Discovering The Wieliczka Salt Mines 🇵🇱 | The Cathedral Inside!

[@kevincross9206]

Poland has got so many treasures hasn’t it!!

[@AdventureMe]

Sure has.

[@johnnicholls5815]

Thank you for the fabulous video it is a wonderful place we visited about 10 years ago We love Poland been there many times Thank you Darren

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks for watching John

[@johnogsii7976]

Absolutely stunning place and the carvings, the chandeliers, the size of the rooms, just amazing!

[@AdventureMe]

It was huge. The camera doesn't show the true size.

[@magdelayna]

I visited here last year - fascinating,especially the big chapel!

[@AdventureMe]

Yes it was fab. The chapel was spotless

[@martinnaylor]

Would love to do that tour but I'd also be so glad to see daylight again afterwards.

[@AdventureMe]

It's not too bad down there.

[@piotr.piontek]

Fantastic video! It was a pleasure to meet you guys in this stunning salt mine!

[@AdventureMe]

You too. Thanks for translating lol

[@craigsouthwell]

Omg this was amazing. Utterly stunning carvings....

[@AdventureMe]

It was breathtaking

[@Design2winLew]

Fascinating place , thank you for sharing it .

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks Lewis

[@lindaclad2218]

Wow! What an amazing place!!! Thank you so much for taking us along with you. So enjoy your narratives and history lessons.

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks Linda

[@karengill8234]

Fantastic insight into the salt mine, many thanks Darren …….

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks Karen

[@jeangrainger8304]

Darren I visited the salt mines in 2000. I loved it. I would like to go again. We had a few days in Krakow but most of our holiday was in Warsaw as my daughter was working in Poland at the time. We went in a mini bus to Wieliczka as my daughter was able to speak Polish.

[@a11csc]

looks like an awesome place to visit darren

[@AdventureMe]

Sure is Chris. Well worth it

[@Wedgedoow]

Very interesting tour Darren

[@bobwhittaker3902]

Did this tour back in 2017 and it was amazing. My daughter was going to get married in one of the chapels here this November but it has had to be postponed until 2022. Great video brought back some good memories of my visit to Krakow.

[@AdventureMe]

Great wedding venue

[@martinmarsola6477]

Living in Leeds, you probably hold the record for using a loo at that deep in the ground. A fabulous video as always, Darren. Thanks for sharing. Cheers mate! 😊👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸

[@AdventureMe]

I think you may have a point there. I'd love to know how the plumbing works down there lol

[@EgoShredder]

@@AdventureMe It's easy, you just unzip, pull out yer pipe...aim and shoot!

[@lindamccaughey6669]

That was fantastic. What an interesting place ,love the history. I’m claustrophobic no way I could go in those lifts. Never seen anything like this before and I loved it. Thanks so much for taking me along. Please stay safe and take care

[@wigwag60]

I visited about 10 yo 12 years ago and found ut fascinating. I'm still using the salt lamp I bought there. The cathedral with the salt chandeliers was the most memorable bit of the visit along with the steps down near snow White snd the seven dwarves which might have melted away by now.

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks for watching Heather

[@vlogsandstuff3159]

magical and breath taking loved the video

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks mate

[@michaelmiller641]

Gosh, that was fascinating, thanks Darren!

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks Michael

[@bobbyboyderecords]

This is an amazing visited many years ago. Would love to have a look in the other tunnels

[@moz111moz]

Excellent. Very enjoyable and entertaining. Thank you.

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks moz

[@JillBell]

I visited in 2018, amazing place, LOTS of steps down! I went by bus from Krakow, it was easy to do.

[@AdventureMe]

Yes it's very easy to get to. Hope you enjoyed

[@me-gb2wp]

Really loved the Blackpool stuff very interesting well done matey

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks 👍

[@deborahbrackenbury2207]

Great video as usual Thank you so interesting xx

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks Deborah

[@robertburgess3767]

Have wanted to see what these minds looked like inside for so long...have been told by members of my staff what they are like...great video..as always darren...top knotch! 👍

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks mate

[@alisonwilson8606]

I was waiting for some new videos come out and I am waiting for some more good videos 2 come from you adventure me Darren

[@steverock4329]

Another great video Darren, you have the knack of making films of places I now want to visit, the tourist board should be funding your adventures! Well done mate

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks Steve. Get yourself booked in.

[@dangibson2048]

That looked amazing, such a great thing to explore. Thanks for showing us. Keep up the great work fella.

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks Dan.

[@monkeytonker4637]

What a mystical place.💯👍👍

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks for watching, more to come.

[@shirleylynch7529]

That was incredible. Wow Darren you never cease to amaze, entertain, and enthral us. Well done. Never even heard of the Polish salt mines never mind see them. So beautifully filmed so professional. AMAZING. Thank you.

[@rachelwalker7091]

Well done for a great video and for licking the wall!

