维利奇卡盐矿

我是今天最后一波客人，5：00pm才进矿。整个游览过程中没有其他客人。好像巨大的盐矿只为我们几个人开放一样，感觉很好。盐矿很惊人。难以想象人类在几百年前那样艰苦的环境下能完成这样的地下工程。而且这个矿作为景点让人参观的历史也超过100年了，同样惊人。在盐矿700年的历史中，只死了70人，令我大天朝情何以堪。一个持续700年的工程，一个巨大的艺术品。值得一看

从7个小矮人到教皇的雕像,从波兰传说到圣经的场景,从地面的瓷砖到悬挂着的吊灯,从渗透着盐水的池塘到整个大教堂,这里所有东西都是用盐雕刻的!在这700年的历程中,这个盐矿的矿工在他们工作的时候一间一间房间的雕刻,创造了这个醒目建筑的独特之处,一种艺术展览。真的是一次很有趣的经历。

来波兰盐矿基本有两种途径:要么参加从克拉科夫出发的大型旅游团要么就自助游。从克拉科夫很轻松就能订到旅游团,市里有很多旅行社,哪怕是你出发前一分钟赶到都会有位置。我是自助游,从Starowilsna火车站乘小巴直接就能到盐矿,而且价格很便宜只需6元钱。到那买了票就到个人入口处排队。英语旅游团半小时一个,所以你无需久等。等你们的导游来了就可以直接下矿了。我们的团很不错,所有的游客走的都是同一路线,但是我们的导游风趣幽默而且讲解详尽。我当然不会破坏旅游团的兴致,但真的会给人留下深刻的印象。还有很多富丽的房间,比如说Kinga小教堂在突兀背景的映衬下就像个小矮子。这里有实物大小和微缩的雕刻向人们展示着盐矿工作的环节还有各种艺术和历史雕刻品。整个参观过程不到两个小时,之后你可以去游客中心放松一下,或者是在那买点纪念品再走。你可以乘电梯直接到终点。你也可以选择在盐矿博物馆参加旅游团,我觉得这很有意思(请参加其他评论)。总之,这里是克拉科夫的五大景观之一,哪怕你在这只有一两天的时间还是值得来看看的。力荐!

波兰盐矿绝对是一个不能错过的景点!我向你保证。这是我参观的第一个盐矿,可能也是唯一一个。但是这里的历史和氛围真的不能不让人感到赞叹。那里有很多用盐造的雕像,那些雕像真的让人叹为观止,非常漂亮,那些工艺精巧到可以说是鬼斧神工,让人赞叹不已。地下教堂可能是那里最漂亮的东西了,那些用盐雕塑的浮雕,以及旁边照明用的精致的枝形吊灯,都非常精美。教堂内的音响效果非常好,我看到好像可以买票进去欣赏古典音乐会。而且因为空气中含盐,所以对你的健康有益。快来这里玩吧,哈哈。记住穿件毛衣或者戴条围巾,下面很冷的。

2009年5月我去了盐矿旅行。我认为最好的事情就是-当你在地下时真的很棒,那时候天空也没有闪电(或者太热,得根据具体情况而定,因为可能是夏季!)。这趟旅行很让人增长见识,有很多时间可以拍照(稍微有点奇怪的是你还得付"摄影师通行费",但还是很值的)。我们的导游人很不错。英语说得很好,甚至还会讲笑话。

如果你去波兰克拉科夫附近玩的话,那一定要去参观维利奇卡盐矿。这是欧洲最古老的盐矿,13世纪就已经开始开采了。盐矿的10%开放给公众参观。这个盐矿包含了十几个礼拜堂、一个大教堂、一个游戏室,还有很多餐厅和酒吧。里面的那些雕像、圣坛和吊灯都是用盐做的。那里有一个设备完善的医院,向公众开放的,他们专攻的是哮喘以及慢性阻塞性肺病之类的呼吸道疾病。

While I think the tour was a bit long, but I think that was due to the size of the group (30 people) who didn't listen to time and meeting spots. The underground statues and cathedral were spectacular. Hard to believe it was all carved by hand. It was like another world. Very cool place to visit.

