The Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of the oldest salt mines in the world - it's been around for around 700 years. Several large rooms have been converted into churches (one very large one and many small ones). Miners-turned-artists carved religious scenes into the rock salt to create some very beautiful images. Only 1/10 of the mine is open to the public and it took 3+ hours to take the tour, it covers 3 different levels! Krakow was a very rich city in the past due to the salt - it is known as white gold. See pictures from Krakow here.
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Krakow 3/3: Wieliczka Salt Mine
The Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of the oldest salt mines in the world - it's been around for around 700 years. Several large rooms have been converted into churches (one very large one and many small ones). Miners-turned-artists carved religious scenes into the rock salt to create some very beautiful images. Only 1/10 of the mine is open to the public and it took 3+ hours to take the tour, it covers 3 different levels! Krakow was a very rich city in the past due to the salt - it is known as white gold. See pictures from Krakow here.
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