Overnight stays at Bochnia Salt Mine take place in the largest of the chambers, the Ważyn—located 250 meters underground—with 232 beds, a restaurant, and recreational facilities including a sports field, a playground, and a conference room.

Underground Health Resorts

You can come to the Wieliczka and Bochnia Salt Mines for 'subterraneotherapy'—breathing air free from contaminants, allergens and bacteria, saturated with valuable micro-nutrients. The salt mines have a unique micro-climate, which are believed to have beneficial effects on the respiratory, immune, and nervous systems, and skin.

Active forms of treatment in the Wieliczka Salt Mine Health Resort involve modern respiratory gymnastics. – © Rafał Stachurski

Activities like spin classes, in the Bochnia Salt Mine is said to result in deeper ventilation of the lungs and positive health impacts. – © Adam Brzoza

The natural brine mist that forms in the area of the graduation tower is similar to that at the seacoast, with reputed therapeutic properties. – © Tadeusz Kordula

Active forms of treatment in the Wieliczka Salt Mine Health Resort involve modern respiratory gymnastics. – © Rafał Stachurski

The saturation of the mine air with salt (sodium chloride)—which is 10 times higher than at the Polish seashore—along with iodides, potassium, and magnesium, led to the Wieliczka Mine being turned into an underground health resort in 1964. The spa operates in the Wessel and Stajnia Gór Wschodnich Chambers, on the third level of the mine—accessible from the lift in the Regis Shaft. You can enjoy a two-week or a shorter stay: 'Day for Health' or 'Healthy Sleep'. In each option, you'll spend six hours a day at the beautiful salt lake. In the first two options, you'll be active (walking, gymnastics, dancing), in which you'll breathe deeper, which is thought to increase the speed of the healing process. In the third option, the salty air engulfs you and enters your lungs while you sleep.

Medical treatment in the Wieliczka Salt Mine Health Resort involves daily activities and overnight stays in the unique micro-climate of the salt mine. – © Rafał Stachurski

You can also experience the therapeutic effect on the surface, in the Graduation Tower, which is located near the Wieliczka Mine. The Graduation Tower is a massive wooden structure filled with branches of blackthorn. The brine flowing through the branches evaporates and creates a unique micro-climate rich in sodium chloride that can help people suffering from respiratory diseases clean their lungs, breathe easier, reduce discomfort, and feel better.

The Bochnia Salt Mine also has an underground health resort, where you can choose from day or night treatments in the large Ważyn Chamber, or the smaller Kołdras Chamber. These treatments are beneficial thanks to a very favourable micro-climate, high humidity, and an advantageous ionisation of air, saturated with sodium chloride and valuable micro-nutrients: magnesium, manganese, and calcium. It is targeted at patients who suffer from asthma, allergies, recurrent bronchitis, and pneumonia, as well as chronic inflammation of the sinuses, throat, larynx, and nose. The micro-climate is said to have anti-allergic, antibacterial, and anti-fungal properties.

Overnight stays at Bochnia Salt Mine take place in the largest of the chambers, the Ważyn—located 250 meters underground—with 232 beds, a restaurant, and recreational facilities including a sports field, a playground, and a conference room. – © Adam Brzoza

The huge Ważyn Chamber has a separate accommodation area with 232 beds, for overnight stays in the mines. You can also choose a three-hour, active daily stay, or if you have more time, health vacations with multi-day stays in the mine. Spending even a single night deep underground, where there is only peace, quiet, and mysterious darkness illuminated by small lamps, you leave the noise, rush, and smog far away, and create a truly unforgettable experience.

For more information

Wieliczka Salt Mine Health Resort >
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email: [email protected]
telephone: + 4812 278 75 12, 12 278 75 12
address: Wieliczka, pl. Kościuszki 9

Bochnia Salt Mine Health Resort >
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telephone: + 48 14 615 36 66
address: Bochnia, ul. Solna 2