If opulent isn’t an adjective you’d immediately associate with the mining profession, then you’ve clearly never had a peek inside Poland’s Wieliczka Salt Mine. The subterranean marvel (and UNESCO ...

The deposit of rock salt in Wieliczka and Bochnia has been mined since the 13th century. This major industrial undertaking has royal status and is the oldest of its type in Europe. The site is a ...

The Wieliczka Salt Mine -once a functioning mine, now a tourist attraction- didn't make it to the list of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World but it must have come close. It did get included, though ...

Way back in my student travel days, I discovered a handful of completely offbeat sights that remain among my favorite places in Europe. From sculptures of salt to sculptures of marzipan, from a wall ...

Underground spaces can indeed be very alluring places to visit. From the spectacular alternative art galleries of the Paris catacombs to atmospheric undercover Prague, not to mention a tour of the ...

The opening day of the 2024 Tour de Pologne starts in Wrocław and immediately tests the overall contenders, heading over an undulating route west and finishing on a steep climb to Orlinek in Karpacz, ...

Like most of us, I am firmly in my pre-hibernation phase, craving stodgy foods, thick, woollen coats and an electric blanket that is always turned on. So when I was invited to fly to Krakow, the home ...