Comfortable shoes, jacket and scarf will be your travel companions.
Un 3 km long route, at a temperature of 14-16 ° C, in forced ventilation as they descend 800 steps which will take you to a depth of 135 meters. Duration of the visit about 3 hours, strictly accompanied by a guide who, in case of need, will also be able to bring back to the surface those who cannot make it to the end of the tour due to anxiety, panic or claustrophobia problems.
Said this way it may seem an extreme situation, but I guarantee you that the extreme tourist route has nothing, it can also be faced by children and the elderly. The descent is done on foot along various flights of wooden stairs, the ascent by means of lifts which in reality are a little tight and claustrophobic sufferers may be affected somewhat, but people with claustrophobia testify that it is a sacrifice worth making. The visit yes divides into three steps on three different levels, so as not to tire tourists too much, to allow them a stop at the bar or bathroom and, why not ?, to buy some souvenirs of salt or amber in the kiosks inside the mine.
The Wieliczka Salt Mines are UNESCO heritage and it's not hard to see why. You pass through corridors whose walls are made up entirely of salt (rub them with a finger and lick it if you don't believe it), a floor entirely worked with salt, "cauliflowers" and saline stalactites that descend from the ceilings, salt ponds, chandeliers salt, salt statues and, listen, hear !, even a church and a reception hall made entirely of salt where you can celebrate the most important day of a couple's life.
But the mines are not just for tourists, they also function as a spa being an excellent cure for those suffering from respiratory problems. Forced ventilation, salt, absence of allergens and pure air are good for people with COPD, asthma or chronic respiratory infections.
For the more adventurous there is the "Mining route”Or the“ Secrets of the Wieliczka Salt Mine ”route in which to explore the most hidden meanders of this unmissable wonder of nature.