[@AdventureMe]

It was delicious lol

[@poulmh]

I was there in '92. It was truly an experience. Perhaps we took the miners tour, as I remember it as more authentic with a lift only able to carry a few persons at a time. The original miners lift. Not as tourist friendly as it is seems today, The currency exchange rate must have changed since. I recall that 1 mill. Zloty was around DKK 500,- approx. GBP 57,-

[@AdventureMe]

Yes it's much cheaper now

[@nowt2957]

Wow, that brings back distant memories but unfortunately I don't recall all that much about the place. I went there as a kid before the iron curtain came down and just remember it being huge. Now I really want to go back and see it so I can appreciate it properly.

[@AdventureMe]

Yes you should. Been updated a lot

[@laszlofyre845]

I was there about 10 years ago. It is jaw dropping, there is no doubt. I was told that the carvings, grottoes, statues, and halls were all done by the miners, very few of whom, if any, had any formal training in the art at all; they would do a full shift, usually 12 hours, and for light relief, would then do a couple of hours on the features we see today. Almost beyond belief, isn't it? IIRC, the Great Hall took about 80 years to finish? Whatever the actual time, it was a long job, and they kept at it- some workers dying before seeing it completed. Now that's commitment. And I can confirm the 'cosiness' of the lift. I myself am claustrophobic, and was wedged in this lift, and I was OK as it happened, but there was an older woman from Blackburn in front of me who was on the point of losing it. Even so, I, and I bet she, would endure it all over again to see this place once more. The salt laden air gave my friends and I a huge thirst. So when we got back into Kracow, we hit the CK Brouwer microbrewery and bar-which itself is underground- below the Elefant department store, and acted accordingly. What a trip. Thanks for putting this on here, I can point others to it as my pics were sometimes not great. Cheers.

[@AdventureMe]

Yes it's so fascinating. And a lot of work went into those

[@jeffallinson8089]

Wow, that looked INCREDIBLE and just 20 quid for that tour is a bargain. I'd sure love to do it, right up my street. Thanks for sharing this amazing experience and great job as usual.

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks Jeff. It is so cheap over there for anything

[@jeffallinson8089]

@@AdventureMe I'd love to visit.

[@silvialittlewolf]

Fascinating place!

[@driving_all_over]

Great video mate, what an amazing place Those chandeliers down there looked absolutely stunning

[@AdventureMe]

They were very impressive

[@caroldave4037]

The go too channel folks...now the power of utube ive been here with pavlin (motorcycle adventures) this place is totally amazing ...well filmed brill...

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks guys. Yes it was amazing

[@braggelbak]

GREAT! LOT OF THANKS

[@AdventureMe]

No problem.

[@visionvalue100]

Amazing video. The work that went into making the artwork. I couldn't help thinking when you were showing the chandeliers hope Del boy Rodney and Grandad werent cleaning them lol. Always enjoy your videos.

[@AdventureMe]

Yes sue. I thought the same.

[@paulrobinson8263]

Awesome, slowly getting through all your vids, i remember going down in a very old lift and not the steps, was very tight and only held a few people, great experience though, enjoying your content, Robbo 👍👍👍

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks Paul. Enjoy the rest

[@bobingram6912]

That was excellent, thanks for taking us along. Didn't fancy the Polish menu then!!! I hope you bought one of those little bags of salt?? 👍🏻

[@AdventureMe]

Didn't have much that looked appetising. But we did try some elsewhere

[@McKluskie]

incredible

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks mate

[@oddsandwindsocks5905]

Beautiful stuff Darren, amazing chapel so deep and all carved from salt, reckon you will never look at table salt in the same way again when you put it on your chips lol.

[@AdventureMe]

No I won't

[@saraclayton-smithson5083]

More steps to the toilet than Wetherspoons 🤣🤣 great video… very informative

[@AdventureMe]

Yes I said that when I was there lol

[@ronnievenhorst9873]

Very good video nice to see it

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks Ronnie

[@gavlosmedia6323]

Looks amazing

[@AdventureMe]

It was a great place.

[@blackbirdmark495]

I stayed in Krakow about 2 yrs ago, what a fantastic place with great food, great beer/wine & such friendly locals. It’s a very fascinating city too. We also did the salt mine tour & were blown away by the lengths & depths of the underground tunnels & the amazing chapels. We were lucky to do the Aushwitz’s tour too, full of history but very very sad due to what happened their. Enjoy your stay in Krakow. P.s. do they still have the electric Bird scooters in the city centre ?

[@AdventureMe]

I didn't see those scooters.

[@Dave1976.]

Yet another amazing and interesting vlog. Never been. May be tempted at some time. The stairs will definitely keep you fit walking up or down. If went to Krakkow then we would pay a visit to the mine. Have you done any on the former prison...?

[@AdventureMe]

Make sure you do. It's worth it. No I didn't.

