Krakow Trip Overview
Add a pinch of salt to your time in Krakow with a visit to the Wieliczka salt mines. Go on a private day trip through a scenic road that leads to a fascinating underworld full of surprises. Discover why this place is not a regular mine and wander through beautiful halls dedicated to the history of Poland.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Krakow, Poland
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Krakow, Southern Poland, Poland
Add a pinch of salt to your time in Krakow with a visit to the Wieliczka salt mines. Go on a private day trip through a scenic road that leads to a fascinating underworld full of surprises. Discover why this place is not a regular mine and wander through beautiful halls dedicated to the history of Poland.
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Stop At: Szyb Daniłowicza, Daniłowicza 10, 32-020 Wieliczka, Poland
The ”Wieliczka” Salt Mine is a fabulous underground world created by salt miners through the centuries with beginning in the 14th century. Today the mine is a network of nine levels corridors & tunnels, a set of spacious chambers and chapels carved in the salt rock, with its works of art sculpted with the hands of miners. During a tour you will have the opportunity to walk through only 1% of the available space however it will be a three-kilometer distance of salt corridors, 135 meters deep underground (442ft) which will last around 2,5 hours.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Nowa Huta Cultural Centre, al. Jana Pawla II 232, Krakow 31-982 Poland
A district that was built from scratch by the communist authorities. Construction of a steel mill was started. The authorities wanted to guarantee perfect and even housing conditions for families who worked for years in the steelworks. This district is characterized by a different architecture. Some stores and restaurants, which had their glory years in the communist years, still exist. In this area there is also a museum of the Nowa Huta with special exhibition through shelters.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Muzeum Nowej Huty – Muzeum Krakowa, os. Centrum E 1, Krakow 31-934 Poland
The Museum of Nowa Huta, the latest branch of the Museum of Krakow located in the historical buildings of the former Światowid cinema, has been founded following a merger between the Museum of Communist Poland with the Historical Museum of the City of Kraków.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Church of Our Lady Queen of Poland, ul. Obroncow Krzyza 1, Krakow 31-831 Poland
Built between 1967 and 1977, Nowa Huta’s first house of worship was designed by Wojciech Pietrzyk and was pieced together brick by brick by volunteer workers with no assistance from the communist authorities. The complete opposite of what Nowa Huta was meant to stand for, The Lord’s Ark (Arka Pana) is a remarkable building, and a true symbol of the Polish belief in Catholicism.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Restauracja Stylowa, osiedle Centrum C 3, 31-929 Kraków, Poland
This hoary throwback venue serves as a portal into 1970s Poland in terms of service, cuisine, interior design and atmosphere.
Duration: 30 minutes
