Rock salt mines often have rich histories.
WIELICZKA -site of the oldest working salt mine in Europe
In Cracow's proximate vicinity, 14 km south-east from the city
center near Route 4 (E22), liesa well known country wide
and abroad, city of Wieliczka with population of 20 thousand.
The city is famous for having the oldest operational salt mine
in Europe which has been working forover 700 years.
This mine, a centuries old tourist attraction, cannot be
compared to anything else in the world.