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According to legend, Poland can thank Queen Kinga for discovery of the salt mine. Kinga was the daughter of the Hungarian king Bela IV who married the Polish king Boleslaw the Modest in the 13th century. The story has Kinga throwing her engagement ring into the Maramures salt mine in Hungary. The ring miraculously travelled along with salt deposits to Wieliczka where it was rediscovered. Kinga is now the patron saint of miners.
It needs a little salt...
October 21st 2007 Today I went out to the Wieliczka Salt Mines, a UNESCO site, with a few friends from the hostel. I licked the walls, and sure enough, they are made of salt. Tasty salt too, I might add.
The carvings in the mines were incredible, and our guide said we were only seeing 1% of the mine on the tour. Even so, it was a two hour tour wandering through the 3.5km of tunnels and caverns. The deepest po
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Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century. Its golden age occurred in the 16th century. During the following century, the strengthening of the gentry and internal disorders weakened the nation. In a series of ... ... read more COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom
