This historic UNESCO World Heritage Site takes you 135 meters below the earth’s surface to discover the historic and beautiful salt mines near Krakow. On the guided Wieliczka Salt Mines tour ...

The Wieliczka and Bochnia salt mines are located on the same geological rock salt deposit ... The application of mining laws and regulations is the responsibility of the Krakow District Mining Office.

The story of Kraków is one of light and shadow, where Middle Ages and Renaissance chapters contrast with darker pages from ...

This deposit of rock salt in Wieliczka-Bochnia has been mined since the 13th century. Spread over nine levels, it has 300 km of galleries with works of art, altars, and statues sculpted in the salt, ...

Notable excursions out of town include the "Wieliczka" Salt Mine and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum. The "Wieliczka" Salt Mine lies southeast of Kraków, while the concentration camps ...