Salt mine in Wieliczka

In the realm of salt
Rating 10110

14 april 2015Travel time: 9 january 2012
Well, if fate brought you to Krakow, then you just need to visit the salt mines in Wieliczka, especially since they are located very close - only 10 km and getting there is quite easy. Descent into the mine on foot along the wooden stairs. You have to climb quite a few steps to get to the bottom. The mine is very unusual and interesting. Just imagine: you are walking along a long corridor, incredible sculptures are everywhere, the floor, ceiling, walls - everything is made of salt! Everything inside is made of salt, except for some wooden steps. Inside there are many salt statues that tell the story of the mine. Incredibly beautiful underground lakes formed as a result of excavations. When a group approaches one of them, special lighting is turned on and you can admire this beauty forever! But most of all I was impressed by the chapel of the Catholic Saint Kinga.
This is a huge hall where everything - walls, statues, engravings, even the floor is made of salt! When the group gathered, the lights went out in the hall and the organ sounded. It was something extraordinary, I still remember this melody. The rise to the top is carried out on an old elevator, this is another positive emotion, because the elevator is small, full of holes, but it goes fast: ) Be sure to breathe in the salty air of the underworld!
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