When entering the Erazm Barącz Chamber the monument of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “welcomes” tourists. The poet visited the mines of Wieliczka in 1790. The grounds of this chamber were filled with brine to form a small lake. On its shore we can see the sculpture of the Treasurer – the good spirit of the mine. In 1997 in the Teodora Wessel Chamber, on level III (-135 meters), an Underground Rehabilitation and Cure Centre was established. The Michałowice and Drozdowice Chambers are each 35 meters high and are equipped with the most interesting collapse protection constructions. The highest chamber accessible to visitors is the Stanisław Staszic Chamber. The distance between the ceiling and the pavement reaches 50 meters. In the Warsaw Chamber, (level III, length 54 m width 17 m, height 9 m, 135 meters below ground level) coal miners’ celebrations, competitions and sports events as well as concerts and exclusive New Year’s Balls take place.

The walking trail is completed with the Cracow Salt-Works Museum situated on the 3rd level. The collection is exhibited in 14 chambers.

99 percent of the galleries are not accessible for ordinary tourists. The total length of the passages linking about 3000 cavities (passages, ramps, excavation chambers, shafts and small shafts) exceeds 300 km.

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