The Wieliczka Salt Mine in Poland is an impressive UNESCO World Heritage Site, located just a short drive from Krakow, one of the best cities to visit in Poland. These mines, which have been in ...

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 ...

B. enthused in his tourist guide: ‘Five or six miles from Kraków, one sees a miracle of nature and Providence, a pit from which Poland’s salt is extracted, bringing great wealth to the Queen’ [trans.