The Wieliczka Salt Mine has a storied past that stretches to the Middle Ages. Known as Magnum Sal, or the Great Salt, it was once a vital economic resource for Poland. By the 13th century, the ...

The Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of the most fascinating attractions in Poland. This historic UNESCO World Heritage Site takes you 135 meters below the earth’s surface to discover the historic and ...

The Wieliczka and Bochnia salt mines are located on the same geological rock salt deposit in southern Poland. Situated close to each other, they were worked in parallel and continuously from the 13th ...

The "Wieliczka" Salt Mine lies southeast of Kraków ... art galleries and some of the best nightlife Poland has to offer. A few accommodation options can be found here as well.

This deposit of rock salt in Wieliczka-Bochnia has been mined since the 13th century. Spread over nine levels, it has 300 km of galleries with works of art, altars, and statues sculpted in the salt, ...

[Trans. AP] A surprisingly large number of the foreigners visiting Poland in the 17th century went to see the Wieliczka salt mine. In 1647, the French courtier Jean Le Laboureur claimed that Wieliczka ...

BARNSLEY College students recently travelled to Poland to explore its history and culture.Their adventure began with a g...

The students also visited Schindler’s factory, where students learned about the impact of the occupation on Krakow; and paid a visit to the Wieliczka Salt Mines - where after descending hundreds ...