Since we need to do things as cheaply as possible, we took the public bus to the Weiliczka Salt Mine. It took us a little bit to find the bus stop since the street where we were suppose to catch the bus was under construction and the bus stop had been moved. Tom saw a bus route map at another stop and we knew the general direction that we needed to go. Once we got to the street where the bus ran, we asked for some help and we were on our way.
The Weiliczka Salt Mine was more amazing that I had imagined. It is massive with tourists only able to explore about 1% of the entire mine. There are nine levels but tourists can only go to three levels. The miners excavated all the tunnels and open areas. It looks like you are walking through caves but that is not the case. It was all solid salt rock before the underground area became a mine. The mine used horses to work in the mine. Some of these horses never saw the light of day.
The St. Kinga Chapel is outstanding. I had read about how wonderful it is but you can’t even put it into words how amazing it is. The photos don’t do it justice either. There were just three men that carved out the entire chapel along with all the statues. These men completed this work from 1886 to 1965.
These stunning chandeliers are made from salt crystals. Except for the lightbulbs of course which were originally candles.
