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Salt Mines Wieliczka Poland

Here we are at one of Polands premier tourist attractions. In fact our guide told us it was THE most popular Polish tourist attraction. And it's easy to see why. There will be at least four occasions on this trip where you look up and say 'wow' out loud. Lets face it, a visit to an old salt mine doesn't sound that appealing does it, but you'll have to trust me here - if you're ever nearby, you really should go.

 The only slight problem with these pics isn't so much the quality - I was doing my best 150 metres under ground in the dark - it's capturing the scale of the place. Some of the caverns - the church for example - are enormous.

 Oh - and everything you see carved is carved out of rock salt including the chandeliers. Makes sprinkling it on your chips seem a bit dull!



A vast underground fully functioning church




Here you can get some idea of the scale of the caverns by following the line of the stairs
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Location: 32-020 Wieliczka, Poland

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