This place is to good to be missed, make sure you visit Stare Miasto when you’re in Warsaw. Old Town or in polish language Stare Miasto is the oldest historic district in Warsaw and really beautiful!.
Built in the 13th century, all the buildings in this place had been destroyed to the ground by German soldiers during World War II. It was not until the 1950′s rebuilt, brick-by-brick and so painstakingly to take> 10 years (precisely from 1949 to 1963 and 1970), and now includes a list of UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Kopalnia Soli Wieliczka is real salt mine which naturally formed 15 million years ago and even now it still works. The mine consists of 9 floors located 64-237 meters below the ground. Visitors can see up to the 3rd floor only (approximately 150 meters below ground), but even that’s very admirable. Statues, lamps chandeliers, carvings on the wall all made of salt! Who makes it? Well, the miners of the past who worked in these mines. Be this place is a mix of natural wonders and cultural arts of man.
In the language of Poland, the Wieliczka salt mine is called Kopalnia Soli Wieliczka. Not far from Krakow, the place is easily reached by public bus No. 304 which departs from the stop Główny Krakow (Galeria Krakowska street opposite Kurniki) and go straight at the stop Kopalnia Soli Wieliczka. Cheap bus ticket, only 3 zloty and depart every 20 minutes. Krakow stayed behind to ride the bus again with the opposite route.
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