The Wieliczka Salt Mine is now an official Polish Historic Monument (Pomnik Historii) and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its attractions include the shafts and labyrinthine passageways, displays of historic salt-mining technology, an underground lake, four chapels and numerous statues carved by miners out of the rock salt , and more recent ...

Would you like to take a walk among the salt works of art? Do you want to get to know the dazzling face of the Mine? Choose the Tourist Route! Do you prefer to wander the dark corners of the underground world? Become a miner and set out on the Miners’ Route!

Wieliczka Salt Mine, ancient and massive salt mine in Wieliczka, Poland, near Kraków. It is one of the oldest documented salt-manufacturing sites in Europe.

The artistic scope of this subterranean maze is truly astounding. From a life size statue of Kraków’s own venerated, ex-pope John Paul II, to a salt sculpted replica of Da Vinci’s Last Supper, the undertaking at Wieliczka is one that any visitor to …

Discover the fascinating history of the Wieliczka Salt Mine while you explore 3,5 kilometers of underground passages, including 22 chambers with underground lakes, old tools, and machines. You'll also see various sculptures and low reliefs carved out of salt by the miners.