Archive for July, 2012

Wieliczka Salt Mine

Saturday, July 28th, 2012

The Wieliczka Salt Mine in Poland had been producing salt for as long as 700 years until it was opened to tourism in 1996. This incredible salt mine has intricate sculptures and astounding carvings and was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its “outstanding universal value to mankind”.

The Weimar Chamber

The Weimar Chamber


The carvings of the Wieliczka Salt Mine include historic figures, mythic creatures, large carved chambers and chapels. The mine even boasts an underground lake which lights up with the placement of colored lights. Ornate salt-crystal chandeliers hang from the ceilings of the larger parts of the mine. Amazingly, many of sculptures seen here were carved by the miners themselves.
Józef Haller monument

Józef Haller monument


Wieliczka Salt MineThe Wieliczka Salt Mine is 9 levels deep and contains more than 2,000 chambers.
me in Wieliczka Salt Mine

me in Wieliczka Salt Mine