Extension to Full day trip to Cracow - Wieliczka Salt Mine - Private Tour

THIS TRIP IS AVAILABLE ONLY FROM CRACOW.



Wieliczka is located 13 km from Cracow. The greatest tourist attraction here is the antique salt mine placed in 1978 by UNESCO, beside Cracow, on the list of the 12 most priceless world monuments. It is among the oldest and largest complex of this type, with a total of about 20 000 000 tons of salt having been minded here in the course of 700 years. The lenght of headings and excavatations on 9 mining levels amounts to more than 300 km.


The oldest part is opened for visitors. The 4,5 km long route leads through galleries and chambers on three mining levels. Here one can see 17th and 19th century. Chapels and the natural, unique Crystal Caves. The underground part also contains the Museum of Salt-Works, exhibition presents the history of Polish mining. On display are original mining tools and implements placed so as to give the impression that the miners have just finished their work.


Open since 1964 in the mine is the undergound sanatorium "Kinga", which for therapeutic purposes (treatment of asthma) makes use of specific microclimate. It is located 200 meters below sea level.