Wieliczka Salt Mine

The Wieliczka Salt Mine is a blast for those who like salt, walking loads of stairs and if you want to see something really cool! The Salt Mine is one of the worlds oldest salt mines, and it has produced salt from the 14th century until 2007. The Salt Mine is today one of Polands most visited attractions with more than 1,2 million visitors every year.

The mine is more than 300 meters deep, more than 300 kilometres long, but as a tourist you only walk 1% of the total length. During the tour you can walk in three different levels; the first at a depth of appx. 65 metres, the second level at 110 metres and during the third level of the trip you will be 135 metres down into the ground.

Wieliczka Salt Mine

Along the way you will visit the Kopernicus Chamber, Casimir the Great chamber, the Holy Cross chamber, other chambers and the higlight is the Kinga Chapel were you can see “The Last Supper”, “Pope John Paul II” and a beautiful big hall, all in salt!

The trip to the Wieliczka Salt Mine is a great experience, and a very nice half-day program during your stay in Krakow!

How to get to Wieliczka Salt Mine?
There are buses leaving out there, so if you are in for an adventure, ask for help at your Krakow Hotel, and hopefully they will give you some advices. If not, join in with a travel company in Krakow arranging trips, or use our offer of help that you can read more about below!

Book a trip to Wieliczka Salt Mine today
If you want to book/order a trip to the Wielickza Salt Mines, you can read more about it and book the Wieliczka Salt Mine Half-Day Trip from Krakow pressing the link.

Wieliczka Salt Mine pictures