Wieliczka Salt Mine

Be ready to be amazed at the devotion and superstition that drove miners to carve figures, monuments and altarpieces into the walls of an 800-year-old salt mine. As you walk down 360 steps into the salt mine, you get the impression of entering a vast underground city, full with huge caverns and underground lakes. This underground world has earned a place on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list thanks to the creativity of the miners who carved chapels out the walls, hundreds of meters below the surface. You will visit the largest of the chapels dedicated to St. Kinga, the patron Saint of miners. This subterranean church is richly decorated with chandeliers, sculpture, and religious figures carved out of salt. As you follow the 2 1/2 kilometers walk, you will pass statues dating back to the 18th century depicting mythical, historical and religious figures. The last stop in the mine is the souvenir shop and snack bar. From here, the lift carries you back to the surface.

Meeting/ Pick up point: Bus park at 11 Powiśle Street opposite the Sheraton Hotel.
Duration: 4 hours approx.
Start or opening time: At 9am and/or at 3.15pm depending on the language and period of the year.
Languages: English every day. From July to August in russian and italian. From June to September in spanish and german.

Transport

Assistance or guided tour

Admissions

In German at 3.15 pm

Appropriate age for child ticket from 4 to 15 years