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Wieliczka Salt Mine
Chapels, statues and chandeliers carved from rock salt, deep underground in a mine worked for 700 years.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid; guided tours only, best booked online
- Time Needed
- 3 hours
- Address
- Daniłowicza 10, 32-020 WieliczkaDirections
- Getting There
- About 20 minutes by train from Kraków Główny to Wieliczka Rynek-Kopalnia.
Why Go
Salt was mined here from the 13th century until 1996, and the miners carved chapels and sculptures as they went. The tourist route leads down some 800 steps through chambers and past underground lakes to the Chapel of St. Kinga, where even the chandeliers are made of salt. It was among the first places on UNESCO's World Heritage list, in 1978.
Tips
- It stays around 57°F underground all year: bring a light jacket.
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