[@Dave1976.]

@@AdventureMe Hi Darren. You mentioned there's more to come from B/pool pleasure beach. When is that please

[@AdventureMe]

@@Dave1976. Probably early next year.

[@andrewwood9635]

Interesting contrast to the salt mine I visited near Salzburg in Austria, a good few years ago. Much more sophisticated but lacking the polished wooden slides that Salzburg had to get you down to mine level, much more fun that 300+ steps

[@AdventureMe]

Now that sounds fun

[@carlharris2808]

@@AdventureMe I also went in one at hallstatt austria and also had wooden slides because it was up a mountain you came out on a wooden gravity train.kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqjYY6xjZq2smK8

[@matt_armstrong]

When you licked the wall it reminded me of the scene in Dumb and Dumber when his tongue got frozen to the chairlift! 😊. How was the food in the cafe? Great video mate!!!

[@AdventureMe]

Yes. I love that scene.

[@Dan23_7]

That’s mind boggling, 178 miles of tunnels, wow !!! I’m sharing this with my polish mate Jakub who I work with. Edit: just watched it now 😂

[@AdventureMe]

Yes it's huuuuuge

[@douglasthompson296]

Hi Darren, you teased us in summer about your Polish visit, now we can see the results 😎. Have you got some Polish ancestry, if not what drew you to the mines and Krackow area? Also good to see your not 'billy no mates' as you had a companion Sam there too 😁 looking forward to the rest of the series. Cheers matey, DougT the Mancs pensioner

[@AdventureMe]

No polish ancestry as far as I know. It's just somewhere I had never been, and fancied a visit.

[@douglasthompson296]

@@AdventureMe fare do's as he says on that telly advert 😀

[@alanwood7373]

Mines of Moria. Lol amazing

[@alicebutler2007]

What a place, that's amazing craftsmanship. Do you know why they built the chapels down there?

[@AdventureMe]

I think it was more for religious reasons.

[@margsangster8994]

Fabulous video, thanks. I’m going to be there later this year too! Very excited to do that tour too. One question please- did you find the floor and steps very slippery? Just interested if it would be safe for the elderly or seniors please. Cheers from Australia

[@AdventureMe]

Hi Marg, can't say I did. They seemed ok. But it was neverending.

[@davidjohnireland4]

Excellent as usual Darren. Wondering if you have heard of the tunnel complexes in southern Poland. It was todo with project Reise, the secret nazi technology which involved the Bell or der Glocke. There are 7 complexes of tunnels , cant recall the polish names, but it would be a massive video project and I think you and maybe Martin zero could do a great video .

[@AdventureMe]

Not heard of those.

[@fatlad5090]

woof woof woof woof Maggies muff

[@alanoliver]

Hi Darren what's the name of the salt mine in Poland lol what a fantastic video

[@AdventureMe]

Wieliczka Salt Mine

[@swc43]

Great vlog as usual Darren. Did you visit Auschwitz whist over there?

[@AdventureMe]

No I didn't. It was booked up on the day we had free. One day

[@Alfscan777]

Would you recommend such a trip for the elderly? Or individual with bad knees? is the walk down a continuous walk? Do you have time to stop and rest?

[@AdventureMe]

It's continuous. But they do have lifts. I'm sure for disabilities they would let you use the lift down.

[@billharburn7890]

I've been there. There was a train ride underground as well. Very slow. Are they still doing that?

[@AdventureMe]

I didn't see it no.

[@Dan23_7]

I work with a polish (not car polish) lad 😂 I’ll watch the later mate Nice one “Gareth” 😂 I’m off to Barley, Pendle area (witches etc) I delivered round there 📦 for 5 years and never got chance to soak it in but l learned some history of the locals Nutter is a popular surname there still. BB9-6 and also BB12-9 It has 2 postcodes lol

[@AdventureMe]

Cheers Bert. Enjoy your trip to Pendle.

[@Dan23_7]

@@AdventureMe Aching legs haha

[@johntyjp]

You're the Salt of the Earth now then!!?? Do you get a badge ? How so much rock salt got so deep is amazing, a prehistoric sea by evaporation perhaps!? 🤔

[@AdventureMe]

Yes most probably

[@RichardJansen-j6q]

Was this during covid?

[@AdventureMe]

Yes it was. Just after we relaxed everything for travel etc

[@oldmanvlogger9259]

Toilet Break! Really!

[@AdventureMe]

I couldn't resist. It was unique.

[@bernardcarney9391]

Why the mask?

[@AdventureMe]

It's the rules inside. This was back in July.

[@bernardcarney9391]

@@AdventureMe Didn't you say salt was good for the lungs?

[@AdventureMe]

@@bernardcarney9391 Apparently so. I don't make the rules inside, so I don't know. I didn't have it on most of the time anyway.

[@bernardcarney9391]

@@AdventureMe OK, thanks.