Wieliczka
Wieliczka
There
are tourists who come to Poland just to see the Wieliczka Salt Mine. It's the
world's oldest commercial enterprise still in business - salt has been mined
here since the 13th century with no interruptions, although it's no longer done
on an industrial scale. Today's mine is a labyrinth of corridors and chambers
350 km long, 2 km of which are accessible to visitors. The route winds through
20 chambers located on three levels (from 64 m to 135 m underground), past lakes,
and chapels, bas-reliefs, and chandeliers sculpted in the rock salt. The most
spectacular sight is Saint Kinga's Chapel, although, in fact, it deserves to be
called an underground salt church in deference to its dimensions. Wieliczka can
be reached from Cracow within half an hour.
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