Okay so this place is vast and to an extent it's fascinating to see the scale of the mine and the carvings that have been created here. It was also a bit of an odd experience though I felt. The tourist trail is all very glossy with cheesy mannequins carved out of salt in places and huge statues (again carved out of salt) in other rooms and the whole thing doesn't really feel like a mine at all if i'm honest. I think i'd rather it hadn't been made to look so perfect for the tourists but had maintained the look of a mine. Some of the tunnels you walk through do look like a classic mine tunnel from a movie but mainly you are led through to huge cathedral sized areas with carvings and chandeliers in them (again the carvings and chandeliers are all made of salt - the main offering of this trip is that you are meant to be amazed at the things that have been created out of salt). I think this is meant to be awe inspiring and it is impressive but i'd rather it was just a nice tour through a real working mine. And it is a real working mine...you even see the odd mine worker with his hard hat on wandering past part of the tourist trail route on his or her way to do some real mining in the real working mine areas...but you won't get to see any of that. You are there to go 'wow this is huge! and wow look at what they've carved out of salt! and gosh they've got a church down in this mine. Wow!' and call me cynical but I was a little disappointed by that. Did I enjoy the tour? Yes I did. Is it worth doing? Yes it is! But A) you're on a tourist route so don't expect to see real mining action and B) the salt has mixed with minerals to therefore be a rather dull grey colour so it's not going to be a beautiful white shiny mine experience. It doesn't really look like salt as we know it at all. But lick the wall and yeah it is salt and I guess that's vaguely exciting.Also this is a big commercial place...expect a tourist salt selling stuff shop at every turn. I also think this place would benefit from a map on a wall every now and then. You are continuously told how big this place is and that you will only experience 1% of the mine on your 2 hour experience but you never get to see a visual guide to just how vast the place is or indeed to where the hell you are within the mine maze.I did my tour with See Krakow and they looked after us perfectly. Its worth booking the Auschwitz and Salt Mine combined tour purely for reasons of saving money I think. Overall the Salt Mine is worth doing but if you only have time for one trip outside of the city i'd go with the trip to Auschwitz for definite.

Went on a visit with a tour group, general feeling of the mine was that it was pretty fascinating to see and feel the salt.We had the lovely Tina as a guide on our english tour - incredibly knowledgeable on all parts of the mine, it's history and current focus. The negatives of the mine was how commercialised it has become, feeling like it wants to suck money from you in every chamber you visit.There's at least 5 gift shops throughout the underground tunnels, multiple foods shops, a restaurant, etc - you get the idea, a very successful business.Worth a visit if you have a spare afternoon.

This was one of the highlights of our visit to Krakow. It is vast, the scale hard to comprehend. You are taken to ‘level 3’ (400ft) via 380 steps though there are 7 levels below that eventually reaching a depth of 1,073ft with tunnels extending over 178 miles! Built in the 13th century and was harvesting salt until as recently as 2007. There are chapels and statues, even a cathedral (where you can get married – for a price!) all sculptured out of salt by the ordinary miners ..their skills are to be admired. The highlight for us was the Chapel of St. Kinga where there are altars, a pulpit, and a copy of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper ..it's breathtaking! Many famous folk have visited (Clinton, Pope John Paul 11, Michael Palin, even Chopin in his day).You need to be fit as there is a lot of walking (allow 3 hrs) but it is well worth it and the good news is that there are lifts to bring you to the surface. Our guide, Isabella, was fabulous and really entertained us with her wit and humour while walking us thru’ the centuries ..she gave it the wow factor. I've never seen anywhere quite like here, it's stunning.

Very interesting and a must see attraction. We spent around 2 and half hours here and most of that time you are walking, so can be very tiring on the legs. The main Chapel is breathtaking, everything from the walls, floor, chandeliers are made from salt. Excellent day out.

Trip organised by Tom from Cracow4YOU. Excellent transfer to and from the mine. Tom spoke brilliant English and was able to answer our many questions on the history of Poland. Tom organised the tickets and photography pass for us. Brilliant trip.

A great tour of some beautiful salt working , sculptures, crystal chandeliers etc. You can even get married here ! There are a lot of descending steps at the beginning with a lift at the end so sensible shoes would be a good idea. The cathedral was amazing and the lighting and music made for a great experience. Its also quiet warm so layers is a good idea averaging 14-15 degrees C.

Everything about this place is amazing, starting from the stairs down the mine, through the salt mine chambers and tourist attractions, up to the ride with a lift back up top. The views are spectacular and you will be amazed at what people could do so long ago. If you have a day to spare while visiting Krakow, this place is a must.

Booked via a tour company. Service of which was prompt and efficient. Tour organised well with regards to tour guide, transfers, admission, direction, etc. However value for money is questionable! Previous day spent 7 hours for the same price (280 PLN/roughly €70 x2 adult's) for both concentration camps tours. Although both are hard to compare against, I felt my overall expectations of the salt mines were limited. Although there were great views , I felt personally there was a lot of repetition in the tour and a lot of waiting around in queues to allow for different tour groups to move from one exhibit to the next. The audio guide is a great bonus, however in parts the audio didn't work and you were left at times not hearing what the guide was explaining/showing etc, also noticed by other visitors. The main aspect for me was the cathedral at the end, by far the most breathtaking part of the tour, but I did think it was excessive to charge an extra fee just to take more photos here after the initial admission fee. Overall great to tick off the bucket list, but in regards impact, unless you really have a keen interest, there is more to see in this amazing and beautiful city especially during a short visit.