Tourist Information
Krakow 8, Pawia Street,
tel. +48 12 422 60 91
Discover the magic of the Wieliczka underworld, the only mine operating uninterruptedly since the Middle Ages.
As you descend the 380 steps into the depths of the salt mine you get the impression that you are entering a magical underground city full of mysterious grottos and subterranean lakes. As you walk along the 3.5-kilometre route you will be able to admire original appliances and mining equipment as well as chapels forged out of salt, including the largest and most beautiful of them all - the Chapel of St. Kinga, the patron saint of salt miners. This subterranean church is richly adorned with candelabras, sculptures and figures of saints carved in salt. You return to the surface via the lift in the Daniłowicz shaft, which is another attractive part of the mine.