located in southern poland is truly unique it has been named as the unescos world heritage site. Follow an expert guide through the mines tunnels and chambers and discover the chapel of the blessed kinga, an exhibition on the history of polands saltmining, figures carved from salt and more. The close association of the town and the mine can be seen in wieliczka s coat of arms which features miners tools. Old maps show 26 shafts starting at the surface and more than 180 smaller. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel at least 24 hours before the start date of your tour for a full refund. This means a car will be filled up with other visitors for a fixed price of 180 pln per person. The chapel of saint kinga in wieliczka salt mine is one of the wonders of poland. Opened in medieval times and a decade ago still operational, the mine is known as one of the oldest in the world. Ever windsurfed across a saltwater lake or visited a 400yearold chapelunderground. Wieliczka salt mine 2020 all you need to know before you go. Ever windsurfed across a saltwater lake or visited a 400.
Travelling underground you will see statues made of salt, extraordinary landscapes and kilometres of corridors that have been visited by over 38 million. Explore the place where white gold was extracted in a labyrinth that covers 9 levels, from 64 to 327 meters below the ground. It is also on the polish list of historic heritage and, when visiting, provides an interesting way to get to know how salt has been mined underground for almost nine centuries. Wieliczka salt mine is an incredible polish underground. The wieliczka salt mine is a unesco listed site and one of polands most interesting and precious monuments. Kinga, is a remarkable feat of engineering that is decorated with sculpted religious murals cut into the rock face, all lit with the meticulously crafted chandeliers that are themselves, creations of rock salt. The salt mine, one of the oldest in the world, was established in the th century and continued to operate until 2007. You can book your tickets online, which during the summer months is the. Weve got 38 tours going to wieliczka salt mine, starting from just 3 days in length, and the longest tour is 26 days. Wieliczka historic salt mine hardcover january 1, 2004 by janusz podlecki author see all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Wieliczka salt mine krakow salt mines cracow city tours. If you want to travel to wieliczka salt mine by yourself by train or bus and you dont need transportation from krakow, but you want to book your ticket in advance and skip the line at the salt mine pick the wieliczka salt mine ticket. Its also the worlds largest mining heritage museum. It owes its existence and increasing fame to the rocksalt mine, which is also seven hundred years old.
The wieliczka salt mine tour for visitors is about 3. Mar 24, 2019 since work stopped at the wieliczka salt mine in 1996, it has become one of polands most popular tourist attractions and one of the countrys greatest sources of pride. The wieliczka salt mine of poland was included in the first unesco world heritage list in 1978. Wieliczka salt mine tpo travel incoming tour operator. It reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 300 km long. Skip the line to wieliczka salt mine entrance tiqets. The wieliczka salt mine indeed helped inspire pharaoh.
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