Wieliczka and Auschwitz

Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of the most unique experiences. It is one of the oldest salt mines in Europe to listed on the First UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1978. Today salt is no longer mined in Wieliczka, but this original underground complex is preserved in great condition, making it a world-class monument.

Wieliczka Salt Mine tours rank among the most popular day trips from Krakow and draws the attention of over one million visitors each year.

On this tour, you’ll visit the ‘salty underground’ and after have lunch 130 m below the surface in the Mine’s Tavern, the deepest located restaurant in Poland.

Auschwitz was the largest of the German Nazi concentration camps and extermination centers. Over 1.1 million men, women and children lost their lives here. The post-camp relics are protected by the Museum created in 1947. The Memorial today is the Archive and Collections as well as research, conservation and publishing center. The authentic Memorial consists of two parts of the former camp: Auschwitz and Birkenau.

A visit with an educator allows better understanding of this unique place.
There is no way to understand postwar Europe and the world without an in-depth confrontation between our idea of mankind and the remains of Auschwitz.