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Going down the 380 steps into the salt mine you may have the impression of entering a magical underground city, full of mysterious caves, amazing underground lakes, majestic designs and unique salt carvings. The tourist route in the Salt Mine, included on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1978, is almost 3 km long and consist of winding corridors, 800 steps and a descend to a depth of 135 metres underground. It begins at the Daniłowicz Shaft, where the visitors meet their guide who, while showing them around, will tell them about the history and secrets of the mine, forces of nature that rule the mine, and the ethos of hard work of many generations of miners. Going down deeper and deeper, the visitors will see unusual places, take pleasure in watching the light spectacle on the banks of one of the saline lakes, and learn the famous legend of Princess Kinga, who brought a wealth of salt into the Polish soil. In the middle of the route there is St. Kinga's Chapel, a wonderful chapel dedicated to the patron saint of salt miners, decorated with extraordinary salt artworks.

IMPORTANT: There are approx. 800 steps on the route, 380 of them at the very beginning. Photography and filming require buying a permit, the price is 10 PLN for 1 person. Bringing luggage to the Wieliczka Salt Mine is not allowed with the exception of hand baggage. Hand baggage is considered to be luggage of maximum dimensions 35cm x 20cm x 20cm. The minimum number of people required: 20 

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Auschwitz has become a symbol of terror, genocide, and the Shoah. It was established by Germans in 1940, in the suburbs of Oswiecim, a Polish city that was annexed to the Third Reich by the Nazis. Its name was changed to Auschwitz. Initially, Auschwitz was to be one more concentration camp of the type that the Nazis had been setting up since the early 1930s. But in 1942 it also became the largest of the extermination centers, where the Nazi plan to murder European Jews.

The visit to Auschwitz I so-called "main camp” and  Birkenau camp also known as "Auschwitz II"  located 3 km from Oswiecim, usually  takes 3,5 hours.

The Museum is located 70 km from Kraków. The journey usually takes 1-1,5 hour one way

The entry to the museum is upon named entry card reserved in advance at the museum website:

https://www.auschwitz.org/en/visiting/

Due to overwhelming demand we suggest you plan your visit even three months in advance directly at the museum website.